Sonokuni, a Japanese hip hop biopunk action game, coming to Nintendo Switch [update: out next week]

March 6: Today, Kakehashi Games and Don Yasa Crew announced that they’re bringing Sonokuni to Nintendo Switch. No release window was provided, but it’s planned to launch soon after the PC version – which is currently slated for Q1 2025.

Sonokuni is a Japanese hip hop biopunk action title. You’ll play as Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. The story is inspired by real-life Japanese mythology.

Here’s a bit of information about the project:

Engage in up-close-and-personal combat against bizarre genetically mutated enemies. Attack, parry and bend time to your will to make it out clean on the other side. Fail and gain the wisdom needed to refine your strategy.

Take on the role of Takeru, a lone assassin tasked with raiding a surreal superpower empowered by biotechnology. Join in her struggle to balance the morality of extreme violence against the defence of her own people, in a story inspired by real-life Japanese mythology.

Let the intense hip hop soundscape and neon-soaked visuals assault your senses until they are raw. Every moment is punctuated with a visceral soundtrack from Japanese developer and hip hop group, DON YASA CREW.

Take a look at a trailer for Sonokuni below.

Official Trailer

The game will debut as a digital download. For more Nintendo Switch news, visit this page.

March 20: The game is coming out sooner rather than later, confirming a release date of March 31, 2025 on Nintendo Switch today (the PC version is dropping a bit sooner). Another trailer is attached below.

Release Date Trailer