{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c017115b461f1f84ed657f26","clusterId":"c_bc79ac7f5745ad8b24ecaf55","slug":"queen-s-guard-demo-shown-at-osaka-indie-games-summit-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"QUEEN'S GUARD Demo Shown at Osaka Indie Games Summit 2026","summary":"MIBUKI STUDIO brought a demo of QUEEN'S GUARD, a PC sword-fighting action adventure, to OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 on October 3 and 4. The player is the guard of a princess from a fallen kingdom. Developer tatsu, who has studied swordsmanship, tuned the combat toward severe realism, where enemies open up just before and after their attacks.","whyItMatters":"The demo's reception at Osaka rests on the developer's own swordsmanship background, and the combat design reads as a deliberate answer to that: openings appear only when blades are in motion.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo ran on trial machines at the venue, where players could try a set of situation-specific moves. Holding a button produces a strong attack that pierces an enemy\u0026#39;s guard, at the cost of a large swing. Stealth is also part of the kit: approaching from behind with the sword sheathed allows a surprise attack.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnemies shift which direction they guard depending on the situation. Attacking straight on is blocked, so the fight is about pulling the guard left and right, then driving a blade into the gap. Parrying and thrusting into a broken stance are built into that exchange. The game runs on PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"QUEEN'S GUARD turns swordplay into a timing problem: tatsu's combat gives enemies windows just before and after each swing, so the GUARD's job is reading openings rather than trading hits.","twitterPost":"QUEEN'S GUARD builds its combat on attack recovery: tatsu opens enemy guards just before and after each swing, making precision the defense.","threadsPost":"QUEEN'S GUARD frames swordfighting as reading intent. Developer tatsu gives enemies a vulnerable window just before and after each attack, so guarding a princess from a fallen kingdom becomes a timing problem MIBUKI STUDIO built the whole demo around.","newsletterBlurb":"MIBUKI STUDIO showed a demo of QUEEN'S GUARD, a PC sword-fighting action adventure, at OSAKA INDIE GAMES SUMMIT 2026 on October 3 and 4. The player guards a princess from a fallen kingdom. Developer tatsu has studied swordsmanship, and the combat is tuned so openings appear just before and after enemy attacks.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G104928/20261009060/\",\"title\":\"Play Report: \\\"QUEEN'S GUARD,\\\" Infused with a Swordsmanship Practitioner's Dedication - An Action Adventure Where You Protect a Princess as Her Guard [OIGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4638,"outputTokens":647,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791598928,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T02:16:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T02:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bc79ac7f5745ad8b24ecaf55","canonicalTitle":"剣術経験者のこだわりが宿る「QUEEN'S GUARD」プレイレポート。護衛として王女を守り抜くアクションアドベンチャー［OIGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_83a020a1aa3bd77108c42653","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"QUEEN'S GUARD\"],\"studios\":[\"MIBUKI STUDIO\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-10T01:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T01:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T02:21:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G104928/20261009060/","title":"剣術経験者のこだわりが宿る「QUEEN'S GUARD」プレイレポート。護衛として王女を守り抜くアクションアドベンチャー［OIGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["QUEEN'S GUARD"],"studios":["MIBUKI STUDIO"],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}