Mamorukun ReCurse! Brings the Cult Classic Arcade Cute ‘Em Up to PC and Consoles Later This Year
- poppybyron
- May 7
- 3 min read
Mamorukun Curse! rises from the Netherworld with new widescreen options and modern twin-stick controls
Karlstad, Sweden – May 7, 2025 – Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in conjunction with Japanese publisher and developer City Connection, has announced Mamorukun ReCurse!, coming to PC, PS4™, PS5™, Xbox, and Nintendo® Switch™ later this year.
Mamorukun ReCurse! is a modern remaster of cult classic arcade shooter Mamorukun Curse!, originally developed by G.rev for Japanese arcades in 2008, and brought back to life by TAKE x OFF, the team behind this year’s highly-regarded Under Defeat port. This new version of the game now supports widescreen format, and adds game changing modern twin-stick controls, alongside the original control scheme, so players can pick the best way to play.
In this adorably cute vertical-scrolling shoot ‘em up, players use Curse Bullets to fuel intense risk-reward gameplay, dynamically altering the difficulty as they play. Players can take out smaller enemies and clear projectiles from the screen, or choose to power up larger enemies to make them harder to defeat. The stronger the foe, the higher the score, and players can even curse themselves to take more damage.
Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese mythology in a family-friendly package, Mamorukun ReCurse! sees players take on the role of Mamoru, who wakes up in the Netherworld following his untimely death. In order to stop the Netherworld being consumed by the dark, Mamoru and a group of new friends must seal the gate to The World of Darkness.
Packed with content, Mamorukun ReCurse! includes Story Mode, Arcade Mode, Challenge Courses, alternative costumes, and a new Gallery Mode. The game also includes all previously-released DLC characters, giving players plenty of reasons to play again and again.
Mamorukun ReCurse! Features:
An arcade classic ReCursed! for modern platforms.
Use Curse Bullets to adjust the game’s difficulty on the fly!
Story Mode, Arcade Mode, or Challenge Courses? The choice is yours!
Multiple characters, alternate costumes, and an extensive Gallery Mode!
Original compositions by Yosuke Yasui, plus arranged music from previous releases.
Mamorukun ReCurse! is launching on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch later this year.
For more information on Mamorukun ReCurse!, please visit Clear River Games’ on social media: X, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky.
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About Clear River Games
Clear River Games is a publisher with love for classic retro games. We are a small team in Karlstad, Sweden, founded by the Freemode Group (part of Embracer Group). Our vision is to bring the joy of experiencing vintage retro games and revived classic game franchises to players all over the world. We focus on publishing high-quality classic game franchises, modern retro and pixel art games and indie games that inspire gamers and bring back great memories of the past or discover new great games. With physical editions distributed online and in retail stores, we want to make great and unique games accessible to retro game fans around the world.
About City Connection
City Connection was founded in 2005 and owns the IP of long-established game maker ‘Jaleco’. The name ‘City Connection’ is reference to a previously released game by Jaleco, much loved by the City Connection president. City Connection is a game developer and publisher, as well as a soundtrack business (Clarice Disc), licensing business, publishing/editing/writing business, and engages in all manner of activities relating to video games. City Connection specializes in increasing the value of much-loved IP, utilizing some of the industry’s most experienced talent and reinventing games for a modern audience. City Connection strive to deliver quality games which delight gamers and respect original IP.
©CITY CONNECTION CO., LTD.
About Embracer Freemode
Embracer Freemode (“Freemode”) is Embracer Group`s 11th Operating Group. Freemode is a global ecosystem of independently run companies led by passionate creators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders with decades of combined experience in gaming and entertainment. Freemode supports its businesses with strategic, operational, and financial support, helping its businesses accelerate growth with a long-term mindset.
Freemode is part of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker EMBRAC B. (EMBRAC B).