Hey everyone! We’re officially down to the final 5 days of the Kaido Genkai Kickstarter campaign! I'd call it quite a success thus far - we hit our funding goal, sold out all of the custom car tiers, and backers got their hands on a bunch of custom characters and billboards. This campaign and demo release built up so much momentum around Kaido Genkai in such a short time. Thank you all for bein…
I was planning to make a big announcement when we hit 50% funded on Kickstarter , but thanks to all of you, we blasted straight past that and landed at over 80% funded in just a 24 hour time period . The game's stats are looking incredible too: 47,000+ wishlists, 17,000+ library adds, 10,000+ players and a 96% positive review rating from over 200 reviews. At the time of writing, we're also just…
Hello everyone! First off, thank you all so much for your support. I'm excited to share that the Kaido Genkai Kickstarter is now over 30% funded ! It's been amazing to see so many people rally behind this weird little anime racing RPG, and every pledge genuinely helps bring the game closer to reality. Kickstarter Tier Updates I've taken another look at some of the higher-end reward tiers and ha…
Hello everyone, The Kaido Genkai Chapter 1 Demo is now available! I hope you'll give it a try! Here's the pitch: Explore a nostalgic '90s Japanese countryside, challenge rivals, collect unique vehicles, uncover secrets, and experience the beginning of Kaido Genkai's adventure. This demo represents over two and a half years of development as a solo project, created during nights and weekends aro…
Thank you so much for the successful early access demo launch on Patreon (you can still get in on this if you haven't yet)! I’ve been blown away by the amount of comments - both positive and constructive - as well as the sheer amount of excitement I’ve seen from everyone. Your support genuinely motivates me, and it also directly impacts how much time I’m able to dedicate to development. The cur…
Hi friends, thanks for taking the time to check out this dev blog and for your continued interest in Kaido Genkai! The biggest news first: Kaido Genkai now has a Patreon , AND I’ve officially applied to be part of Steam Next Fest in June 2026 . Which means, the upcoming demo is confirmed! The public demo release will be June 2 , with early access for paid Patreon supporters starting May 12 - wh…
Hello friends! Though it has been almost a year since my last written update, I have been working on Kaido Genkai daily throughout 2025! Thank you all for your patience and for not forgetting about this game - it’s a labor of love and I cannot wait for folks to try it out. Firstly, an obligatory excuse as to why the update posts are infrequent: my time is quite limited, so I usually choose to w…
Thanks to everyone who has Wishlisted Kaido Genkai or otherwise checked out the game so far! As we have received more interest lately, we felt it would be a good time to post an update to let you know that the game’s development has been steadily progressing. Here's a short list of updates, though by no means is this comprehensive. 1) Big advancements to the game’s graphical style. Car windows…
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