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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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2 weeks until the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo. Oct 1

Kit 6-eared deer fox is quite mischievous. seemingly leading Naginami into various traps. Be weary of Kit!

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15 Days until the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo! Oct 1

Mizumo really want to stay put. To reach further you may need to kick them to the side and thread again.

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16 days until the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo! Oct 1

Peak 2 is dangerous. Ancient Ruins are not known to be the most stable.

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17 Days until the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo - Oct 1

Naginami must find various diamond keys to unlock the 7 peak gates!

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19 Days until Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo releases - Oct 1!

Naginami starts their journey at a bench, where The Yora is seen in the distance. Why is this bench so important?

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19 Days until the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo Releases, Oct 1

Don’t look down! Its a long way up the Apprehensive Cliff

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20 Days until the Naginami and the Crimson Thread Demo releases Oct 1

Beware the Mist, it stagnates and infects all those touch it with grey

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21 Days until the Naginami Demo release!

On your journey connect with Ancient Goddess statues to discover what's buried beneath.

Wishlist on Steam!
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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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Thanks, I spent way too much time on it. I'm glad you like it.

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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Our ancient Ambi bridges and structures are inspired by ancient Roman arches.

I was lucky to go see many of these arches in person this month. The sheer amount of arches throughout Italy was impressive. Arches appear to be a central motif in old Italian design.

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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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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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Naginami initial concept when they were known simply as "Void"

The first pass on Naginami's design focusing on body proportions and hairstyle

Refining the body proportions and and adding clothing to Naginami.

The Finished design of Naginami rigged and animated into various poses.

From a simple silhouette to a fully realized protagonist, meet Naginami!

Originally known as "void", Naginami grew through many iterations and concepts, eventually transforming into a character brimming with personality.

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Twyla as a puppy curled up in a blanket

Twyla being cute

Twyla being cute to get treats

I was hoping to have a new creature ready to share today for Naginami and the Crimson Thread, but alas this week was very busy.

So today I have a real creature to share, This is my dog Twyla when I first got her 5 years ago and her today.

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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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One of the elements of solo game development I enjoy is the constant need to learn new skills. My background is in Programming and UX Design, but I've rather enjoyed doing animation for Naginami and the Crimson Thread.

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Thanks, I'll take any opinion. Been messing around with a combo of 1 and 3 with some other objects like ruined walls and planks of wood

I've been working on the second level visuals for Naginami and the Crimson Thread this past week, but am stuck trying different options for framing our platforms. What says old dead and abandoned village more?

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A core theme of Naginami and the Crimson Thread is flow. This idea is woven into both the narrative and gameplay. With some skill, you can seamlessly chain movements, keeping Naginami in constant motion, flowing effortlessly from creature to creature.

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