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Kotobato – Word Battle RPG
The word puzzle RPG where your vocabulary is your weapon
Kotobato is a mobile RPG where you attack enemies b swiping letters to form words. Longer words = bigge damage. Built over 2+ years by a solo developer inJapan. Features Japanese hiragana mode and English ltter mode, co-op multiplayer, a 100-floor tower, andcollectible characters including a Shiba Inu guardia named Pochi. Free on Google Play (Android). No payto-win.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I'm a solo developer based in Japan, and I've been building Kotobato for 2+ years. The idea came from wanting to combine my love of word games (Scrabble, Wordle) with classic RPG mechanics.
The core loop: you swipe connected letters on a board to form words — those words become attacks. Longer and rarer words deal more damage. Words are categorized into 6 elements (Animal, Nature, Knowledge, Food, Life, Fantasy), so there's strategy in which words you build.
What makes it different:
• Works in both Japanese (hiragana) and English letter modes
• 100-floor tower with historical Japanese figures as bosses
• Co-op multiplayer so you can spell words together with friends
Honest question I'm wrestling with: Is the "words = attacks" concept immediately intuitive, or does it need better onboarding? Any feedback on the core mechanic clarity would mean a lot.
Free on Google Play. Thanks for checking it out! 🗡️
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About Kotobato – Word Battle RPG on Product Hunt
“The word puzzle RPG where your vocabulary is your weapon”
Kotobato – Word Battle RPG was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #156 on the daily leaderboard. Kotobato is a mobile RPG where you attack enemies b swiping letters to form words. Longer words = bigge damage. Built over 2+ years by a solo developer inJapan. Features Japanese hiragana mode and English ltter mode, co-op multiplayer, a 100-floor tower, andcollectible characters including a Shiba Inu guardia named Pochi. Free on Google Play (Android). No payto-win.
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