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Sonokuni

Sonokuni is a hardcore high-speed action game. In a world of bio-science fiction and Japanese mythology, manipulate time and space to protect your dying country from the forces of a superpower. This experience…

24 March 2025

Sonokuni is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by DON YASA CREW, released 24 March 2025 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Sonokuni is

Sonokuni is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by DON YASA CREW and released in 2025. It was published by Kakehashi Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sonokuni is a hardcore high-speed action game. In a world of bio-science fiction and Japanese mythology, manipulate time and space to protect your dying country from the forces of a superpower. This experience is truly HIPHOP as you continue to struggle for a solution other than violence.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sonokuni launched on 24 March 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction and Blue Prince. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Blue Prince.

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When did Sonokuni come out?
Sonokuni was released on 24 March 2025 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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