Play the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo now on Steam!

Climb the first two peaks of the Yora in search of Iza. Use the Crimson Thread to reach new heights, meet new creatures, and avoid the mischievous Deer-Fox Kit.

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Naginami and the Crimson Thread will be getting a playable demo on Steam - Oct 1st!

We will also be participating in the October Steam Next Fest!

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Here is some more gameplay footage from a recent playtest focusing on interactions with mizumo!

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Here is some gameplay from a recent playtest we sent out. Just some simple Swinging from Peak 2.

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It's been awhile, with travel and getting some playtests done. Today I wanted to show the intro screen for Naginami and the Crimson Thread.

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Today I’m showing off my AutoFoliage tool. With one click, terrain fills with foliage!

By leveraging splines, instanced meshes, and a bit of trig and geometry, it generates natural, varied greenery to highlight terrain boundaries and add visual contrast.

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Just some simple gameplay today, showing off some new foliage we've added to our tutorial level.

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🔊 Sound is everything when it comes to immersion and it's often overlooked in indie games. Even with simple blocks, you can feel what they're made of just by the sound alone

Sounds down by Sara Runyan, check out her work at sara0235.wixsite.com/website

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Kit, a mysterious 6-eared deer-fox, follows Naginami on their journey up the Yora, Through the hardest of obstacles, Kit will be there.

Designed by @stippets_art

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Kit, a mysterious 6-eared deer-fox, follows Naginami on their journey up the Yora, Through the hardest of obstacles, Kit will be there.

Designed by @ladyofithilen.bsky.social

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📅 3 Years of Progress! 🎮✨
I revisited the same test gameplay from 2022 and recreated it in 2025 to see how far Naginami and the Crimson Thread has come. It’s amazing to look back at the game’s infancy and compare it to where it is now!

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Introducing Kanikino!

A tiny wanderer scuttles across the bridge, its mushroom shell bobbing with every step. Is it a crab? mushroom? Its hard to tell. Kanikino prefers to keep its secrets, until the coast is clear.

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For Naginami and the Crimson Thread, I focus on fluid motion. To playtest, I use a trailing line that visualizes movement—if the line flows smoothly, so does the gameplay!

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