Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
Released Feb 2016
The ideal introductory course to the Japanese language! Learn how to read and write Japanese characters (Hiragana) at a steady pace. A full-blown RPG specifically designed to keep you engaged. By playing along, you’re going to be introduced to the Japanese language like never before!
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All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle launched on February 16, 2016 as a complete educational RPG teaching Japanese Hiragana characters. The developer followed it up with a Study Guide DLC on July 30, 2019 — the only DLC for the game, and it has been released. That DLC is the final piece of content associated with this title.
Since then, the developer (Sleepy Duck) has moved on to other projects entirely: they announced and shipped a separate game, CORPSE FACTORY, a psychological thriller visual novel that launched on June 1, 2022. All developer communications from 2021 onward relate exclusively to CORPSE FACTORY, with no mention of any new content planned for Hiragana Battle. The last communication specifically about Hiragana Battle was the Study Guide DLC announcement on July 30, 2019.
There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced future content, and no roadmap. The game shipped as a complete product and its one DLC add-on has been available since 2019. The game is fully complete.
Evidence
The only DLC — a Hiragana Study Guide — was released on July 30, 2019. All DLC for the game has shipped.
Developer announced the Study Guide DLC launch, the last official communication specifically about Hiragana Battle.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
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Developer
Publisher
RIVER CROW STUDIO
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle is an educational game that is the ideal introductory course to the Japanese language!
You’re reading this page now because you have more than a passing interest in learning Japanese. Maybe you’ve tried learning it before, but never had any luck? That’s completely normal, so don’t worry! Learning a language can be daunting. And with a language like Japanese, full of strange and wonderful written characters, you might not even know where to start.
You need a learning tool that’s going to keep you interested, challenge you at the right pace, and most importantly, keep you coming back for more.
That’s why Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle was made! This isn’t just educational software – this is a full-blown RPG specifically designed to keep you engaged. By playing along, you’re going to be introduced to the Japanese language like never before.
Learn how to read and write Japanese characters (Hiragana) at a steady pace. There’s a new set of characters to learn each chapter, and your revision takes place on the battlefield! If your knowledge is up to scratch, you’ll claim victory in exciting strategic battles. If you’re falling behind, you have the opportunity to revisit specific chapters and brush up on your knowledge.
As a bonus, you’ll also learn common Japanese words and phrases and important grammar points!
What is Hiragana?
Hiragana is the basic writing system used in Japanese. Japanese actually combines 3 different sets of characters to form written works – Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. This game focuses solely on Hiragana, the foundation. By learning Hiragana, you can write and pronounce nearly any Japanese word.
Features:
You’re reading this page now because you have more than a passing interest in learning Japanese. Maybe you’ve tried learning it before, but never had any luck? That’s completely normal, so don’t worry! Learning a language can be daunting. And with a language like Japanese, full of strange and wonderful written characters, you might not even know where to start.
You need a learning tool that’s going to keep you interested, challenge you at the right pace, and most importantly, keep you coming back for more.
That’s why Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle was made! This isn’t just educational software – this is a full-blown RPG specifically designed to keep you engaged. By playing along, you’re going to be introduced to the Japanese language like never before.
Learn how to read and write Japanese characters (Hiragana) at a steady pace. There’s a new set of characters to learn each chapter, and your revision takes place on the battlefield! If your knowledge is up to scratch, you’ll claim victory in exciting strategic battles. If you’re falling behind, you have the opportunity to revisit specific chapters and brush up on your knowledge.
As a bonus, you’ll also learn common Japanese words and phrases and important grammar points!
What is Hiragana?
Hiragana is the basic writing system used in Japanese. Japanese actually combines 3 different sets of characters to form written works – Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. This game focuses solely on Hiragana, the foundation. By learning Hiragana, you can write and pronounce nearly any Japanese word.
Features:
- An exciting story based on the concept of learning Japanese. As the characters in the story learn Hiragana, you learn along with them!
- Learn every single Hiragana character, with detailed instructions on how to read and write each character.
- Visual animations displaying how to write each character.
- Audio speech examples demonstrate how to pronounce each character.
- Exciting gameplay with familiar RPG elements – collect items, complete quests, engage in battles!
- Earn experience points and level up your characters.
- Revise completed lessons to brush up on your knowledge.
- In-game quizzes to test what you’re learning.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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