River City Saga: Journey to the West Gets First Details

Arc System Works provided the first details and opened the official website for River City Saga: Journey to the West. The latest game in the Kunio-kun series, River City Saga: Journey to the West sees the series offer its own comedic beat-’em-up take on Chinese novel Journey to the West. The game is in development for PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch, and is planned to release later this year.

River City Saga: Journey to the West sees Kunio as all four of the main characters — Sun Wukong, Zhu Baije, Sha Wujing, and Tank Sansang — with other characters in the series appearing in various roles. Players will utilise three different fighting styles through Sun Wukong’s focus on speed, Zhu Baije’s emphasis on power, and Sha Wuijing’s long-range attacks. The game will feature roguelite elements, with players obtaining 80 different Secret Skills from gods who randomly appear as players progress through stages.