Escape From Castle Matsumoto
mausimus · 2024 · Ninja, Heist, Split Screen, Arcade, Tactical
PC
Positive81% · 31
This game is free to play. Get it on Steam →
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About Escape From Castle Matsumoto
Medieval Japan. An evil daimyo lord has stolen the treasures of Imperial family and hidden them in his castle in an attempt to seize power. As a young Shinobi apprentice, you have decided to sneak into the castle, recover the treasures and return them to their rightful owners to bring prominence to your clan. However, a member of a competing clan has also discovered daimyo's scheme and is on the same mission as you. Do whatever it takes to be the first to recover stolen items and bring honour to your clan.
Please check out the game manual in the sidebar for full explanation of all game mechanics!
You control one of two shinobis competing to recover stolen treasures and escape the castle.
You will need to:
Use all of your shinobi training to accomplish the mission:
Play against the CPU or another player, over split-screen or network.
Please check out the game manual in the sidebar for full explanation of all game mechanics!
Gameplay
You control one of two shinobis competing to recover stolen treasures and escape the castle.
You will need to:
- thoroughly search the castle to locate and collect all items
- hinder your opponent's efforts by setting up tricks and obstacles
- if necessary, challenge your opponent in a direct fight
Use all of your shinobi training to accomplish the mission:
- ninja's tools: locks and smoke bombs
- powerful spirits you can summon to guard items and passages
- defensive countermeasures to break tricks set up by your opponent
- martial arts if a direct confrontation becomes inevitable
Play against the CPU or another player, over split-screen or network.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
⠀10 found this helpful
I am a 52 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing Escape From Castle Matsumoto. I am a single father to my Son, who is 14 now. My son found this game at Christmas, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this game. This was horrible for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just watching YouTube. So I decided to make a Steam account and get this game to see if I could maybe play alongside him. Loaded into the game world and started playing but I was stuck on what you were supposed to do. I asked my Son for help and he helped me. Loved it as it was the best time had spent with my Son since my wife had died. This game has ever since brought me and my son closer again and now we actually spend time together outside the house together as well. This game reminded me that there's fun to be had in everything, and it has brought both me and my Son many happy memories. Thank you <31 found this helpful
fujn1 found this helpful
Great game, lots of love went into it and it shows. The optional single button mode is nice, and the tilde debug menu placed a tear in my eye. Warmly recommended, without any shadow of a doubt. Works amazingly well on the Steamdeck, but I am not sure why it doesn't use the whole screen's width...1 found this helpful
I highly recommend turning off single button controls for this game, as having a singular button act as your action and menu opening button is not ideal. Outside of this the game is quite fun and enjoyable! I had fun plunking around with my friend and finding out who was the better ninja!
A lovely little two-player game in the style of the classic 8-bit Spy Vs Spy games, but with a fantastic looking C64 Ninja aesthetic.
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