RED SHARD Snapshot 2

Bully Productions · Snapshot 2 · dev build · Sept 2026

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A third-person soulslike set in a Japanese valley at golden hour. You play Arata, a masterless ronin in a straw kasa, hunting the 25 champions who each hold a fragment of the Red Shard. Combat drops to black and white with only the blood left red. Everything below is captured from the current in-engine build (Unity 6, URP). Snapshot 1 was a single canyon and two enemy types; this is where it stands two days later.

2 × 2 kmexplorable valley, 11+ regions

26Red Shard fragments seal the final boss

25champions (mini-bosses), 5 playable now

3 · 22living villages · side quests

415motion-captured animations in use

The valley

One continuous 2 km world built from scanned rock, real pines, bamboo and sakura, with water, mist and roads between regions.

Summit view — The SummitRidge Pass climbs to a shrine above the whole valley.

Lake Kagami and waterfall — Lake KagamiThe lake and its waterfall, home of the fishing village.

Rice terraces — Tanada TerracesStepped rice fields around the farming village.

Kurokawa Gorge — Kurokawa GorgeRiver gorge with a cliff shrine.

Bamboo Hollow — Bamboo HollowDense groves and hidden camps.

Moss Temple — Moss TempleThe temple on the cliffs and its courtyard.

Karasu Fort — Karasu FortA bandit-held fort on the coast road.

Shirahama Coast — Shirahama CoastSea cliffs and a white-sand shore at sunset.

Ashen Village — Ashen VillageThe burnt village from the original demo, rebuilt.

Pine Road — Pine RoadThe main road north, lined with torii.

Map & HUD

A pull-up parchment map with fog of war and fast travel, plus a minimap and compass while you play.

Full map screen — Full mapBaked from the real terrain; fog clears as you walk.

Fast travel prompt — Fast travelTravel between shrines you have discovered.

Minimap and compass — Minimap & compassShrines, merchants, quest markers and your waypoint.

Region title reveal — Region revealEach region names itself the first time you enter.

World layout plan — World planThe 2 km layout: regions, roads, water, lairs.

Menus

Full keyboard/mouse and controller support, with rebinding and accessibility options.

Save slots — Save slotsContinue or start from any slot.

Pause menu — Pause menuInventory, map, quest log and settings.

Graphics settings — SettingsGraphics presets, upscaling, controls, audio, accessibility.

Credits — CreditsEvery artist whose work is in the game.

Shops, shrines & the Seal

Merchants, loot, upgrades at shrines, and the 26-lantern Seal that gates the final boss.

Merchant shop — MerchantsBuy and sell with Shard Embers; each village has its own stock.

Inventory, weapons — Inventory · weaponsBlades you find and forge, each with its own stats and upgrades.

Inventory, consumables — Inventory · consumablesFlasks, kunai, smoke bombs and blade oils on a quick belt.

Dialogue with Tetsuzo — DialogueTetsuzō the smith, who opens the forge through his questline.

Shrine temper menu — ShrinesRest, level up, upgrade flasks, forge and fast travel.

Release or Devour choice — Release or DevourAfter each champion, a choice that steers one of three endings.

The Seal with 26 lanterns — The Seal26 lanterns; the Shard Arena opens only when all are lit.

Villages & camps

Villagers, merchants and quest givers, and enemy camps spread across the regions.

Kagami-ura village — Kagami-uraThe fishing village on Lake Kagami.

Merchant in the world — A merchant's stallWalk up, talk, trade.

Enemy camp — Camps26 camps with their own loot chests.

Champion lineup — ChampionsThe first five, each in their own lair.

Combat

Blade or fists. Deflect and break posture with the sword, or sheathe it for counters, grapples and environmental kills. Executions finish the job.

Decapitation execution — Kubi executionA posture-break deathblow that takes the head.

Deathblow on a champion — Ōkami Tessai, the Toll BladeA champion finished in the bamboo.

Backstab — BackstabSneak up and kill in one strike.

Environmental kill — Environmental killFist style: use the world as a weapon.

Shoulder throw — Shoulder throwA true two-person grapple.

Hell Slam — Hell SlamA Fist deathblow that sends the helmet flying.

Champion Yakibi — YakibiA fire champion who burns the ground around you.

Sohei warrior monk — SōheiWarrior monks, one of eight enemy types.

Undead samurai — UndeadFallen samurai that keep coming.

Characters

Rigged and animated in-game.

Arata the ronin — Arata, "Beni-Kasa"The hero: a ronin in a slashed-crest kasa and black half-mask.

AKAGANE — AKAGANE, the Red ShardThe final boss, sealed behind 26 fragments.

Champion wardrobe lineup — Champion wardrobeArmour palettes and gear for the 25 champions.