Aragami (video game)
A shadow assassin battles light-wielding warriors in a stealth campaign.
Aragami is an action-adventure stealth video game developed and published by Lince Works. Players control a shadow spirit named Aragami, a ninja-like assassin with the supernatural ability to manipulate shadows, who must navigate thirteen open-world chapters while evading or eliminating an enemy army called the Kaiho. The game was originally titled Twin Souls: The Path of Shadows and was released for Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Aragami
- Developer
- Lince Works
- Publisher
- WW · Lince Works / (digital) · PAL · Merge Games · NA · Maximum Games
- Producer
- Pere Rius
- Designer
- David León · Álvaro Muñoz · Eduard Soler
- Programmer
- Xavier Durà · Xavier Blay
- Artist
- David Macià · Laura G. Sagol · Ciro Oduber
- Writer
- Álvaro Muñoz · Eduard Soler
- Composer
- Two Feathers
- Engine
- Unity
- Platforms
- Linux · macOS · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
- Released
- Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows · 4 October 2016 · Xbox One · 15 June 2018 · Nintendo Switch · 22 February 2019
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Lore & Background
The game follows Aragami, a shadow spirit summoned by Yamiko, a captive of the Kaiho army of light adepts. Yamiko claims the Kaiho conquered the land from the shadow-aligned Nisshoku, imprisoning its Shadow Empress and retainers. Aragami must collect six talismans to free them before dawn, as sunlight would dissolve him. As he retrieves the talismans, he experiences strange memories—first of Yamiko's past as an orphan trained alongside Hyo, the Shadow Empress's advisor, and later of a light-wielding warrior. He eventually learns that he is the spirit of Ryo, the first general of the Kaiho, and the memories of the light wielder are his own. Yamiko is revealed to be the Shadow Empress herself, and after freeing herself, she attempts to kill Aragami to reclaim a portion of her soul. Aragami defeats her as dawn breaks, and they are engulfed in an explosion of light.
Reader's Guide
Aragami received mixed or average reviews on Metacritic, though the Xbox version of the Shadow Edition was called a 'perfect stealth game' by Windows Central. The game sold over 500,000 copies by March 2020. Its significance lies in its unique shadow-teleportation mechanics and stealth-focused gameplay, where players must manage Shadow Essence to move between shadows while avoiding light sources. The game's story, involving a cycle of vengeance between shadow and light factions, was expanded with downloadable content: the prequel Aragami: Nightfall, which follows Nisshoku characters Hyo and Shinobu. A bundle titled Aragami: Shadow Edition, containing the base game and DLC, was released for Nintendo Switch in February 2019. A sequel, Aragami 2, was announced in 2020 and released on September 17, 2021, for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Did You Know?
- Aragami can teleport between shadows but must replenish Shadow Essence by standing in darkness.
- The Kaiho army consists of mystical warriors who control light.
- Aragami: Nightfall is a prequel DLC following Hyo and Shinobu.
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