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Akane

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3.7/5

( 13 Reviews )

3.7

13 Reviews

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Akane
Description
Akane is an Arena Arcade-Slash where you kill your enemies with only 1 hit. The objective of the game is simple, to kill as many enemies as possible.All Features:Music and SFX:Cybass: https://soundcloud.com/cybassFive different types of enemies:-Yakuza Guy: Yakuza pawn that appears all th...
Genre:
Action - Arcade - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Indie, 2D, Sci-fi, Female Protagonist, show 11 more... Casual, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Violent, Gore, Roguelike, Top-Down, Hack and Slash, Arcade, Cyberpunk
Critics reviews
59 %
Recommend
Critical Hit
8.5/10
TheSixthAxis
8/10
COGconnected
70/100
User reviews

3.7/5

( 13 Reviews )

3.7

13 Reviews

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Product details
2018, Ludic Studios, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT o...
DLCs
Akane: Soundtrack
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
8.5 h Completionist
7.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description

Akane is an Arena Arcade-Slash where you kill your enemies with only 1 hit. The objective of the game is simple, to kill as many enemies as possible.

All Features:

Music and SFX:

Cybass: https://soundcloud.com/cybass

Five different types of enemies:

-Yakuza Guy: Yakuza pawn that appears all the time.
-Tank: This enemy is the only one who it's not killed by one hit.
-Shooter: A Yakuza shooter with cybernetic enhancements that never miss his target.
-Cyber Ninja: A ninja who abdicated his body to become a killing machine, his dash is deadly and his defense seems almost impenetrable.
-Boss: Katsuro is Akane's Nemesis which evolves according to the number of times he is killed.

Missions to unlock equipments.

Five kinds of equipments to gear up:

-Different guns.

-Katanas with unique abilities.
-Cigarettes that change the aesthetics of Akane special abilities.
-Gadgets that grant small improvements in combat.
-Boots that change the dash and the way you move on the screen.

Akane Samurai Skills:

-Dragon Slash: Akane dashes forward killing every enemy in her path.


-Dragon Slayer: Akane kills all enemies on the screen.

One single Arena:

-Sprites with lights and shadows.

-Pedestrians and neon advertisements to give life to the scene.

2017 Ludic Studios.

Popular achievements
THE APPRENTICE BECAME THE MASTER
Finish the Tutorial
common  ·  54.81%
FIGHTING WITH STYLE
Unlock the second cigarette
common  ·  47.24%
+5 IN DEXTERITY
Unlock the first gadget
common  ·  52.76%
'NOT IN THE FACE
Unlock the second gun
common  ·  34.66%
SONS OF THE BATTLE CRY
Unlock the second katana
common  ·  47.11%
KILLING SPREE
Unlock the third cigarette
common  ·  32.48%
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
5.5 hMain
7.5 h Main + Sides
8.5 h Completionist
7.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Action - Arcade - Sci-fi
Tags:
Action, Indie, 2D, Sci-fi, Female Protagonist, show 11 more... Casual, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Violent, Gore, Roguelike, Top-Down, Hack and Slash, Arcade, Cyberpunk
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2018-09-10T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Ludic Studios / DX GAMEWORKS LLC
Size:
98 MB
Links:
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Game features
Achievements
Cloud saves
Controller support
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
DLCs
Akane: Soundtrack
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Critics reviews
73
Top Critic Average
59 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Critical Hitby Darryn Bonthuys
8.5/10
Akane always ends in violence, bloodshed and the death of the titular hero. It's the journey towards that inevitable conclusion, that makes this retro-styled experience one of the finest examples of its genre as it deftly weaves a subtle strategy with some of the tightest action on the market today.
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TheSixthAxisby Thomas Hughes
8/10
Akane is a game that does one thing and does it exceptionally well; its biggest flaw is that there simply isn't enough of it. Give me more damn it!
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COGconnectedby Alexander Thomas
70/100
Akane is unapologetically fast, tough, and challenging. It’s setting and general yakuza/cyberpunk themes mesh incredibly well together in telling the player everything they need to know about the games’ last stand.
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User reviews

Posted on: August 24, 2024

LuckyLeo

Verified owner

Games: 679 Reviews: 18

This is a lot fun

I have been holding off purchasing this game -- but that I have to admit that I was missing out here.. This is a pretty fun game. And it really is not that hard. One just has to practice at it and "git good".

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Posted on: August 31, 2024

demonicnargles

Verified owner

Games: 224 Reviews: 1

A great side-scroller arena slasher

It's pretty simple, but the gameplay is pretty good. Controls are responsive, and a one-hit-kill arena (minus the elite 'brute' enemies) is a very fast-paced and fun game. It's more about unlocking the new gear than progressing in the waves (although there is some of that, too) and that forces you to try different and riskier things than would otherwise be warranted. I think that is a good decision, since otherwise the player might get stuck in a rut of using the same equipment at all times, which eventually makes the game boring.

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Posted on: February 14, 2025

Aetherios_

Verified owner

Games: 20 Reviews: 1

Very nice but not perfect

Well paced, if it wasn't just an arena it would have been more engaging in my opinion, with some sort of story progression (plus since the game is a bit repetitive, a bigger pool of tracks would have made it better). Despite these (in my opinion) little flaws i think it's very enjoyable.

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Posted on: May 27, 2025

SmashManiac

Verified owner

Games: 505 Reviews: 19

Arcade-style action goodness!

It's one of those simple high score games that gets harder and harder as you progress. One life only is brutal, but given the overall game design it's probably the right choice. The side-objectives to unlock gear keeps the game fresh as you master it. My only big complaint is that when you use a controller, you have to press the right stick to prepare a special move, then use the right bumper or trigger to activate one, which feels really awkward since the right stick is not used for anything else in the game. Otherwise, solid game!

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Posted on: July 11, 2023

Boberek00

Verified owner

Games: 239 Reviews: 7

Pretty good

Pretty Good Rouge like and Hack and Slash Game

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