Publisher CFK and developer DeerFarm announced a release date for Shikhondo: Blue Pieta, their new bullet hell sequel.

The latest in their acclaimed bullet hell series is set to launch next month for Windows PC (via Steam and Stove) on May 18th.

As we covered in our previous report, console ports for Shikhondo: Blue Pieta will come later across Switch, Switch 2, and PS5.

Here’s a rundown on the game:

Shikhondo: Blue Pieta is a side-scrolling fantasy bullet hell — a series first. It follows Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage (Steam: April 2024, Nintendo Switch™: May 2025), moving the stage to a foreign city where a rookie grim reaper and a vampire hunter cross paths.

Full voice acting throughout. Ultra-wide support up to 32:9.

What’s Different This Time

• The series goes side-scrolling for the first time. The stages — a metropolis, an amusement park, a subway station — are modern spaces that feel lived-in and slightly off. The enemies come from the legends of a different world.
• The Soul Collect system returns, evolved. Graze bullets to charge your gauge. Trigger it: every bullet on screen becomes a score pickup, 2x multiplier. Have a bomb left? Spend it for a second stage — 4x multiplier, attacks boosted. The closer you play to the edge, the more you get out of it.
• Counter Bomb is new to the series. Get hit, and the screen flashes — 8 frames to press the bomb button. Do it in time: no damage, and you either pop Soul Collect Mode or burn a bomb. Near-death is a decision now.
• Counter Bomb requires a full Soul Gauge or at least one available bomb.