Katana Zero is hands down one of my favourite games, and now there’s another hardcore (cyber) samurai contender in Blind Fate Edo no Yami – available to play as a demo on Steam.

The tab for this game has been on my desk all day, and been meaning to share this as it looks soooo good. A cinematic side-scroller from Troglobytes Games, you have to face a dystopian Edo ruled by machines from Japanese folklore.

Blind Fate Edo no Yami - Can't see
Fortunately he can’t see how big it is. Source: Steam

This is probably a bit of a wet dream for all of us Japanophiles as most of us have a thing for yokai; what with titles like Nioh 2, and can I say it? Yokai Watch? Blind Fate Edo no Yami is the business.

Key things to look out for include donning the Mask of the Oni to create a simulation around you to depict old data, which could potentially ‘show you only deceiving echoes of the past’. As a blind swordsman, you implement sound, smell and heat to unleash vengeance against these robotic folklore abominations.. ok, I just want to play this already.

Here’s a trailer:

Blind Fate Edo no Yami isn’t available until Q1 2022, but that’s not important; you can play the demo now on Steam!