Nippon Ichi Software has announced food-themed dungeon crawling survival SRPG Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi for Switch and PS4.

Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi is launching for both Switch and PS4 on January 27, 2022 in Japan – news confirmed at Tokyo Game Show 2021.

Here’s a new trailer:

Here’s a rundown on the game:

Story

We’re out of water. We’re out of food.

The adventurers were lost in a dungeon that they had entered because they heard it was for new adventurers. Three days passed as they wandered around in a state of extreme hunger and dryness. After three days of wandering around in extreme conditions of hunger and dryness, the adventurers arrive at a place where they find the carcass of a huge monster. It didn’t look like something that could be eaten, but… there was no way to stop it. When they bite into the leg of the carcass, which emits a putrid smell, the unimaginable taste fills their mouths and they faint…

After escaping the danger of starvation, the adventurers begin to search for the exit to the dungeon. Eat anything and everything, delicious and strange, and aim to return to the surface alive.

Characters

A dungeon used to be a gateway to success for new adventurers and a place to test their mettle. “The adventurers who get lost in the Land of Seals.

The appearance of the adventurers can be customized at the start of the game. You can create up to four characters, and once you’ve formed a party of one to four, you’re off on your adventure. Once you’ve formed your party of one to four characters, you’re ready to set out on your adventure.

Features

• Appearance, occupation, voice, etc. – The combinations are endless!
• Gather plants and ores in dungeons. – In dungeons, gather plants and ores, and kill monsters to get food! Explore dungeons
• Survival SRPG! – Eat meat to strengthen! Feed rotten meat to weaken it! A survival simulation RPG that makes full use of food!
• The more you eat, the stronger you become! – The more you eat, the stronger you become! Over 50 recipes to color your survival!

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