Shujinkou
Learn one of the world’s toughest languages while immersing yourself in a real JRPG adventure.
Shujinkou is a brand new IP in the JRPG space: a story-driven, turn-based dungeon crawler featuring an epic 80-hour campaign. ⭐ This is the first game in the Shujinkou Trilogy. View Game Details.
“A masterfully crafted JRPG”
– Noisy Pixel (9.5/10)
Key Features
- Experience an 80-hour story—the campaign is primarily split into two major arcs.
- Explore 16 handcrafted labyrinths, each filled with dozens of challenges.
- Learn all hiragana, katakana, and hundreds of kanji through the Kanakae system.
- Learn over 100 types of grammar corresponding from JLPT’s N5 to N3 standards and listen to over 700 vocal lines each from a native Japanese man and woman.
- Fight over 300 enemies with unique names using hiragana, katakana, and kanji.
- Learn over 180 Arawasu skills for usage in battle, the field, and as bonuses.
- Bond with six passionate partners and experience 42 story quests & 120 short events.
- View over 80 special 4K illustrations throughout the main story and partner content.
- Play six minigames that review various aspects of Japanese—there’s fishing too!
- Enjoy a seven-hour, 158-track soundtrack featuring over a dozen musical genres.
Can I really learn Japanese through Shujinkou? What if I’m not interested in “educational” games at all, but love JRPGs?
We answered some of the most asked questions about this brand new kind of JRPG on our FAQs page, so please check that out!
Media Kit
This 12 MB kit includes all official key art for Shujinkou and its additional content (Digital Artbook, Select Soundtrack, Swimsuit Quests, Akuma Quests), a screenshot of the Game Details listed at the bottom of this page, as well as 32 in-game screenshots for usage in articles and more.
Trailers
Announcement Trailer (Nintendo Switch)
Pre-Order Trailer
(Nintendo Switch)
Gameplay Trailer
Minigame Trailer
Pre-Order Trailer (PS5)
Select Soundtrack Preview
Combat Trailer
Language Learning Trailer
Post Launch Trailer
Interviews
Add-Ons
Expand your Shujinkou experience with quests that weave seamlessly into the story, unlocking deeper journeys as you progress through the main campaign. Discover costumes that offer far more than cosmetics, bringing new storylines, character interactions, and immersive moments with the six Fuu Lobby partners. Plus, personalize your Akagi (unlocked after clearing the Genya Arc) like never before with dozens of new decorations from the Akuma and Swimsuit Quests.
Deluxe / Super Deluxe Only
Deluxe / Super Deluxe Only
Super Deluxe / $8.99 / €8.99 / £7.39
Super Deluxe / $8.99 / €8.99 / £7.39
Available Now!
Shujinkou is available now digitally on Nintendo Switch™, PS5®, PS4®, and Steam!
Deluxe Edition
Super Deluxe Edition
Original Soundtrack
“A remarkable indie dungeon-crawler with a cool story and tons of depth.”
– Inverse, Shujinkou was ranked #11 in Inverse’s Top 25 Best RPGs of 2025 -“The Inverse Awards”
Game Details
| Genre | Role-playing, Adventure, Education |
| Players | 1 |
| Developer | Rice Games Inc. |
| Publisher | Rice Games Inc. |
| MSRP | $59.99 / €59.99 / £49.99 – PS5®, PS4®, Steam $29.99 / €29.99 / £26.99 – Nintendo Switch™ |
| Release Date | February 13th 2025 — PS5, PS4, Steam October 2nd 2025 – Nintendo Switch |
| File Size (Minimum) | 3.6 GB — Steam 5.0 GB — PS5, PS4 2.1 GB — Nintendo Switch |
| Text Language | English |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Windows, Mac OS |
| Offline Play | Fully Functional |
| Estimated Playtime (PS5, PS4, Steam) | 60-80 Hours (Story-Only) 100-300 Hours (Story+Side Content) |
| Estimated Playtime (Nintendo Switch) | 25-40 Hours (Story-Only) 50-100 Hours (Story+Side Content) |
*Read more about why there is a price and playtime discrepancy for the Nintendo Switch version in our press release below:
Shujinkou Announced for the Nintendo Switch!
Video Coverage
Check out some various video coverage from news publications, influencers, and more below:
Noisy Pixel Review
Announcement Trailer Watch Reaction
Failed Kickstarter to a Successful Launch
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