Publisher CFK and developer DeerFarm finally shared the first trailer for Shikhondo: Blue Pieta, their new bullet hell sequel.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus the first trailer:

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.

Shikhondo: Blue Pieta is set to launch next month for Windows PC (via Steam and Stove) on May 18th. Console ports will come later across Switch, Switch 2, and PS5.