{"id":54833,"date":"2025-12-12T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=54833"},"modified":"2025-12-11T18:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:58:15","slug":"ukrainian-fantasy-rpg-blows-up-in-japan-for-having-a-designated-pets-feature-showcasing-the-devs-animal-companions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/ukrainian-fantasy-rpg-blows-up-in-japan-for-having-a-designated-pets-feature-showcasing-the-devs-animal-companions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian fantasy RPG blows up in Japan for having a designated \u201cpets\u201d feature showcasing the devs\u2019 animal companions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Titans of the Past<\/strong>, an indie dungeon crawler RPG by Ukrainian developer Devil\u2019s Dozen Games, has recently been going viral over on the Japanese side of X, and the reason for it is more adorable than one might think. While the game released only around a week ago, it has been garnering steady attention from Japanese gamers because of the \u201cpet\u201d section in its main menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3055\u3063\u304d\u8cb7\u3063\u305f\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3001\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u753b\u9762\u306b\u300c\u30da\u30c3\u30c8\u300d\u3063\u3066\u9805\u76ee\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3060\u308d\u3046\u3068\u78ba\u8a8d\u3057\u3066\u307f\u305f\u3089\u958b\u767a\u8005\u306e\u30da\u30c3\u30c8\u306e\u5199\u771f\u3092\u8868\u793a\u3059\u308b\u9805\u76ee\u3060\u3063\u305fw <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNaCj0Vifh\">pic.twitter.com\/tNaCj0Vifh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3082\u3063\u304d\u3087 (@motkyo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/motkyo\/status\/1997213286908227672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Post translation:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe game I just bought had a pet section in the main menu, and when I went to check what it actually was, turns out it was just a page to showcase the developers\u2019 pets lol\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The post showcasing the game\u2019s silly (but endearing) feature made rounds on X with almost 100k likes and nearly 4 million views. Many Japanese gamers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/motkyo\/status\/1997213286908227672\/quotes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">praised<\/a> the cute \u201cbonus content,\u201d joking that it should be mandatory for all games to have a similar page spotlighting the devs\u2019 pets. Of course, this isn\u2019t the first time developers attempted to sneak their furry (or scaly) companions into their games. Other notable examples include the names of \u201cguerilla babies\u201d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Yubasiames\/status\/1997475046978416760?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">credits for Horizon Forbidden West<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/radiomannequine\/status\/1998350454393106934?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">developers\u2019 message<\/a> in Queen\u2019s Domain. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devcatsgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Studio Devcats<\/a>, for example, goes as far as to make cat-themed games while presenting themselves as literal kittens (most likely the developers\u2019 pets) with the goal of raising awareness about cat adoption and rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funnily enough, some Japanese X users started replying to the original Titans of The Past post with their own suggestions on how the devs can \u201cimprove\u201d the feature. \u201cIf they\u2019re going to take it this far, I want them to take responsibility and add more pet photos when they update the game,\u201d a user jokingly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/juri_118\/status\/1997526864496415082?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commented<\/a>. Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/carp2017a\/status\/1997480047574499808?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">popular suggestion<\/a> was to add videos of the pets that play after clearing the game. Hopefully, the devs are reading this article and taking notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"513\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211-548330001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211-548330001.jpg 912w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211-548330001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251211-548330001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Titans of the Past is described as literally \u201cstanding on the shoulders\u201d of games that are widely considered \u201ctitans\u201d of fantasy RPGs. According to the developers, it was heavily inspired by classic titles like Wizardry, Might and Magic VI-VIII, The Bard&#8217;s Tale, Eye of the Beholder, and Legend of Grimrock.&nbsp;The first-person dungeon crawler allows the player to command a party of characters, develop their skills and explore the world in an environment \u201cthat any 90s gamer feels familiar with.\u201d Another signature mechanic of the game is that the world moves only when the character moves, meaning that the action plays out in real time which only flows when the player is actively controlling the characters. Pausing the controls freezes time, giving the player some leeway to think through their tactics and course of action. The game is currently rated Very Positive on Steam with 55 reviews, 13 out of which are in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titans of the Past is available for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3098170\/Titans_of_the_Past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/developer-who-accidentally-listed-game-as-shitty-dungeon-in-japan-says-steam-wishlists-skyrocketed-in-aftermath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Developer who accidentally listed game as \u201cShitty Dungeon\u201d in Japan says Steam Wishlists skyrocketed in aftermath&nbsp;<br><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy dungeon crawler RPG from Ukrainian developer goes viral in Japan for its &#8220;cute&#8221; main menu section. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":54836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,18,17],"class_list":["post-54833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-global-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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