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Press release:
SAN FRANCISCO – August 1, 2024.
The San Francisco-based (the US) indie games publisher MidBoss (“Read Only Memories: “NEURODIVER”) and i ndie games developer Kitsune Games (“Kitsune Zero / Super Bernie World”), are today very happy and proud to announce that their Japanese mythology-inspired retro platformer “Kitsune Tails”, is now available for PC via Steam (console versions of the game are currently in development, and the launch window for the console versions has been set to Q1 2025).

Guide young half-fox/half-human messenger Yuzu (voiced by Kira Buckland, the voice of NieR: Automata’s 2B) through worlds flowing with legendary Japanese folklore. As the herald of the god Inari, Yuzu must run, jump, and collect powerups in an experience that draws inspiration from the golden age of 8-bit platforming, replicating its feel but with modern quality-of-life features.

Become a snowfox, run on water wearing a shark onesie, and more to master an elemental wheel of options. Leap over hurdles of the heart in an LGBTQ+-themed story and help Yuzu rescue her imprisoned love interest Akko from magical captivity. Why did Yuzu’s childhood friend-turned-rival Kiri imprison her, anyway?

Play minigames uncovered throughout the world map, including a 3D maze adventure built in the same hand-crafted engine as Kitsune Tails. Expand on the experience by crafting your own levels with the free Tiled Map Editor, and create minigames using a simple but powerful Lua scripting system.

“Yuzu’s tale is so dear to our hearts,” said Eniko Fox, Founder, Kitsune Games.

“We’re so excited to not only share with you all her story, but to see what the community creates in return. We see our community’s passion and want to foster that creativity with an accessible set of game-design tools. Kitsune Tails is just the start — we can’t wait to see where the community takes things from here.”

Kitsune Tails launches today on PC via Steam for $19.99 (R$39.99 in Brazil) with English language voiceover and English, Japanese, and Brazilian Portuguese language text, with Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox editions coming in Q1 2025.

For more information, visit the Kitsune Tails website, and follow Kitsune Games, MidBoss, and #KitsuneTails on social media.

About Kitsune Games
Kitsune Games is an inclusive indie video game development studio led by Eniko Fox and James Yarrow. Set apart by its queer founder, the studio strives to make the world a better place by offering quality entertainment with representation of people from all walks of life.

For more information, visit the Kitsune Games website or follow @KitsuneGamesCom on Twitter.

About MidBoss™
Based out of San Francisco (although not the Neo kind), MidBoss aims to make the world better, safer and more inclusive for marginalized people, especially those across the gender and sexuality spectrum, by creating cool experiences through games and other forms of media which diversify representation, as well as becoming a platform for queer content around the world.

MidBoss expanded on the world it created in 2064: Read Only Memories with a Read Only Memories comic series in late 2019. The studio is also responsible for the creation and curation of Season of Pride, an annual month-long celebration of diversity in games featuring titles with good LGBTQ+ representation and an array of queer and POC content creators.

To learn more about MidBoss visit the studio’s official website, Twitter, and blog.