{"id":34090,"date":"2024-07-18T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T06:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=34090"},"modified":"2024-07-18T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T06:53:12","slug":"protect-a-birthday-cake-from-a-crowded-japanese-station-in-this-hyperactive-sidescroller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/protect-a-birthday-cake-from-a-crowded-japanese-station-in-this-hyperactive-sidescroller\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect a birthday cake from a crowded Japanese station in this hyperactive sidescroller\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese developer Racjin, known for making a number of Bomberman titles, is releasing their casual side-scrolling action game <strong>The Cake<\/strong> in Early Access on July 19. The game is available on Steam and can be played in English, Japanese or Simplified Chinese.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/257030305\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1719913501\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in Japan, you play a devoted dad trying to carry home a yummy looking birthday cake for his daughter. Sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, the train station is packed with people, many who don\u2019t seem to be looking where they are going. You must avoid fast-walking businessmen exiting the train, as well as young people staring at their phones and busy grandmas out grocery shopping. You win the game if you manage to get the strawberry topped birthday cake home safely without splatting sponge and cream down someone\u2019s front.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-001.jpg\" alt=\"The Cake Side scrolling action game dropped cake\" class=\"wp-image-34097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-002.jpg\" alt=\"The Cake Japanese side scrolling action game Sumo boss battle\" class=\"wp-image-34098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and that\u2019s not all. The Cake will also have boss battles. The rather bizarre one shown in the trailer has you trying to get your precious cargo safely past a sumo wrestler (it also inexplicably features a cameo from Tarzan). The Cake\u2019s quirky, over-the-top Japanese setting is reminiscent of cult PS1 game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/by-the-wayside-incredible-crisis-retro-ps1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incredible Crisis<\/a>, which saw players try to help members of a Japanese family get home in time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-003.jpg\" alt=\"The Cake game over screen\" class=\"wp-image-34099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-003.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240718-34090-003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, The Cake has 4 regular stages and 4 high difficulty stages. Based on Early Access feedback, the developer plans to improve the game, and add more levels and enemy characters.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cake will be available in Early Access on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2994080\/The_Cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) starting July 19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coming to Early Access on July 19, The Cake is a quirky action game from Japanese developer Racjin, known for some of the Bomberman games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":34102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-34090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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