This game is rated ESRB: Teen for Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes and Partial Nudity.
Shikhondo: Soul Eater is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed by DeerFarm and released in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and iOS. Drawing on East Asian mythology, the game centers on yokai — supernatural spirits that have escaped from limbo — who must be hunted down and resealed. Players choose between two characters, a Grim Reaper figure or a girl, and battle through waves of these escaped spirits, extracting the souls the yokai have absorbed before binding them once more. The arcade-style gameplay follows the conventions of the bullet-hell subgenre, demanding precise maneuvering through dense patterns of enemy fire. The game's visual identity is rooted in traditional East Asian artistic aesthetics, distinguishing it from more conventional shooter settings. Its relatively compact roster of selectable characters keeps the focus on mastering the core shooting mechanics across its supernatural campaign.
