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Ikinari Maou

The story begins with a battle with the Demon King, the final boss! However, the hero is only "Level 1" so there's no way he can win!

23 December 2021

Ikinari Maou is an adventure developed by PLiCy, released 23 December 2021 on Nintendo Switch.

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What Ikinari Maou is

Ikinari Maou is an adventure game developed by PLiCy and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

No, you can win! With your wisdom, strength, ingenuity and effort, the weakest hero will defeat the Demon King. Use tools, magic, and anything else you can. If you still lose, the voice of heaven will give you a hint. Please lend your strength to the reckless hero until he defeats the Demon King! "Ikinari Maou" is a [retro RPG style command battle type puzzle solving game]. Final bosses such as the Demon King and the even more powerful Great Demon King.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ikinari Maou launched on 23 December 2021, within three weeks of Halo Infinite, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Solar Ash and GTFO. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Halo Infinite, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, Solar Ash, GTFO.

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When did Ikinari Maou come out?
Ikinari Maou was released on 23 December 2021 for Nintendo Switch.

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