AMEDAMA launches in Early Access on March 22

Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure game dated.

Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure game AMEDAMA will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on March 22 for $24.99 / 2,490 yen, publisher and developer IzanagiGames and developer ACQUIRE announced. A 10 percent-off launch discount will also be available. Additional platforms will follow after the Early Access release. A demo is currently available.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About
Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure brought to life with a striking new 2D style! With only his soul remaining, Yushin must fight tooth and nail, possessing body after body on a quest to find his sister. With just seven days left until his soul departs, can he save her in time?
Story
Aihama, Japan. The final years of the Edo period. One rain-drenched evening, a group of men burst into the town’s brother and sister-run umbrella shop. Yushin is cut down in front of his sister Yui, leaving her alone in the world. The next thing he knows, he is looking down at his own stricken corpse—a soul without a body. The grim incident shatters the peace in this quiet backwater. Lurking beneath the surface is an intricate, deep-rooted plot, shrouded in mystery. Until Yui is safe, not even death is enough to extinguish Yushin’s soul. He’ll stop at nothing on his quest, shifting from body to body, possessing anyone and anything to rescue his sister. But with just seven days before his soul departs this world—can he save Yui in time?

This is a tale of rain, reincarnation, and revenge.

Key Features
Soul-Shifting Showdowns – Lacking a physical form, you’ll need to shift your soul to other bodies on the quest to find your sister. Possession puts you in complete control of whoever and whatever you inhabit, giving you access to a variety of weapons and fighting styles. Depending on your current body, you’ll face different foes and encounter new faces on your incorporeal journey.
Inclement Intrigue – This human drama plays out against the rain-soaked backdrop of mid 19th century Japan, rendered in an evocative pixel style. In the sombre world of AMEDAMA, beauty and darkness are two sides of the same coin.
Reincarnation, Repercussions – As you relive the same seven day period over and over again, your choices will impact the story unfolding around you. Who will you speak to? How will you intervene? The decisions, and the outcomes, are all up to you.
Counteraction Using the Sword Technique of Usetsu Tensei Sword Style – Where Yushin, having mastered the key to battles, employs the technique known as “Misty Riposte.” By countering the opponent’s attacks, significant damage is dealt in a counteraction.
Staff
Development / Marketing: IzanagiGames
Planning: ACQUIRE
Character Design: lack (Fate/Grand Order, Touken Ranbu)
Soundtrack: Yuko Komiyama (Monster Hunter series)