Developer hinyari9 and publisher PLAYISM announced Marfusha: Sentinel Girls has topped 200,000 copies sold.
The new sales milestone includes worldwide sales though surprisingly 73% of sales came from Japan, 9% from China, and 4% from South Korea.
Alongside news of the game’s successful sales figures is news a trading card feature was released for the game’s Steam version.
The anti-tax anime girl shooter has been available on PC (via Steam), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
Here’s a rundown on the game:
Defense, destruction, and taxes… These are the duties of a proper citizen.
Play as Marfusha, a young girl who guards a border gate and defends it at any cost against relentless oncoming enemies. Experience the harsh pixelated dystopian world in this high-tempo shooting game with simple controls!
Scrounge up as much cash as you can from your heavily-taxed salary to purchase as many cards as you can in order to face increasingly powerful enemies!
Experience multiple endings by recruiting different allies who help you turn the tide. Replay the game over and over to fully reveal the story behind this cruel world.
Brand New Animated Opening
The console versions of Marfusha feature a brand new animated opening set to its very own theme song, which depicts the world of Marfusha in one, breathtaking package.
The theme song “I’ll be there” has been created specifically for this game by singer-songwriter KOKIA, while the animation was crafted by a team consisting of developer hinyari9, and Chisey and TOHRU MiTSUHASHi, who worked on the viral music videos for the game NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD.
Features:
- All kinds of cards, including weapons, characters, power-ups, chance events, and more
- 8 unique characters to fight by your side
- Score ranking in Challenge Mode to compete with players around the world