Cave Reveals Shin'yaku DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Roadmap With Black Label This Winter
Cave's self-developed return to home console shooting games is being patched forward on a published schedule rather than left at launch, and the roadmap is the studio's answer to a release that landed at 42 percent recommending on Steam.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Cave published a four-stage roadmap for Shin'yaku DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu on September 18, three weeks after release, alongside a producer letter from Akihiro Kotani. October adds a training feature and adjusts coin acquisition. November unlocks AREA6. Black Label arrives this winter, with more phases beyond. Kotani apologized for major bugs introduced by a version update immediately after release and said the team has read user reviews. Steam reviews sit at 42 percent recommending out of 158.
Producer Akihiro Kotani wrote that the whole team took in the reviews and feedback since release and discussed improvements and additional features before finalizing the plan. Cave apologized in the same letter for major bugs caused by a version update immediately after launch, and said it reads user opinions including Steam reviews. The roadmap splits work into October 2026, November 2026, this winter, and beyond. The game itself is a refined version of the 2008 arcade DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu, adding Assist Mode, a Shooting Royale mode for up to 10 players, and Stage 6. Kotani has also touched on a second Refine Project.
- October 2026: training feature: players can freely change and practice on stages including AREA6 and ship settings
- October 2026: coin acquisition adjustment
- November 2026: AREA6 unlocked
- This winter: Black Label
- Beyond: further stages
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