Usagi Sekai - Bunny Shaman

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"Usagi Sekai - Bunny Shaman" is a somewhat simple card battler that could have been a browser or mobile app, but here it is on Steam. What do you do in the game? The idea is that you play various cards to help your rabbit shaman fight baddies in a traditional Japanese backdrop. The translation is choppy and the game comes across unpolished, and for a 2D game, that's bad. The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs to pretend they're mobile phones. Not every "free" game really is. There's often MTX, or content locked behind DLC, or donations being requested, or any other number of things that could mislead gamers, but in this case I'm glad to say this really does appear to be a fully free game. Nothing demonstrates a developers belief in themselves and their work than giving it away without any remuneration. This is a service to themselves, and the gaming industry, and should be applauded. Of course, just because something is free, doesn't necessarily mean it's valuable. Even though this is "free", it failed to appeal to the 120 million…

It's a good game. The only complain I have is that the cards descriptions are very small.

An artistic little card battler with some exploration and health management! With the graphics being in a style reminiscent of Japanese ink wash paintings they are thematically matched to the story as well as pretty to behold. The card designs too are simple yet pretty with plenty of cultural imagery and reference. There is not much music to speak of, only an overworld and a battle theme, but both of those tracks work nicely to set the atmosphere. Gameplay consists of exploration and most importantly fights. Exploration is required for clearing the path to the final boss, but also yields some additional rewards. There are two stages to fights, the card battles of course and restoring your health again after finishing a fight with the limited healing items littered across the map. Both of these stages require some management making the game decently challenging. The story is mostly kept to an intro scene, some dialogue sentences from wandering ghosts and an outro scene after the final battle. It has some cute artwork, but not that much substance. This is a nice short game with good gameplay and pretty graphics for the price of free. Complete with cute bunnies I can very well recomme…

Usagi Sekai - Bunny Shaman is like if a cute bunny went full wizard mode, battling corruption with magic cards. The game’s got that perfect mix of cute and creepy, with hand-drawn art and tactical card battles. It’s a bit of a brain workout at first, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll be casting spells and slinging cards like a pro. If you’re into bunnies and strategy, hop on in!

Sweet and enjoyable card game! Fun and easy to understand card mechanics. Definately worth your time! :)