Akane
Released Sep 2018
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
95% positive · 2,880 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Akane launched on September 10, 2018 as a compact arena arcade slasher. In the weeks following launch, the developer shipped several patches addressing bugs, balance changes, and quality-of-life features (patches 1.0.1 through 1.0.5, released between September 12 and November 25, 2018). A standalone soundtrack DLC was released on December 5, 2018. There have been no developer communications of any kind since November 25, 2018, and no additional DLC or content updates have been announced or released. The game's store description presents a complete, self-contained feature set with no mention of planned additions. This game launched as a finished product and received only post-launch polish and one soundtrack release, both of which are now long complete.
Evidence
Soundtrack DLC released on December 5, 2018 — the only DLC for the game, and it is already released.
Patch 1.0.5 released on November 25, 2018 — the last developer communication on record, adding new music tracks and fixing a tutorial bug.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Ludic Studios
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Akane is an Arena Arcade-Slash where you kill your enemies with only 1 hit. The objective of the game is simple, to kill as many enemies as possible.
All Features:
Music and SFX:
Cybass:Five different types of enemies:
-Yakuza Guy: Yakuza pawn that appears all the time.-Tank: This enemy is the only one who it's not killed by one hit.
-Shooter: A Yakuza shooter with cybernetic enhancements that never miss his target.
-Cyber Ninja: A ninja who abdicated his body to become a killing machine, his dash is deadly and his defense seems almost impenetrable.
-Boss: Katsuro is Akane's Nemesis which evolves according to the number of times he is killed.
Missions to unlock equipments.
Five kinds of equipments to gear up:
-Different guns.-Katanas with unique abilities.
-Cigarettes that change the aesthetics of Akane special abilities.
-Gadgets that grant small improvements in combat.
-Boots that change the dash and the way you move on the screen.
Akane Samurai Skills:
-Dragon Slash: Akane dashes forward killing every enemy in her path.-Dragon Slayer: Akane kills all enemies on the screen.
One single Arena:
-Sprites with lights and shadows.-Pedestrians and neon advertisements to give life to the scene.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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