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Hints of Little Red Riding Hood combine with Japanese folklore and illustrated in Spicy Horse's unique dark fantasy style, "Akaneiro: Demon Hunters" is an action-roleplaying game (ARPG) that lets players hunt mythical monsters in Edo-era Japan.

2014ActionIndieRPGFree To PlayMetacritic 53Windows · macOS · Linuxby Spicy Horse
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Who developed Akaneiro: Demon Hunters?
Akaneiro: Demon Hunters was developed by Spicy Horse.

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