Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board
2024 video game
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board (鬼滅の刃 目指せ！最強隊士！, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mezase! Saikyō-tai-shi!) is a digital tabletop game developed by CyberConnect2. Based on the 2019 anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the game was released by Aniplex in Japan and Sega worldwide for the Nintendo Switch in April 2024.[1][2] Versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S were released in July 2024.[3]
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| Developer | CyberConnect2 |
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| Series | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | Nintendo Switch
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| Genres | Digital tabletop, party |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay and plot
The game features online and offline multiplayer support for up to four players, with 14 playable characters in total.[4] The players move around the board, which features day and night cycles, with a range of mini games.[5]
Playable characters:[6]
- Tanjiro Kamado
- Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Inosuke Hashibira
- Giyu Tomioka
- Shinobu Kocho
- Kyojuro Rengoku
- Tengen Uzui
- Muichiro Tokito
- Mitsuri Kanroji
- Obanai Iguro
- Sanemi Shinazugawa
- Gyomei Himejima
- Genya Shinazugawa
- Kanao Tsuyuri
Nezuko Kamado is featured as a supporting character.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| OpenCritic | 36% recommend[7] |
The Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC versions of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board all received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8][9][10] In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the Switch version of the game a total score of 30 out of 40.[11]