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Zakesta

Zakesta is a Doujin STG similar in style to Caravan STGs of the early 90s. It notably includes the use of music that utilizes vocaloid software to provide lyrics as background music.

28 August 2021

Zakesta is an arcade developed by kigekiyahonpo, released 28 August 2021 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Zakesta is

Zakesta is an arcade game developed by kigekiyahonpo and released in 2021. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Shooting Game Builder.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Zakesta is a Doujin STG similar in style to Caravan STGs of the early 90s. It notably includes the use of music that utilizes vocaloid software to provide lyrics as background music.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

What it launched against

Zakesta launched on 28 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut and Twelve Minutes.

Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Deathloop, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Zakesta come out?
Zakesta was released on 28 August 2021 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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