{"id":528553,"date":"2026-03-06T08:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:45:24","slug":"trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Trek To Yomi Is A Striking Side-scrolling Take On Classic Samurai Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> <b>Platform:<\/b> PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC <br \/> <b>Publisher:<\/b> Devolver Digital <br \/> <b>Developer:<\/b> Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog <br \/> <b>Release:<\/b> 2022  <\/p>\n<p>Trek to Yomi is a stylish action title that may not have been on your radar before, but its latest trailer during today&#8217;s State of Play presentation\u00a0shows off why it may be worth keeping an eye on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The game, developed by Shadow Warrior makers Flying Wild Hog, is an action sidescrolling take on classic samurai films. You play as a young swordsman fighting to protect his village and keep a vow to his dying Master. Human enemies aren&#8217;t the only threat; the trailer shows off spectral warriors, grotesque swamp creatures, and other supernatural elements.\u00a0The bloody swordplay looks even sharper under the striking monochromatic presentation, a stylistic choice that further evokes\u00a0the game&#8217;s cinematic inspirations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/03\/09\/trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trek to Yomi launches this spring, so it shouldn&#8217;t be much longer before we get our hands on it.\u00a0You can find it on PlayStation and Xbox consoles and PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2022\/03\/09\/trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Platform: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC Publisher: Devolver Digital Developer: Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog Release: 2022 Trek to Yomi is a stylish action title that may not have been on your radar before, but its latest trailer during today&#8217;s State of Play presentation\u00a0shows off why it may be worth keeping an eye on.\u00a0 The game, developed by Shadow Warrior makers Flying Wild Hog, is an action sidescrolling take on classic samurai films. You play as a young swordsman fighting to protect his village and keep a vow to his dying Master. Human enemies aren&#8217;t the only threat; the trailer shows off spectral warriors, grotesque swamp creatures, and other supernatural elements.\u00a0The bloody swordplay looks even sharper under the striking monochromatic presentation, a stylistic&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/trek-to-yomi-is-a-striking-side-scrolling-take-on-classic-samurai-films\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":528554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-528553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trek To Yomi Is A Striking Side-scrolling Take On Classic 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