Shujinkou (JRPG)

If only there was a way to learn Japanese kanji through a cool RPG…

Sounds familiar ;)

We’re not done yet!

Shujinkou v1.44 Patch Notes The patch v1.44 for Shujinkou includes quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and improves gameplay efficiency for all platforms. Specifically, the surfing minigame Okkake no Osakenori has gone through many improvements.

Shujinkou v1.44 Patch Notes

The patch v1.44 for Shujinkou includes quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and improves gameplay efficiency for all platforms. Specifically, the surfing minigame Okkake no Osakenori has gone through many improvements.

Shujinkou (NS) War of words.Reviewer's Note: Shujinkou was reviewed on a Switch 2.For the longest time, I've wanted to learn to read [...]

And FYI, we think VGChartz did a great job writing a comprehensive review of what the gameplay side of Shujinkou has to offer. There are many, many more affordable, purely educational JP learning games out there, and we’re not trying to be in the same space as them! www.vgchartz.com/article/4659...

No rush, we’ll always be here! And the demo is free and has 15-20 hours of gameplay, though due to our planning inexperience and the scope of our lore, the game takes some 15-20 hours before the story/characters/gameplay really gets going! 😂

Thanks for the kind words! We’re a core JRPG game first, and we highly recommend Wagotabi for gamers aiming to purely learn JP through an educational title!

Shujinkou Interview with GamersWithJobs | Podcast Director of Shujinkou Julian Rice was interviewed by Richard Lovejoy, Aaron Amendola, and Daryl Lathon at Gamers With Jobs about Shujinkou™, its "Best Hidden Gem" nomination, and its innovative approach to JRPGs.

Shujinkou Interview with GamersWithJobs | Podcast

Director of Shujinkou Julian Rice was interviewed by Richard Lovejoy, Aaron Amendola, and Daryl Lathon at Gamers With Jobs about Shujinkou™, its "Best Hidden Gem" nomination, and its innovative approach to JRPGs.

Shujinkou Interview with GamersWithJobs | Podcast Director of Shujinkou Julian Rice was interviewed by Richard Lovejoy, Aaron Amendola, and Daryl Lathon at Gamers With Jobs about Shujinkou™, its "Best Hidden Gem" nomination, and its innovative approach to JRPGs.

Shujinkou Interview with GamersWithJobs | Podcast

Director of Shujinkou Julian Rice was interviewed by Richard Lovejoy, Aaron Amendola, and Daryl Lathon at Gamers With Jobs about Shujinkou™, its "Best Hidden Gem" nomination, and its innovative approach to JRPGs.

It was an honor being able to be a part of this. Come give it a listen!

GWJ Conference Call 1010

Gamers With Jobs episode 1010 is live, featuring a must listen interview with Julian Rice, the lead dev behind @shujinkou.com. We also discuss @witchgrovegames.bsky.social Chronicles of Vaeltaja, Mario Kart World, Cairn, and more!

Shujinkou v1.44 Patch Notes The patch v1.44 for Shujinkou includes quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and improves gameplay efficiency for all platforms. Specifically, the surfing minigame Okkake no Osakenori has gone through many improvements.

Shujinkou v1.44 Patch Notes

The patch v1.44 for Shujinkou includes quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and improves gameplay efficiency for all platforms. Specifically, the surfing minigame Okkake no Osakenori has gone through many improvements.

Rice Games at The New York Game Awards! The 15th New York Game Awards celebrated Shujinkou's nomination for Best Hidden Gem, energizing our remote team. Connecting with industry peers inspired us, reaffirming our passion and commitment to future projects. We're grateful for this milestone.

Rice Games at The New York Game Awards!

The 15th New York Game Awards celebrated Shujinkou's nomination for Best Hidden Gem, energizing our remote team. Connecting with industry peers inspired us, reaffirming our passion and commitment to future projects. We're grateful for this milestone.

REVIEW: Shujinkou (Switch) - oprainfall After Akuma mysteriously begin attacking the nation of Genya, Shu and company head out on a quest to save their nation and language.

REVIEW: Shujinkou (Switch)
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Shujinkou has a fishing minigame!!

#shujinkou #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame

A screen shot from the demo of octopath Traveller 0. The message is in japanese but roughly translates to "got the croilet"

Testing out the #OctopathTraveler0Prplogue demo for #Accessibility I set the language to japanese to see how much I can read. While the font is not as big as my precious game of the year shujinkou so far I read this. Great progress thanks to #Shujinkou. #主人公
#A11y. #Lowvision

Based on the games you listed on your profile, you’ll probably love it 😳, but it does have a slow start!

Two fish related minigames! 😳

Thanks so much for spending some time to play Shujinkou! :) and happy new year!

Shujinkou having both a regular flavour text box and a character commentary box is one of the best bits you can do.

SHUJINKOUは、プレイしながら日本語を学ぶユニークな機会を提供するダンジョン クロール JRPG です。何千もの日本語の単語、フレーズ、かな、漢字、文法要素が特徴で、プレイヤーは集中力、勤勉さ、一貫性を通じてそれらを習得できます。

Games Of The Year: Along With Teaching Japanese, Shujinkou Keeps Players Engaged With Beautifully-Layered Narrative! New York Game Awards and GG! Fest tickets (which includes the big, Supergiant Unplugged concert) are now available! Get them before they sell out! Art by Bianca Rasheed By Tina Lam “Kore wa da…

Happy New Year from the Circle!

Ring in 2026 with #Shujinkou, a game that delivers an impactful language learning experience through a riveting narrative!

Understandable, and thanks 👍

Hands are tough to draw relative to other parts, so drawing them in many different angles like the examples seen above can be tricky (please give it a try yourself sometime!).

The third image's circle is a gap though (she is blonde), rather than an anatomical error.

The Team Learn more about each of the members behind Shujinkou!

Hey Dmitrii, Shujinkou is a project that our team (ricegames.net/team) spent over six long years handcrafting from scratch. There's not a single atom of generative AI in our title—please do proper research before making posts like this, which can be quite disrespectful to our team (esp. our artists)

Winter Holiday Sale: 34% Off! ❄️ Shujinkou is on sale with discounts on PlayStation, Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Thank you for your support; the game received various nominations and features in rankings. Happy holidays!

Winter Holiday Sale: 34% Off! ❄️

Shujinkou is on sale with discounts on PlayStation, Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Thank you for your support; the game received various nominations and features in rankings. Happy holidays!

I really recommend this game for anyone interested in learning japanese. It has great #AccessibkeDesign and big font. I am on a break due to other games but I have had more success with this game than traditional book methods. #Shujinkou #主人公

Winter Holiday Sale: 34% Off! ❄️ Shujinkou is on sale with discounts on PlayStation, Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Thank you for your support; the game received various nominations and features in rankings. Happy holidays!

Winter Holiday Sale: 34% Off! ❄️

Shujinkou is on sale with discounts on PlayStation, Steam, and Nintendo Switch. Thank you for your support; the game received various nominations and features in rankings. Happy holidays!

only games that matter this year (thank you to my wonderful wife for stray children)

❤️💚💜 What kind words! 💜💚❤️

The #NewYorkGameAwards nominees for Best Hidden Gem are:
🔵 Keep Driving
🔵 Nubby’s Number Factory
🔵 News Tower
🔵 Many Nights a Whisper
🔵 Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action
🔵 and Roger
🔵 Look Outside
🔵 Shujinkou