Hi everyone,

Thank you for enjoying Samurai Bringer.
Alongside this announcement, we've also updated the Steam demo of the game.
We've improved and polished the demo based on user feedback, and this new demo has been overhauled to provide an even better experience.
Whether you've already played the old demo, or if this is your first time hearing of it, please give the new demo a try, and we hope you'll enjoy it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2334180/

Note: As we will continue to improve the full game based on feedback received from the demo, demo progress will not be saved. Demo save data will not carry over to the full game.

"The demo features two exclusive modes: Newbie, where you learn the basic game mechanics and play through the beginning of the story, and Extreme, where you can use Labor and Arms that have already been strengthened to a certain extent to take on mid-game battles.

These two modes allow players to get a feel for the core systems of Metal Bringer and what the full version might have in store!"

Demo Game Modes
Newbie
Power up and customize your Labor with apps as you learn the basic game mechanics and play through the beginning of the story. Your Labor will start out weak, but keep growing stronger to defeat a boss within the time limit!

Extreme
Use Labor and Arms that have already been strengthened to a certain extent to take on mid-game battles. Choose whatever kind of Labor, weapon, and Arms you like to overpower the boss!
Extreme Mode is unlocked from the title screen after you watch the opening scene and roll out on an investigation for the first time in Newbie Mode.

We're looking forward to receiving more feedback from our players, so keep the comments coming!
Please add Metal Bringer to your wishlist and look forward to its release on March 12!

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Dear all,

If you enjoy Samurai Bringer, we think you'll enjoy this brand new demo we just released for Metal Bringer, the newest game by Alphawing!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2334180/

Please refer to this Steam news for more details on the demo and Metal Bringer itself.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/2334170/announcements/detail/4669760442595430664

We hope you'll try out Metal Bringer and enjoy the next entry in the Bringer series!

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Hey all you Susanoo’s out there!
It’s been a while. How are you all doing?

It's been almost a year since release. Have you unlocked all of the Samurai yet?
Today, we have some great news for everyone who enjoys Samurai Bringer!
To conclude the Samurai Showdown campaign, we have rolled out a free major update which adds 25 brand new Brave Generals to the game, including the highly requested Sakamoto Ryouma, Kusunoki Masashige, and Shinsengumi members such as Hijikata Toshizou and Okita Souji!
Seek them out, defeat them, and get their equipment to wield the power of these legendary Generals!

In this update, we made the following changes:

• Added 25 Brave Generals
  
• Adjusted the enemy samurai spawn algorithm
  
• Fixed a bug that occurred when defeating a Great Demon
  

It's time to once again pick up your weapons as Susanoo and head out to battle new and powerful foes!
If you still haven't bought Samurai Bringer, then here's your chance, because it's currently discounted at 30% OFF for the PLAYISM Publisher Sale! Don't miss out!
Thank you so much for playing, and we hope you continue to enjoy the game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1851280/Samurai_Bringer/

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Hello everyone,

Samurai Bringer has shaken up the roguelite hack n slash genre with its voxel-like pixel aesthetics, procedurally generated maps, and over 1000 legendary Japanese warriors including famous Generals from Japanese history.

Obtain combat techniques by defeating enemies to mix and match and create your very own personalized fighting style!

Samurai Bringer not only delivers on action but also presents a gripping underdog story about Susanoo, a powerful deity who's stripped of his power and fights his way back from rock bottom.
This is why we feel that it is an excellent candidate for Steam Awards’ Game of the Year.

We would appreciate all your support in nominating Samurai Bringer as Steam’s Game of the Year!

Hello Susanoo's!

After the last update, we've got a report about the SP recovery and we've patched it.
Sorry for the trouble, and enjoy!

Hey all you Susanoo’s out there!

It’s been a while. How are you all doing?
We have a major update for you today, so read on to find out more!

As part of our current Samurai Showdown Competition, we’ve added two new Brave Generals to the game: Minamoto Yoshitsune and Musashibō Benkei! Seek them out in-game, show them who’s boss and make their equipment your own!

You can find them at the northernmost part of the Base.
Yoshitsune adopts a swashbuckling style, swiftly cutting down enemies. He is also adept at aerial attacks, as well as bow attacks.
Benkei on the other hand, is not as quick and nimble, but possesses a massive polearm that allows him to draw in hordes of enemies before blowing them away with one daunting swing of his weapon.

Additionally, due to popular demand, we’ve added a function that allows you to revisit previous tips. Simply visit the newly added scrolls in the Base to review tips from earlier in the game you may have forgotten about. Tips yet to be uncovered by the player will remain hidden. Check back on earlier tips periodically, who knows, you may be reminded of some useful techniques to help you on your journey.

We’ve also introduced scarecrows, a new system that allows you to store arms and combat techniques, as well as a new Well system that allows you to return to Base quickly during your adventures.

Have you ever thought “Oh how I wish I could try out the arms of that Brave General I’ve just defeated right away!”? Well, this is where the Well comes in handy! You can also store your custom set-up at a scarecrow while you try out other set-ups. Don’t like the new set-up? Simply return to the scarecrow and revert back to your previous set-up, although it does set you back a little.

We’ve also added mouse support, allowing you to move the camera and carry out certain actions with the mouse. It may be a little confusing, but the mouse cursor is not displayed, not even during the title screen. Just as before, you can navigate menu options via the WASD keys, except now you can select by clicking the left mouse button or go back using the right mouse button. For those interested in giving this function a go, you’ll need to unplug your controller first.

We’ve also addressed the issue of players being killed in an instant by strong Brave Generals during the early stages of the game by reducing combo damage received and making it so that players don’t die immediately upon receiving major damage in one hit. While that should alleviate the issue, don’t forget that if your enemy is too strong, there is no shame in escaping! We’ll just call it tactically retreating.

Here is the full list of changes in this update.
We hope you continue to enjoy Samurai Bringer!

• Added Minamoto Yoshitsune and Musashibō Benkei
  
• Added books that allows the player to review past Tips
  
• Redisplays the Tips messages when you reapproach the Master
  
• Added scarecrows that allow players to store and retrieve arms and combat techniques
  
• Added new Well feature
  
• Added a new feature for when players swap to a Brave General's arms, picking up the dropped Susanoo head allows players to revert back to their previous loadout.
  
• Changed certain aspects of the Brave General arms that are borrowed from the base
  
• Added the ability to dash in the base
  
• Master, Blacksmith, and Merchant Arms will appear in treasure chest and at the Merchant when their requirements have been met
  
• Adjusted options and configs
  
• Added the ability to lock in a fixed viewing angle in the options menu
  
• Added the ability to turn off Vsync in the options menu
  
• Allows Vulkan support
  
• Added the ability to control the camera with the mouse
  
• Added Invincibility Frames at the start of a Step
  
• Added the ability to survive with 1 HP when guarding
  
• Decreased the amount of SP consumed when guarding
  
• Decreased the enemy Samurai's maximum SP
  
• Eliminated cooldown time when guarding
  
• "Adjusted the amount of damage taken when taking consecutive damage
  *Susanoo only"
  
• "Added ability to survive with 1 HP when taking consecutive damage
  *Susanoo only"
  
• Adjusted the algorithm that determines when Brave Generals appear from treasure chests
  
• Added special aura around particularly strong Brave Generals
  
• Made enemy samurai behavorial AI smarter
  
• Decreased the amount of damage taken when falling off the platform at the Yamata no Orochi fight
  
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the initial tutorial to become stuck.
  
• Adjusted the light vortex's spawn conditions
  
• Added keyboard controls display when in Action Builder
  
• Fixed a bug in which the passive skill "Bloodsuck" reduced your HP even during times when you are unable to act, e.g Great Demon cutscenes, etc.
  
• Adjusted the SP damage stats for Evil type attacks
  
• Changed the way you aim guns/bows with the right stick
  
• Fixed a Guided Step Achievement bug
  
• Players can no longer move the camera in the first scene of the opening
  
• Fixed a bug where arms could be duplicated when exiting the game with the Gear Builder open
  
• Fixed a bug where the UI of the Secret Scrolls would not be displayed properly in certain resolutions
  
• Fixed misconfigurations of some Combat Techniques

Tip of the day: Your HP will be fully recovered upon receiving a magatama from the Jizo! You could strategically leave magatamas you come across for a rainy day later down the track…

Samurai Bringer is a Japanese Rogue-lite Action Game that was released on April 21st.

Even though over 1,000 Japanese Legends (Samurai, Generals, Ninjas, etc) appear in the game and about 140 Brave Generals, we fear that we still may have left out some fan favorites. If that's the case, we have exciting news for you!

We are holding a Samurai Showdown competition to scope out and see which venerable Legends deserve to be promoted!

10 selected Samurai (Generals) from the submissions will be promoted to Brave Generals!

Come and show off thy favorite Samurai (Generals)!


On Twitter, post the name of the Samurai who you think deserves to be promoted along with why they deserve to be promoted! Don’t forget to add the hashtags, #SamuraiShowdown and #SamuraiBringer.

What you need to apply:

• Name of your favored Samurai
  
• Showcase something that represents why your Samurai deserves to climb the ranks to Brave General. It can be one word or sentences, illustrations, videos, etc. *Submissions must be original works.

If Twitter isn't enough and you would like to expand your showcase, please fill out this Google Form[docs.google.com]!

In the Google Form you can even add:

• Dialogue phrases when they enter the field (2 lines of 25 characters max)
  
• Dialogue phrases when they retreat (2 lines of 25 characters max)
  
• Suggestions like 3D models (including front and back details), images of skills, actions, attributes, etc

And more!

Please refrain from using the Brave Generals in the list below.[docs.google.com]

List of prohibited Brave Generals.

*Samurai (Generals) that show up in the game can be entered for a chance to be promoted!

Fun fact,「武将」(read bushō) means General or Military Commander. 

・They are people who played an active role on the battlefield in Japanese history (Most of them existed sometime in history. However, ficticious characters aside, some of them may not have even existed!)


In response to fan demand, we are bringing Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Benkei into Samurai Bringer as a Brave General!

Similarly, your favorite Samurai can even make it into the game as a Brave General!

All you have to do is test your might and favor your Samurai today!


Submissions that impress the developer, Alphawing, will go on to be selected! *Not Majority Rule based


June 23, 2022 (Thursday) - July 23, 2022 (Saturday) 23:59 JST.

Selected Samurai will be announced in upcoming Steam Updates and Twitter posts, along with the development/implementation progress.


But wait, there's more! Five lucky winners will be selected at random (regardless of whether they win or lose) and will receive a scroll-style wall tapestry featuring key art from Samurai Bringer!

We are looking forward to seeing all of your submissions!

Caution!

• If we find submissions that does not belong to the applicant, they will be forfeited from the competition.
  
• You may submit as many entries as you like under one account. Please feel free to submit your work! Please make sure your submissions are original and belong to the applicant.
  
• Submissions may be featured in articles on PLAYISM's Homepage/SNS accounts.

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Hey all you Susanoo’s out there!

Thank you all for your continued support for Samurai Bringer.

We are continuing to work on issues around the save data and game crash issues.
In this update, we’ve added official support for DirectX 11 and made some adjustments to the graphics.

Today's update:

• Fixed some issues that were affecting players’ save data
  
• Graphical improvements
  
• Fixed issue where weapons may disappear from the blacksmith or merchant

For the players experiencing crashes when launching the game or during gameplay, we deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused. We are continuing to look into the causes. Hopefully this update fixes the issue, but if it still persists, please let us know via the forum below:
Bug Reports Thread

Thank you so much for playing Samurai Bringer, and we hope you continue to enjoy the game.

Hey all you Susanoo’s out there! How are you enjoying the new keyconfig function?
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1851280/announcements/detail/3192499877893684203
One of the post-game elements was not functioning properly as a result of our previous update, so we have released another update to fix that issue. We sincerely apologize to all of those who were affected.

Additionally, the following fixes and adjustments are also included in this update:

• Improved data durability of saved data
  
• Improved resolution for Windowed Mode
  
• Optimized difficulty of the Torii Puzzles
  
• Optimized the appearance rate of Brave Generals from treasure chests
  
• Adjusted the damage taken from Wanyudo’s wheel
  
• Fixed issue where the menu opens up/player gets warped during certain points

Thank you so much for playing Samurai Bringer, and we hope you continue to enjoy the game.