Kitsune Tails will be officially released this summer on PC.

The platformer will be released on August 1 via Steam with console versions being released early next year. A release date trailer can be seen below.

Eniko Fox, Founder, Kitsune Games said this about the title:

“Kitsune Tails is so much more than just a visual nod to the classic 8-bit platformers. We built this from the ground up to offer the community an accessible, diverse game-design experience — in addition to telling our own tale with those very same tools. We can’t wait to see what you all create!”

A synopsis for Kitsune Tails can be seen below:

Jump through mythological matters of the heart as Yuzu, a young half-fox/half-human messenger to the god Inari voiced by Kira Buckland, the voice of NiEr: Automata’s 2B. Run and jump through multiple worlds full of legendary Japanese creatures standing between Yuzu and her destined locations. Help Yuzu move mountains to rescue her love interest Akko from a dire fate, and access an array of mystical moves along the way.

Discover different costumes that change Yuzu’s aesthetic and command over her environment. Hop into a giant boot, dash atop the water dressed as a shark, don an indestructible kasa hat to break apart the earth, and enjoy a whole elemental wheel of options granting Yuzu a variety of new abilities. Master a game-changing wardrobe to turn a perilous nightmare of a journey into a speedrunning dream.

Find the balance between difficult kaizo gameplay and sincere narrative structure by creating custom maps for Kitsune Tails using the open source Tiled Map Editor. Create vast worlds of creative challenges to share them with the world and burgeoning Kitsune Tails community. Go above and beyond 2D platformers and test the limits of the engine to see its maximum potential.

A demo for Kitsune Tails is available on Steam right now here.