Two-Tailed Cat Dashes Through Ruins, Out in January

A two-tailed Nekomata runs through ruins buried in a forest in isekizima: Ruins and Tails Journey, a 2D action game that launches January 19, 2027. It’s coming to PC (Steam) with English support, and a free demo lets you play before release.

The protagonist, Kijino, is a cat-eared Nekomata adventurer. In side-scrolling stages, she runs, dodges enemy attacks, and uses a triple jump to make her way through the ruins of Isekizima. There are more than 30 stages, with grappling wire and minecart sections along the way and a golem you can pilot.

The two tails also drive the combat. Combo attacks and special moves build fire in the tails, and Kijino can take down multiple enemies at once. More than ten moves can be unlocked and upgraded, and each boss fight is individually designed.

If you fail, you restart right away from the last checkpoint. For more bite, there are three challenge settings that raise the difficulty. The main story takes about 10 hours, and collecting everything takes 20 hours or more. It’s a single-player game with gamepad support.

The soundtrack is folk-inspired and matched to where each stage is set, with more than 40 tracks written for the game.

Whether they lean on checkpoints to keep moving or turn on challenge settings for a stiffer challenge, each player looks set to choose their own way to play. The fire-building system for taking down multiple enemies at once seems likely to test your offensive setup most when enemies swarm.

Solo developer Tamagawa handles both development and publishing under the name TamagawaSoft.

Language: English
Players: Single-player
As of November 11, 2026