Issue 24

66 games in the database / Discovering indie games from Asia — and checking whether they speak your language.

Weekly Scout/Issue 13 ・ Jul 30, 2026

Music and rhythm

Two rhythm games plus two known for their soundtracks: parkour beats, piano performance, Mili's score and forest folk music.

This is a retrospective issue compiled in October 2026; the date marks the week it covers.

  1. Chinaperopero ・ Jun 19, 2019

    Muse Dash

    A parkour rhythm game from China's PeroPeroGames: two buttons, cute art, and a song list that keeps growing through add-ons. One of the most-reviewed games in our database (over 120,000 reviews).

    ✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese♪ ✓Korean ✓English

  2. TaiwanRayark International Limited ・ Sep 3, 2020

    DEEMO -Reborn-

    Taipei-based Rayark's classic rhythm game DEEMO, rebuilt in full 3D: play the piano and explore a castle full of puzzles. Japanese is the only fully voiced language.

    ✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese♪ ✓Korean ✓English

  3. JapanLive Wire, Adglobe ・ Jun 21, 2021

    ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

    A dark-fantasy 2D action RPG (Metroidvania): fight with the spirits of fallen knights through a ruined kingdom. Soundtrack by Mili.

    ✓Trad. Chinese ✓Simp. Chinese ✓Japanese ✓Korean ✓English

  4. IndonesiaMojiken ・ Jan 17, 2019

    She and the Light Bearer

    A point-and-click adventure from Indonesia's Mojiken that plays like a poem or a fairy tale: journey through a vividly coloured forest and meet odd creatures. Fully voiced in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, English and Japanese.

    ✓Trad. Chinese♪ ✓Simp. Chinese♪ ✓Japanese♪ ✗Korean ✓English♪

Compiled with AI assistance. Every fact links to its source; the source prevails if we got something wrong.

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