Sega started streaming on Wednesday a launch trailer for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba– The Hinokami Chronicles (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan) recreation, highlighting the early entry granted to clients who’ve pre-ordered the sport.

The sport will launch in North America and Europe for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Collection X|S, Xbox One, and PC through Steam on Friday.

The sport’s Digital Deluxe Version consists of character unlock keys for Demon Slayer Academy characters; avatars; butterfly mansion costumes for Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke; 8,000 slayer factors; and early entry to the sport on Wednesday. The sport can even get a paid add-on bundle that features the identical further content material aside from the early entry.

The sport shipped in Japan on Thursday. Sega launched the sport in English in Asia on Thursday.

Sega Asia describes the sport:

Turn into the Demon Slayer, Tanjiro Kamado, to battle off the demons threatening humanity to be able to flip his sister Nezuko, who has turn out to be a demon, again right into a human, in addition to to avenge the loss of life of his household by searching down the demon who killed them.

The sport will characteristic a narrative mode that may enable followers to relive the story of the primary tv anime. A battle mode will let gamers play as totally different characters. Confirmed playable characters embrace: Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Inosuke Hashibira, Giyu Tomioka, Sakonji Urokodaki, Sabito, Makomo, Shinobu Kochō, Kyōjurō Rengoku, Tanjiro Kamado (utilizing Hinokami Kagura), and Murata. Tanjiro, Nezuko, and Giyu Tomioka as they seem within the “Kimetsu Gakuen!” shorts additionally be part of the sport as playable characters. Rui and Akaza will be part of the sport as playable characters in its first free replace out of three deliberate updates after launch.

Aniplex is delaying the discharge of the separate Kimetsu no Yaiba: Keppū Kengeki Royale (Demon Slayer: Blood-Stench Blade Royale) smartphone recreation indefinitely to be able to enhance the standard of the sport. The sport was beforehand slated to debut in 2020. The free-to-play smartphone “asymmetrical survival motion recreation” will pit groups of demon slayers and demons in opposition to one another, with gamers doing battle in settings from the story utilizing varied expertise and characters.

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