Update: this follows Geekiki's earlier coverage of Muramasa: Revenant Blades.
In an AUTOMATON interview published on 22 October, Vanillaware development director Wataru Nakanishi and Marvelous producer Makoto Shioda explained the origin of the Steam debut. According to Shioda, the PC decision was made right at the start of the revision project, because Marvelous proposed reaching as many players as possible.
As a statement, not an independently verified fact, Nakanishi said adapting the game to PC was a learning process: even controls required thinking about how to make the game comfortable with keyboard and mouse. In the end, he said, the effort was worth it and the game plays smoothly.
Another interview point is the engine: despite the generational gap, Revenant Blades uses the same in-house engine as the Wii and PlayStation Vita versions. Nakanishi described the original core as a kind of “secret sauce” preserved over the years, which made work on modern hardware a challenge rather than a simple port.
The developers also said they worked persistently to secure 60 frames per second, seen as essential for a satisfying action game. That is a team goal, not an independent measurement.
As confirmed context from Marvelous, Muramasa: Revenant Blades launches on 4 February 2027 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam. It is a modern revision of Muramasa: The Demon Blade (2009, Wii) and Muramasa: Rebirth (2013, PlayStation Vita), with higher-resolution graphics, system adjustments, a revised map and new elements — somewhere between an HD remaster and a remake.
Sources: AUTOMATON, Inven Global, Geekiki.
Image credit: Muramasa: Revenant Blades artwork by Marvelous / Vanillaware, as featured in the AUTOMATON interview.
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