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The ideal introductory course to the Japanese language! Learn how to read and write Japanese characters (Hiragana) at a steady pace. A full-blown RPG specifically designed to keep you engaged. By playing along, you’re going to be introduced to the Japanese language like never before!

Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle is a education, rpg and indie game developed by Sleepy Duck and published by RIVER CROW STUDIO.
Released on February 16th 2016 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 2,055 reviews of which 1,869 were positive and 186 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 5.99€ on Steam.


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  • OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1280 x 720 or higher display

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March 2025
A very fun little game with simple, easy JRPG-style mechanics. It helps you practice and learn all the hiragana; the game will explain how dakuten and handakuten work, introducing them in a sensible way. It also demonstrates the stroke order for each character, shows each one in both a more calligraphy style and a more standard text font, and gives relatively useful tips for writing and pronouncing them. A lot of the dialogue is cheesy but funny. You can keep playing after you finish the main questline, and also access all the "Study Guides" acquired as you pass each of Misaki's lessons. There is one single advert at the end of the game after you beat everything, with a discount code which apparently can be used on the developer's website displayed on the main menu (haven't tried it personally) to use toward purchasing their other study materials. One criticism would be introducing words before you know all the hiragana for them. Personally, I think it would have made more sense to wait to introduce a set of vocabulary instead of having it half in hiragana, half in the English alphabet. Some vocabulary is much more practical and useful than others. At least they include some basic sentences and sentence-structures toward the end-game, as well as cultural knowledge (common honorifics, "anata" is usually impolite to use compared to someone's surname + san, etc.) which is nice. For people who learn by doing, and want learning to be a bit more fun or interesting than strictly dry studying, this can be a helpful tool for beginners. Intermediate or advanced learners of Japanese won't get much if anything out of this, and that's fine, the developers knew their target audience. Is it worth $7 USD? I think so. Looking forward to trying their Katakana and Kanji games—I hope that they are of the same quality as this one. 8/10.
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Feb. 2025
Works fine with proton and is a fun way to learn hiragana.
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Nov. 2024
Good game for learning japanese. It plays just like your usual RPG except you take notes of characters and words that you learn. You will encounter hiragana, katakana and kanji along the way. Soundtrack is nice and story might grab your attention. Just take your notebook and learn some japanese!
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Aug. 2024
This game does an excellent job at what it aims to - using turn-based RPG combat to force you to memorize the Hiragana syllabary. If you struggle with using flashcards, this will help.
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May 2024
Fun game, recommend if you already know a little Hiragana. I practiced using Duolingo and used this game as a test to see if I actually remembered anything. Negative is the game crashed a lot. so be sure to save often.
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Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
8.7
1,869
186
Online players
7
Developer
Sleepy Duck
Publisher
RIVER CROW STUDIO
Release 16 Feb 2016
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