Kenzu: Shadow and Light
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⚠️ Early Access Notice
This is the very first Early Access version of Kenzu: Shadow and Light. We’re a small South American team that’s been working on this project for over a year, and we’re putting everything we have into completing it. Our goal is to release the entire experience here on Itch.io, starting with the first few hours and updating frequently. Some enemies and environments still use placeholder or unfinished art, and certain visual elements (like the loading bar and UI polish) are being improved.
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Kenzu: Shadow and Light
Created by Lambda Forge Studio
In a world that's collapsing into chaos, Kenzu will reconnect with the legacy of the seven Kato clans to tap into ancient powers and save his people.

Kenzu: Shadow and Light is a metroidvania inspired by recent indie masterpieces like Hollow Knight and Blasphemous.
Unlock new skills, explore rich and diverse biomes, find upgrades and face ever more challenging enemies and bosses as the story unfolds!

Controls

| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| A / ← | Move left |
| D / → | Move right |
| S / ↓ | Crouch |
| Space | Jump |
| S + Space | Jump down |
| H | Parry |
| J | Slash / Attack |
| L | Shuriken (needs unlock) |
| R | Concentration to heal |
| Left Shift | Dash |
| M | Map |
| E | Interact |
| Tab | Menu |

Version: Early Access
Please note this game is in Early Access. We hope you enjoy what we've built so far. Comments and suggestions are appreciated!

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| Updated | 6 hours ago |
| Published | 9 days ago |
| Status | In development |
| Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (29 total ratings) |
| Author | lambdaforge |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Made with | Unity |
| Tags | 2D, Action-Adventure, Controller, Exploration, Metroidvania, Souls-like, Story Rich |
| Average session | About an hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Joystick |
| Links | Discord, Twitter/X |
Download
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Development log
- Devlog #1 — First Hour Released!7 hours ago








Comments
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Absolutely stunning!! The images are amazing
Great game, and an amazing team ❤️
New saga! Love metroidvanias.
Beautiful artistic style, awesome music too!
Please make more like this.
i'll definitely play it to the end next weekend
Masterpiece! Can’t wait for whats comming! Congratulations 🙂
Octa, u are the goat, junk town music is the perfect mix between Buenos Aires and neon light, optimism , courage. love it !
thanks to all the artist involved in the project, such a team.
special mention to Valentin de las Casas, head of concept art !
Hi! Loved the backgrounds and how the game is set up. The atmosphere and the sounds are great and really immersive. For a first test, theres already a lot of content to enjoy and I really liked it! cant wait for the full release to continue the story <3
Heeeey! Glad to see more of this game starting to come out.
I got some feedback and it might be a bit too much but it's free!
1. Game Feel:
2. Setting and Storytelling:
The game has excelent bones, I see the vision but I don't get inspired by it, if you guys work more on that I can assure this can be a very succesful metroidvania!
Thanks for the thoughtful comments! This definitely gives us some food for thought... we're going to take a bit to analyze this and try to improve on these points in future releases
Amazing, can’t wait for more!
This is the kind of game I love, beautiful art, wonderful music and on top of all that a very polished gameplay
Really cool stuff! I'm still getting defeated by the first tough wave of enemies but I'm enjoying the process of trying again and again.
Music is amazinggg, parry is a bit confusing tho. What can be parried and what can't? besides that gameplay feels really good, congrats!!
Hi Pastelitor, almost every enemy can be parried, except those that deal contact damage and projectiles. Thank you for the feedback, we really appreciate it and will keep improving the experience!
I love the music!