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Press release:
Erie, Pennsylvania (March 29th, 2023).
The Erie-based (Pennsylvania, the US) indie games publisher Whitethorn Games (“Lake”, “Calico”, and “Wytchwood”) and Melbourne-based (Australia) indie games developer Not Dead Design, are today very happy and thrilled to announce that their kawaii Kana match-em-up game “Kana Quest”, is now available for the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop in EU and the US.

Get ready to meet all the adorable Kana at home or on the go. With over 300 hand-crafted puzzles across 13 worlds set in a cheerful, retro-arcade pixel art environment, learning Japanese has never been so fun!

“Kana Quest” offers a unique twist on the educational game genre, teaching players to read Japanese through engaging tile-swapping puzzles. In Japanese, each phonetic letter is called a Kana. In “Kana Quest”, players must rearrange a grid of Kana in order to match tiles with shared sounds. When all Kana in a level are connected by matches, the puzzle will be complete! Whether players know how to read Japanese or not, “Kana Quest” offers hundreds of brain-bending puzzles that will challenge even fluent speakers, all set in an adorable, pixel-art retro-arcade aesthetic!

Key Features of “Kana Quest” include:

Match and Learn: Puzzles and lessons for all skill levels! “Kana Quest” was designed for anyone to enjoy, no matter your level of Japanese.

Double the Fun: Know how to read Hiragana already? No problem! Swap between Hiragana and Katakana at any time to add to your knowledge of the Japanese language!

No Tests, No Problem: Unlike other educational games, “Kana Quest” features ZERO pop quizzes so that players can learn in an interactive and engaging way!

Kawaii Kana: Beautiful sprite art and catchy music will accompany players on their language-learning journey

“Kana Quest” is now available on PC via Steam worldwide and on Nintendo Switch™ in North America and Europe. The game will be available on Nintendo Switch™ in Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea on March 30, 2023.

To keep up with all things “Kana Quest”, be sure to follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and visit the official website.

Follow Whitethorn Games on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, and Twitch, join the official Whitethorn Games Discord, and visit https://whitethorngames.com.

About Whitethorn Games
We’re an indie game publisher focusing on pleasant, low-stress games that can be played in pieces, that require no special skills or knowledge and that anyone can pick up and play. We’re believers in accessibility, inclusion, and widening the audience that gets to play. We like to consider ourselves the defenders of easy games. While our games might challenge you, they’ll respect your time, they’ll make sure you can play, and most importantly, they’ll never punish you. Learn more at whitethorngames.com.

About Not Dead Design
Not Dead Design is a small Melbourne-based game studio. We focus on making focused games that have an impact after you finish playing – “designs that keep on kicking”.