{"id":42552,"date":"2025-01-09T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42552"},"modified":"2025-01-09T16:09:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:09:11","slug":"the-foxs-way-home-releases-on-switch-giving-nintendo-fans-a-chance-at-spotting-sexy-shrine-maiden-imposters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/the-foxs-way-home-releases-on-switch-giving-nintendo-fans-a-chance-at-spotting-sexy-shrine-maiden-imposters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fox\u2019s Way Home releases on Switch, giving Nintendo fans a chance at spotting sexy shrine maiden imposters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BeXide Inc.\u2019s <strong>The Fox\u2019s Way Home<\/strong>, which was released for Windows and macOS via Steam last October 9, 2024, has now been ported over to the Nintendo Switch. Switch owners looking to experience the unique puzzle game can purchase it starting January 9, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fox&#039;s Way Home | Official PV: Voice Version | the Fox Shrine Maiden (CV: Maaya Uchida)\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1sqA1TmpVkc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a slightly similar vein to Kotake Create\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231201-23610\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Exit 8<\/a>, The Fox\u2019s Way Home is a spot-the-difference game but with dancing anime fox girls instead of looping subway corridors. As the protagonist, you are trapped in a strange world with the Fox Shrine Maiden (voiced by Maaya Uchida, who is best known for her role as the Japanese voice of Rikka Takanashi in Love, Chunibyo &amp; Other Delusions). To return home, the Fox Shrine Maiden explains that you must take part in a ritual that involves watching her various dances and deducing whether it is truly her who is performing them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-10-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d7266c6f91cd5919a5576bfc92621c5\" id=\"the-fox-s-way-home\" style=\"font-size:1px\">The Fox&#8217;s Way Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-001.jpeg\" alt=\"The Fox's Way Home Nintendo Switch release \ntanuki ear anomaly\" class=\"wp-image-42561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-001.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-001-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparitions called \u201cMononoke\u201d will try to mimic the Fox Shrine Maiden, requiring you to view the dances from various angles. One Mononoke will mistakenly disguise themselves with tanuki ears instead of the Fox Shrine Maiden\u2019s usual pointy fox ears, easily giving away their identity. Another Mononoke sports black hair as opposed to the Fox Shrine Maiden\u2019s usual gold locks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-002.jpeg\" alt=\"The Fox's Way Home Nintendo Switch release black haired shrine maiden\" class=\"wp-image-42560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-002.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250109-42552-002-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the dancer moves, you have to quickly determine if she is the real Fox Shrine Maiden or not. Exposing a Mononoke will banish them and light one of eight lanterns in the area. All eight lanterns must be lit to complete the ritual that transports you home, and incorrectly guessing even once will cause the ritual to fail. Banished Mononoke will also be recorded in an encyclopedia, which includes the number of times you\u2019ve encountered them as well as your correct guesses. The game currently has a Very Positive rating on Steam.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To commemorate The Fox\u2019s Way Home\u2019s Switch release, the game\u2019s soundtrack will be available on various streaming and download sites starting January 16, 2025. The five songs used in the game are similar to those used in Kagura &#8211; a form of Japanese dance theater meant to entertain the gods. Coincidentally, Capcom\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess<\/a>, which released last year, also heavily features Japanese shrine traditions and Kagura.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fox\u2019s Way Home is currently available on Windows and macOS via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3034520\/The_Foxs_Way_Home\/?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/the-foxs-way-home-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch version<\/a> will be available on January 9, 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Positively reviewed on Steam, the unusual puzzle game in which you work out which dancing anime fox girl is an imposter comes out on Switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":42559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-42552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Fox\u2019s Way Home releases on Switch, giving Nintendo fans a chance at spotting sexy shrine maiden imposters - 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