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Getsu Fuuma Den (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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1987
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✪ Reviewed on August 12, 2025
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A Konami Japanese action-RPG set in fantastical feudal Japan. Face-on dungeon exploration, elaborate magic system. Little known but technically impressive and superbly atmospheric.

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Category
RPG 1 player 12+
Description
Action-adventure in which Getsu Fuma battles Japanese demons to save his captured brothers. Published by Konami, released in Japan in 1987. Labyrinthine dungeon exploration in side-scrolling view, sword and sub-weapon combat and imposing demon bosses. An original Japanese Konami action-adventure on Famicom.

Getsu Fuuma Den review

4/5
Art direction
"Striking"
4/5
Music
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,15 MB 📅22/07/1987
Published by Konami

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Collector interest

A Japan-only Famicom action-adventure by Konami, blending top-down exploration, side-view combat and Japanese folkloric imagery. Long confidential outside Japan until the 2023 release of 'Getsu Fuuma Den - Undying Moon' put the original back in the spotlight. The Japanese cart stays accessible, but boxed CIB with cardboard sleeve and illustrated manual gains value, lifted by foreign rediscovery of the 8-bit root.

An underrated gem

Long before its recent return to the spotlight, this Konami journey sent a warrior to cut down demons in a mythological Japan, mixing exploration, pseudo-3D dungeons, and sword combat. Stuck in Japan in its time, it stayed obscure for years. Its singular folkloric atmosphere will win over fans of unusual action-adventure.

Is Getsu Fuuma Den still worth playing in 2026?

Getsu Fuuma Den is a Japanese Konami action RPG set in a feudal Japan haunted by spirits and demons. Exploration alternates an overworld map, first-person dungeons and side-view combat in a hybrid structure of unusual coherence for 1987. The Japanese gothic art direction marks the era, the soundtrack stays memorable and the magic system is carefully built. Originally Japan-only, it asks for a fan patch but rewards the curious. A hidden peak to discover today.

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