In SOL Shogunate you play as Yuzuki, the shattered heir of a once-powerful samurai family massacred by a rival clan. Now an outlaw ronin, Yuzuki carves a bloody path of vengeance through the gleaming metropolises of Earth's moon, a world of towering space elevators, bullet trains, and opulent districts where the shogunate elite bask in Earth-like comforts from artificial gravity to simulated day & night. But… beneath each glittering city, countless workers live and die in service to the shogunate, their labor the unseen engine of its power.
Discover a Moon like you've never seen before. The planetary gateway to the solar system, and seat of power to many Shogunate clans, this is not the moon as you may know it. Vibrant, larger-than life cities, monolithic installations, mining cities carved into craters, and monuments to the power of the shogunate mark the surface of this celestial body. A dangerous, beautiful place to discover.
Hack and Slash your enemies. To be a space samurai is to master your weapons, your gear and gravity itself. Choose from multiple weapon types, each a traditional weapon re-engineered and tech-enhanced for multi-planetary warfare. Use your ever increasing arsenal of combat skills to destroy enemies from afar, or up close and personal. Carve a path of bloody destruction into the ranks of your enemies.
Become the Ultimate Space Samurai. Infuse your weapon of choice with different elemental effects to give yourself an edge in combat, and collect gene splices to customize unique skills that suit your approach to warfare. From bio-ceramic skin to enhanced vision, upgrade and evolve into the ultimate weapon.
Journey through alt-future Japan. Explore the artificial gravity-creating metropolises of the moon, each an homage to a revered era in Japanese history and a symbol of the SOL Shogunate’s dominion over the solar system. Traverse the magnificent astro-feudal biomes using your gravity assist gear and uncover the secrets of a long-forgotten war. But be ready, here, the way of the sword is law.
Traverse and fight in this new world using your jet pack and nano-fiber grapple cables. This set of technological advances allow you to move seamlessly through different gravitational environments. Conquer the punishing lunar terrain and Thrust yourself into blood-soaked acrobatic combat to destroy your foes.
Tackle dynamic, cinematic, multi-phase boss encounters that challenge you to identify and exploit weaknesses. Music evolves as battles intensify, featuring dynamic tracks hand-crafted for thrilling SOL Shogunate battles by talented recording artists including Japanese rock band AliA, with more artists to be revealed in the future.
