Shi-Ro
"Solve challenging puzzles on a beautiful Japanese lacquer box and engage with stories based in early Japan: In the beginning, so the Kojiki tells, sea was sky and sky was sea. Journey towards calmness while…
Shi-Ro is an indie developed by Topicbird, released 16 July 2018 on iOS.
What Shi-Ro is
Shi-Ro is an indie game developed by Topicbird and released in 2018. It was published by the brothers grimm. It is available on iOS only. It runs on Unity 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"Solve challenging puzzles on a beautiful Japanese lacquer box and engage with stories based in early Japan: In the beginning, so the Kojiki tells, sea was sky and sky was sea. Journey towards calmness while rotating a lacquer box, puzzle by puzzle, word by word, further in time. In Shi•Ro you reconcile past and present with empress Gemmei, travel through dark forests to invite spirits to the shrine of old Yoshida, and climb Mount Inari with a fox."
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Shi-Ro launched on 16 July 2018, within three weeks of Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit.
Released around the same time: Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Quick answers
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