Hold onto your katanas, weeb gamers - Vanillaware, the legendary Japanese studio behind Dragon's Crown and 13 Sentinels, has finally dropped a Steam listing for Muramasa: Revenant Blades, marking the first time the game will ever appear on PC. As reported by GamesRadar, this is a historic first for the title, which has been locked behind Nintendo and PlayStation hardware since its original Wii launch back in 2009.
For the uninitiated, Muramasa is basically what happens when a master calligrapher decides to make a hack-and-slash game. The 2.5D action RPG is drenched in Ukiyo-e art style visuals so gorgeous they could hang in a museum, and the combat is the kind of fluid, satisfying button-masher that makes you feel like an absolute samurai god. It's the full package - style AND substance, unlike certain other games we could name.
Why this matters more than your next loot drop
The expanded version coming to Steam is expected to include the Genroku Legends DLC, which added four additional story chapters to the base game - meaning PC players are getting the definitive edition right out of the gate. That's like joining an MMO and skipping straight to max level with the best gear. Respect.
Vanillaware has been on an absolute roll lately, with 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim already finding a massive new audience on PC. Bringing Muramasa into the mix suggests the studio - or at least its publisher Marvelous - is finally cracking open the PC vault and giving keyboard warriors access to their back catalogue. Consider this a day-one DLC for the master race.
The catch (there's always a catch)
No official release date has been confirmed beyond the Steam page appearing in the wild, so don't go cancelling your weekend plans just yet. Think of it as an announcement that spawned a side quest with no completion marker - you know it's coming, you just don't know when the game will let you actually play it.
Still, the mere existence of a Steam listing is enough to get the hype meter into the red. Vanillaware's art direction alone is worth the price of admission, and if the studio can port its other classics down the line, PC gaming might be about to have a very, very beautiful year.
