Note: My review of "Wind of shuriken" is going to seem very similar to my review for "Resurrection of mind"... because it's basically the same game, reskinned badly and the levels shuffled around a bit. Why dump garbage onto Steam once when you can do it twice for twice as many roubles?
This a very poor quality Eastern Bloc platformer from Gamenergy Studio (acquired, apparently, by asset flip scammer, DIG Games). Unlike most games from DIG Games, this was a genuine but failed attempt to make a console platformer and publish it on Steam instead of consoles because.. who can get into the minds of shovelware pushers?
Anyway there's a drab techno-ninja theme, awful graphics, and zero polish... this is a clunky mess with no proper balance. Controls are a clunky mess, there's no mouse control, and they can't be remapped, so playing this is like dragging your fingernails down a chalkboard then eating the chalk.
We all know this isn't really a serious attempt at making and selling a high quality, valuable game for gamers... it's a cash grab from a known shady publisher, famous for pushing plagiarism and fake game asset flips onto Steam.
DIG Games have shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab. Here's some examples so you can see for yourself:
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[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1630270]Death Moon[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/tutorials/2d-game-kit-107098]2D Game Kit[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1646600]ReBall[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/ballx-infinite-brick-breaker-complete-game-template-87125]BallX - Infinite Brick Breaker - Complete Game Template[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/679860]ZAP Master[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/battle-zap-87301]Battle Zap[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1652940]HopHeaders[/url]" = [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_TerzLwx0A]Bighead Run Run[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1819280]Hot Roads[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellanycode.com/item/1225/biker-stars-racer-gold-edition]Biker Stars Racer Gold Edition[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1235480]Abst Clicker Farm[/url]" = [url=https://marketplace.gamemaker.io/assets/4936/bit-clicking-engine]Bit Clicking Engine[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1512320]Yabgits: Haunted Cemetery[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/block-breaker-template-63173]Block Breaker Template[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1810720]Color Ball[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellanycode.com/item/2593/color-blast-3d]Color Blast 3D Source Code[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832230]Color Flash[/url]" = [url=https://www.codester.com/items/24956/colorbattle-complete-unity-game]ColorBattle Complete Unity Game[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1786570]Driftence[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/extreme-drift-88601]Extreme Drift[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1604370]Garden Magic[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellanycode.com/item/3461/farm-link-complete-game]Farm Link Complete Game[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1669120]Go Rocket[/url]" = [url=https://craftpix.net/freebies/free-space-shooter-game-objects/]Free Space Shooter [/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1907620]Gamma Space[/url]" = [url=https://marketplace.gamemaker.io/assets/8516/gmsasteroids]GMSAsteroids[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769390]Lack of Water[/url]" = [url=https://www.sellanycode.com/item/297/happy-glass]Happy Glass Source Code[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1653400]GraveRunners[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/infinite-runner-engine-3d-60326]Infinite Runner Engine 3D[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/4386270]Worm in horror place[/url]" = [url=https://www.fab.com/listings/e9e82b5c-b865-4f9e-9df1-17bde8eaea72]Island Challenge Game[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161660]Puzzlection[/url]" = [url=https://github.com/♥♥♥♥-Just-Got-Real-Studios/Jigsaw]Jigsaw[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1618000]Monkey Hit[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/kong-hero-platformer-complete-game-template-66709]Kong Hero – Platformer Complete Game Template[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022040]Candy Mandy[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/systems/match-3-jelly-garden-kit-43260]Match 3 Jelly Garden Kit[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265130]iMemo[/url]" = [url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/memory-game-starter-kit-19589]Memory Game Starter Kit[/url]
[*] "[url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647280]ChicScape[/url]" = [url=https://gleygames.com/mobiletools/]Mobile Tools + Complete Game (Jumpy)[/url]
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Taking this shovelware seriously as if it was a genuine attempt to make a game, it doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard.
The artwork here is terrible, it's all just amateurish "My First Wacom Tablet" style drawings used instead professional looking game assets. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget to arrange someone who can create graphical assets properly, or lack of talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low, enough on its own to deter gamers.
There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks. There's no way to ensure this is running at the native resolution of your display. There's no guarantee this game will look right on any PC as a result of this hamfisted design decision.
The controls can't be customised, which will be an annoyance for many, but it can also render the game unplayable for differently-abled gamers, left handed gamers or gamers using AZERTY or other international keyboard layouts.
PC gamers will be insulted by the demand from the developer that a console peasant children's toy controller should be used, despite this being on PC. Developers should try to be aware which platform they're developing for, and must never, under any circumstances dictate to gamers how their games are to be experienced.
These technical shortcomings push this game below minimum standards for any competently developed modern PC game.
You don't have to take my word about how bad this is, we can measure gamer interest by looking at the achievement stats. Wind of shuriken has achievements, and they reveal a damning picture of how little engagement this game generated. The most easily attained achievement is "COLLECTOR", for playing this garbage - trivial to unlock - yet less than 2 percent of players bothered getting that far before uninstalling.
The poor quality of this game is also reflected by how many people spent time with it. At the time of this review, SteamDB shows the all-time peak player number was [b]only 2 players[/b]. This is a remarkably low number, and now, the only player activity occurs once or twice a month, presumably someone loading it up to see what it is then quickly uninstalling it. Considering there's over 130 million gamers on Steam and well over 175,000+ games for gamers to choose from, the overwhelming lack of interest in this low quality game is to be expected.
Let's look at the price and what kind of value this actually offers gamers. Should you buy this game? Is it one of the best of the 175,000+ games on Steam?
Wind of shuriken has the farcical price of around $8 USD, it's not worth it given the defects and shortcomings with the product, especially considering the unethical nature of the developer.
