

The gameplay is focused on careful timing attacks and parries. These can range from brand-new equipment to special resources that can be used to upgrade weapons and gear to make them more effective in combat. Rewards scale with the number of waves that are completed, providing rarer loot as you perform better. As enemies are defeated, new waves arrive with a greater number of more imposing enemies, slowly increasing the challenge.

The action in "Ronin: The Last Samurai" tasks the protagonist samurai character with facing off against hordes of enemies. Along her journey, players can upgrade their skills and abilities as well as find additional gear to enhance their powers, providing real rewards for exploring the world.

The game largely revolves around a young woman and Shardbinder, who sets off on a quest to stop Gebel from summoning hordes of demons to destroy England and the church alchemists that imprisoned him. Like the games that preceded it, "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" combines elements from several genres, including platformers, RPGs, and action games as players travel through a large array of rooms, backtracking through previously explored areas as new items open up locations that were once locked. It was financed through a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter and went on to become a highly-rated, popular game among both critics and fans. Developed by ArtPlay and 505 Games, "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" first became available in 2019 for PC, PlayStation, Switch, and Xbox, before ports became available for mobile devices such as Android and iOS.
