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Touken Ranbu

Touken Ranbu is a online free to play card battle game, where the players craft and manage ancient Japanese swords anthropomorphized as handsome men.

14 January 2015

Touken Ranbu is a card & board game developed by Nitro Plus, released 14 January 2015 on Web browser.

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What Touken Ranbu is

Touken Ranbu is a card & board game game developed by Nitro Plus and released in 2015. It was published by DMM GAMES. It is available on Web browser only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Touken Ranbu (刀剣乱舞) is an online web browser game by DMM and Nitroplus. Players assume the role of a Saniwa sage (審神者) who travels into the past to defeat evil forces that are trying to change the course of history. As a sage, you have the ability to bring famous historical swords to life as touken danshi (刀剣男士). Your duty is to bring these blades to life, create an army, and defeat the enemies!
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Touken Ranbu launched on 14 January 2015, within three weeks of Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light and Resident Evil HD Remaster.

Released around the same time: Life Is Strange, Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition, Dying Light, Resident Evil HD Remaster.

Official trailer

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When did Touken Ranbu come out?
Touken Ranbu was released on 14 January 2015 for Web browser.

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