
‘...clearly wants to be the long-awaited spiritual successor to Bushido Blade.’
‘...clearly wants to be the long-awaited spiritual successor to Bushido Blade.’
‘Die By The Blade looks set to emulate the one-hit death intensity and precision swordsmanship that made Bushido Blade so compelling in the first place.’
‘Imagine a much more high-stakes version of For Honor and you're on the right page.’
‘Slicing and dicing are the order of the day here’
‘Die By The Blade looks especially promising’
‘Ready to scratch that Bushido Blade itch again?‘
DBTB is carefully balanced so that everyone will be able to enjoy it. It is up to you and your opponent to set the difficulty level.
You can go easy or you can go hardcore. Hardcore players might choose to fight for one round with high stakes whereas beginners might take time to practice and compete in matches with 10 rounds instead.
Our game is unique. Unlike so many fighting games with never-ending life-bars, in Die by the Blade, every single hit can be lethal.
You must stay focused and prepared to block an opponent's attack in a split second, as each mistake could be deadly. Everything is on the line, every time you draw your sword.
Die by the Blade provides many ways to customization your favourite character. Each has multiple skins and customization options so you can create a warrior that reflects your style and fighting spirit.
What about playing solo? No worries. Die by the Blade will contain single-player campaign that will follow the story of a lone travelling swordsman - Yoshiide.
You can also play against AI in VS mode or really step up your game in challenge mode.
Game will also feature local VS battles, tournament mode, online multiplayer with matchmaking and friend invitations.
Die by the Blade takes place in modern Samurai-punk Japan. You can look forward to remote and peaceful shrines as well as dim modern megacities.
Yoshiide is a travelling swordsman in an alternative future “cyberpunk” Japan. Sometimes he helps the local villagers ward off bandit attacks, sometimes he stops to help find a lost dog, or even (although some would say it was beneath his honour to do so) help bring in the harvest. Travelling from the north of Honshu, and heading steadily towards the south west, he has begun to encounter the signs of warfare: burned villages, abandoned houses, empty nets, or broken ships at the shore. But he is unconcerned. As he likes to remark: “Why should a fly be concerned with the flow of an ocean?”
Up in the mountains, Yoshiide spies a column of smoke coming from a nearby village. It is early in the morning and frozen trees are sparkling with ice and snow. He approaches the outskirts of the village and sees a couple of men in armour throwing dead bodies into a bonfire. The village around them is slowly burning away. “The night attacks have proven successful for the raiders,” he thinks to himself.
But the soldiers do not look like bandits… Who are they and why are they attacking this seemingly unimportant village?
Yoshiide is a travelling swordsman in an alternative future “cyberpunk” Japan. Sometimes he helps the local villagers ward off bandit attacks, sometimes he stops to help find a lost dog, or even (although some would say it was beneath his honour to do so) help bring in the harvest. Travelling from the north of Honshu, and heading steadily towards the south west, he has begun to encounter the signs of warfare: burned villages, abandoned houses, empty nets, or broken ships at the shore. But he is unconcerned. As he likes to remark: “Why should a fly be concerned with the flow of an ocean?”
Up in the mountains, Yoshiide spies a column of smoke coming from a nearby village. It is early in the morning and frozen trees are sparkling with ice and snow. He approaches the outskirts of the village and sees a couple of men in armour throwing dead bodies into a bonfire. The village around them is slowly burning away. “The night attacks have proven successful for the raiders,” he thinks to himself.
But the soldiers do not look like bandits… Who are they and why are they attacking this seemingly unimportant village?
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Nakamura is a shadowy commander and a fearsome warrior loyal to Ashikaga Daimyo. He is leading a battalion of grunts which are now patrolling the lands in the name of Ashikaga.
Known as Krasnaja (Russian for ‘Red’), her real name is unknown. Neither is it known why she has chosen Japan as her theatre of operations, although it is suspected that she made powerful enemies in the Soviet Megaplex she comes from.
As a wandering Samurai (Ronin), Yoshi lives his life by helping the locals with problems they are facing, whether it’s bandits or other menial tasks. Yoshi has a pure heart and his motivations and honour are important to him.
Monk (as he is almost always called) is an American bruiser living in Japan but working in grey ops for Praxis, a US tech and corporation with offices in Japan. He has augmented strength thanks to the kit given to him by Praxis; it is ambiguous if this comes from cybernetic limbs, a nanofilament exoskeleton, drug enhancement, or something else.
Old and battle-forged samurai fighter called Ronin who gave up on his former dreams and masters and now wanders lands with no hopes for the future.
However, his heart is kind and he always finds free time to help people in need.
Chōchō has abandoned her career in pursuit of the vengeance she feels is required to restore her family’s honour. She joined – and has come to lead – the Resistance against Praxis, an American tech corporation with a stranglehold upon the city of Yumekyo and its surroundings.
The Chief Samurai serving the Daimyo Ashikaga Kōgon (a political rival to the Shogun, Takeda Shingen). Ashikaga has seen the conflict between tradition and the outside world and decided that an alliance with the Americans via the hugely powerful tech corporation, Praxis, is the only hope for Japan to survive in the new world order.
Forger of weapons, builder of environments and crafter of materials
Shadow programer. His work is invisible to player until something breaks.
Designing gameplay systems, user experience and acts as frustration generator.
Programming networking systems and bashing coworkers if something is coded poorly.
Slaver of free men. The one that doesn't seem to do anything but without whom the whole project wouldn't happen.
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