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Jishogi
A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“A really solid hidden gem of a game. The art is really charming, the puzzles are solid, and the writing really brings a good human element to it. There are some mechanics that are a bit rough around the edges but nothing you wouldn't expect from a standard RPGMaker game. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“It's peak Yuri Don't worry about the puzzles too much. On first-timer intended settings it feels more like a physics puzzler. What with your pieces moving in a line until they're stopped or bounced off a wall.”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Quite a good game for someone's second go at creating something. The story is absolutely something rich, the puzzles are something I think most unique, and wished it could be expanded on in some sequel. The endings that let you do your desires or not, its freeing compared to…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Latest official news
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Jishogi 2.0 Is here!
Jishogi has had a long journey. I've been very busy with my current game, but after some soul-searching, I really wasn't happy with how things were. I wanted to go back and cross my t's and dot my i's
Hotfix 1.0.5
Fixed a bug where finishing the game, then immediately starting a new game would cause bugged saves that couldn't progress past the first memory room. If you still have a save of a playthrough where t
Patch 1.0.2
-Fixed the audio bug related to footsteps/voices on a new install -Fixed a typo -Fixed an issue that may have been causing bugs/softlocks/weirdness when starting a new game immediately after finishing
Patch 1.0.1
-Fixed some hard crashes that were occuring in middle school and high school memory areas -Added a voice delay option that can fix voice problems on some systems -Added a text speed option
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Walking Simulator · Anime · Dark · Surreal · Story Rich · Exploration · Female Protagonist · Choices Matter · Adventure · Magic · Emotional (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Integrated graphics Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: n/a