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Castle of Shikigami

Cosmo Machia, Alfa System · Cosmo Machia inc.

Castle of Shikigami

gameAppID 582980Released
Release dateJun 15, 2017

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DeveloperCosmo Machia, Alfa System
PublisherCosmo Machia inc.
FreeNo
Required ageNone

Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural vertically-scrolling shoot-’em-up classic. Summer, 2005: Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Force is investigating an occult serial killer. Specialists have been called in to investigate. The case is called “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”.

Castle of Shikigami is the dark, supernatural first installment in Alfa System's highly regarded shoot-’em-up series, newly translated and brought to the PC by Cosmo Machia and Degica Games.StoryThe Summer heat is scorching. Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Force has had enough. One after another, 32 female victims were found brutally murdered. Could this be the work of the occult? Call in the specialists!GameChoose one of six characters and utlize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character's shot, special Shikigami attack and bomb to conquer each stage and its boss to ultimately discover who or what is behind “The Castle of Shikigami Incident”. Game Features:Six playable characters with unique abilities and storylines Five multipart stages of nightmarish demons in a ghost-infested modern-day Japan Tension Bonus System that rewards risk NEW Practice Mode and slow down for that authentic arcade experience Two-player local cooperative play Newly translated story mode and character bios Steam Achievements, Leaderboards and Trading Cards NoticeGame experience may vary from user to user depending on their hardware configuration. All user comments and reviews below are unsolicited. Reviews and comments are in no way created or controlled by Degica and reflect the views of the reviewer only.

Genres and categories

ActionSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: nolinux: no
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Ratings and content

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