TOHO Games, Edelweiss, and G2 Studios’ free-to-play “rice cultivation simulation x exploration battle RPG” Sakuna Hinuka Junreitan is officially shutting down on July 27, just five months after the game’s launch for Android and iOS in Japan this past February. In-game purchases in Sakuna Hinuka Junreitan were being scaled down to just 160-yen gem packs before being completely disabled on May 28, and the game’s Steam version (region-locked to Japan) is effectively canceled. Refunds will begin to be processed after the shutdown.
In Sakuna Hinuka Junreitan, players can cultivate rice crops and head into battle, similarly to the console game. 16 types of rice can be grown at launch, with each having a representative spirit. One of these spirits can be included in battle parties, which host up to four characters, for dungeon exploration. When cultivating rice, players can adjust their farming arrangements and use specific items to alter the weather and environment for more yields. Harvested rice can be equipped to improve character’s stats.
Characters can be purchased individually from the shop with paid and in-game Yakumo Shard currency. This same currency can be used on gacha banners to get soul gems for character enhancement, along with scene illustrations that can boost specific stats.
The voice cast of Sakuna Hinuka Junreitan includes:
- Naomi Ozora as Princess Sakuna
- Takashi Narumi as Tama
- Rika Kinugawa as Princess Kokorowa
- Miwa Kohinata as Kamuhitsuki
- Machico as Princess Hinuka
- Mariya Ise as Koyomi
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Karabaki-no-Kami
- Ami Koshimizu as Princess Okurubi
- Kenta Miyake as Akuchitatehikonushi
- Kazuhiro Nakaya as Haritogi-no-Mikoto
- Yoshino Aoyama as Princess Omocho
- Haruka Sato as Princess Hihikaka
- Eriko Matsui as Amehiko-no-Mikoto
- Maria Naganawa as Princess Nanafuto
- Asami Seto as Princess Iwato
- Yusuke Kobayashi as Shimefuna-no-Kami
- Ai Kakuma as Princess Imusubi
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Princess Kushinauke
- Misaki Kuno as Princess Kaguchika
- Ayaka Fukuhara as Tachishiro-no-Kami
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Oshiromagami
- Hisako Kanemoto as Princess Minaori
Edelweiss is currently developing Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation, which focuses on Sakuna’s close friend Princess Kokorowa.
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