Rota: Kurofune
A Portuguese merchant who goes by Vasco looking for wealth in foreign lands tries to start business with Japan, he must fight pirates and earn the trust of the Japanese for his business to grow and prosper…
Rota: Kurofune is an adventure developed by botzinhu, released 13 June 2024 on Web browser.
What Rota: Kurofune is
Rota: Kurofune is an adventure game developed by botzinhu and released in 2024. It is available on Web browser only. It runs on GB Studio.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A Portuguese merchant who goes by Vasco looking for wealth in foreign lands tries to start business with Japan, he must fight pirates and earn the trust of the Japanese for his business to grow and prosper. However, the Japanese have reason to believe that the merchant is also trading with the Chinese, Vasco must try his best to hide this fact to not cause conflict. He isnt the only portuguese merchant in Japan, as other merchants may try to stop Vasco, going as far as sending assassins after him. Can Vasco surive this struggles while staying in the good side of the Japanese?
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Rota: Kurofune launched on 13 June 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols and Still Wakes the Deep.
Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols, Still Wakes the Deep.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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