Japanese hip hop action game SONOKUNI celebrates new Gallery Mode update with Accolades trailer [Press Release]
Hey Sam reviewed this game back in April, which you can read here. He quite liked it, and it just continues to get better! Read about the new gallery mode, and the current sale below. - Janette
kyo, Japan - 17th June, 2025 - Japanese hip hop crew-turned game developer Don Yasa Crew and publisher Kakehashi Games are excited to announce a new free content update to their slick top-down action title, SONOKUNI. From today, players can dig deep into a vast collection of artwork, design notes, and music tracks as part of a new Gallery Mode.
In this new Gallery Mode, players will get to peek behind the curtain to see how the final designs of SONOKUNI came to be, from time-bending power-wielding protagonist Takeru, to the bizarre biotech beings she battles against in her quest for vengeance.
Also included are a collection of music tracks from the game, giving players a chance to aurally drink in the eclectic Japanese hip hop tones of Don Yasa Crew while taking a break from the blood pressure-raising carnage of the main game.
And to celebrate this update - and the critical warmth the game has received since its launch earlier this year - there's a new 'Accolades' trailer, alongside a 30% discount!
Grab the free Gallery Mode update for SONOKUNI on PC (via Steam) and Nintendo Switch today!
SONOKUNI on eShop
About Don Yasa CrewDon Yasa Crew is a 7-person Japanese hip hop group who in 2020 - during the height of Covid pandemic lockdown in Japan - decided to make a game. With live performances impossible, their aim was to convey their particular have-not-hip-hop style through SONOKUNI - a world and story infused with raw energetic music and a fresh biopunk take on Japanese mythology.
About Kakehashi Games
Founded in Tokyo in 2013, Kakehashi Games is a boutique publishing team that strives to build bridges between East and West. Over the last decade they have helped release over 300 of the most acclaimed indie titles in Japan, including Hollow Knight, Sea of Stars, Dead Cells, Eastward, and more. As of 2023, Kakehashi Games has become a worldwide publisher as well, with a focus on bringing the best indie games from Asia to the rest of the world. Check their website for more information.
