Daiichi Dash

Daiichi Dash

KKM Interactive Entertainment UG (haftungsbeschränkt) i.L. · April 26, 2020 · Action, Indie, Platformer, Controller, Hand-drawn

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About Daiichi Dash

Join Aiko on her crazy adventure to Tokyo as she travels through a magical forest, populated by crazed mutated animals, climbs electric pylons in the Japanese Alps and clashes with moles in dark underground caverns. Face off against a variety of challenging bosses using Aiko’s awesome weapon arsenal and her Grandfather’s Scan-Device which helps her find a way through the warped and mutated world of Daiichi Dash!
Daiichi Dash is a twin-stick 2d Jump’n’Shoot which combines beautiful hand-drawn graphics with challenging gameplay and old-school difficulty for an unforgettable experience. Seven huge levels await you, each with its own unique design and gameplay elements. Test and measure your skill by improving your game completion time and stats!

Experience the warped and mutated Japan in beautiful hand-drawn graphics

Use Aiko’s awesome weapon arsenal to dispose of enemies and Aiko’s mobility to clear the levels

Seven huge levels and multiple boss levels

Challenging “old-school” difficulty

Big variety of gameplay: Puzzle solving, Auto-Scroller action, SHMUP, and more!

Play through Completion Timer: Learn how long it takes for you to beat the game!

Daiichi Dash — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Mar 4, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 27, 2025
"Daiichi Dash" is one of literally thousands of retro 2D platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere... and I'm not kidding. Searching for "platformers" on the Steam store page yields over 17,000 results! Is this one of the best of those? Absolutely not. This very poorly made 2D retro platformer/shooter features godawfully bad visuals, slightly worse gameplay, and an utterly offensive plot, as the developers tried (and thankfully failed) to get YOUR money off the back of people suffering from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Yeah, these guys want to get paid for exploiting and making light of real human suffering. Disgusting, isn't it? Platforming is an old, mostly dead genre, and this lacklustre experience, while it doesn't have an upfront cost, isn't saving the genre... it's no surprise this failed to capture any attention from gamers in the era of immersive 3D gaming. In terms of visuals, this features really godawful MS-Paint/"baby's first Wacom tablet" tier "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hir…
2 found this helpful
Recommended May 5, 2020
Daiichi Dash is a very fun and unique platform run and gun. The art and sound design are incredible and blend well together to create and immersive world that is able to tell an interesting story with no dialogue and very few cut scenes. Although the gameplay can be very challenging, once it has been mastered there is a certain fluidity to the game that pushes you to try and beat your best times and high scores on each level, it would be awesome if we could get a Global Leader Board in future so I could compare my scores to others. One other thing I would like to see added to the game in the future is a creative mode of a way of appreciating the art in its entirety without worrying about enemies and platforming. I would definitely recommend this game if you enjoy an old school run and gun challenge.
2 found this helpful
Recommended May 3, 2020
I found Daiichi Dash a very Intriguing game, It is about a Japanese girl seeking vengeance for the destruction of her hometown. The plot of this game is in a psychedelic world where you are playing Aiko, you are in this old school arcade Video game (goes very well with an X Box controller), going about running and gunning not not just that - you have controls mated to many actions, you can briefly fly, use all sorts of weapons that you could have only imagined to have on a side scroller game like Contra. Daiichi dash uses these colourful hand drawn graphics and intense techno music to keep you engaged. This Game is difficult but it always keeps you on the Edge. To sum it up i'd say an arcade game taken into a full blown Psychedelic trip. I had an amazing time playing it. If you love controller based games, THIS IS YOUR PICK!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 13, 2025
Игра 'Daiichi Dash' – динамичный и захватывающий раннер с приятной пиксельной графикой в японском стиле. Простой, на первый взгляд, геймплей быстро затягивает: бегаешь, прыгаешь, скользишь, уклоняешься от препятствий и собираешь монеты. Но с каждым уровнем сложность растет, требуя от игрока хорошей реакции и стратегического мышления. Очень порадовало разнообразие персонажей, каждый со своими уникальными способностями, что добавляет реиграбельности. Хочется открывать новых героев и экспериментировать с их навыками. Музыкальное сопровождение отлично передает атмосферу, создавая ощущение бешеной гонки по улицам японского города. Единственный небольшой минус – иногда попадаются немного однообразные уровни, но это компенсируется высокой динамикой и частыми обновлениями, которые добавляют новый контент. В целом, 'Daiichi Dash' – отличный выбор для тех, кто ищет увлекательный и несложный в освоении раннер, способный скрасить свободное время. Рекомендую!
Recommended Apr 5, 2023
[h1]Before I played Daiichi Dash, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

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