Slayblade launched on Steam on August 20, 2026. The roguelite battle top game from Henry's House is set in a 2000s-style town and follows a player searching for a father who disappeared five years ago.
Slayblade is a roguelite battle top game from Henry's House. It launched on Steam on August 20, 2026. The game blends Beyblade-style top battles with roguelite progression and a life sim layer, set in a 2000s-style town.
The story follows a player whose father, the inventor of the Slayblade, disappeared five years ago. The goal is to win the World Championship and uncover the truth. The game runs on daily cycles with morning, afternoon, and night phases, including street battles, illegal nighttime fights with cash stakes, lawn mowing for income, and shrine donations that boost experience.
A demo arrived on Steam in June and carried about half of the content, with progress carrying over to the full version. The demo earned a Very Positive rating, with 85% of 221 user reviews positive. The full game supports Japanese and was 15% off until September 4.
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- game · 2026-08-20 · Steam · 2026-08-20
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- game · 2026-08-20 · Japan · 2026-08-07
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- game · 2026-06-15 · global · 2026-06-15
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- players build custom battle tops from over 60 parts and fight to win a world championship · 2026-08-20
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- set in a 2000s-style town and follows a player searching for their father, the inventor of the Slayblade who disappeared five years ago · 2026-08-20
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- supports Japanese and is 15% off until September 4 · 2026-08-20
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- A demo is available on Steam, currently English-only, and lets players experience about half of the parts and unlockable content, with progress carrying over to the full version. · 2026-08-07
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Aug 20
Henry's House released Slayblade, a PC roguelite on Steam where players build custom battle tops from over 60 parts and fight to win a world championship. The game is set in a 2000s-style town and follows a player searching for their father, the inventor of the Slayblade who disappeared five years ago. It supports Japanese and is 15% off until September 4.
Aug 7
Henry's House announced on August 6 that its roguelite battle top game Slayblade will launch on PC via Steam on August 20, 2026, Japan time. The developer describes the game as a Beyblade-inspired life sim roguelike, set in a 2000s-style miniature city where players skateboard, find opponents, and build custom tops from over 60 part types. Each part carries stats for weight, acceleration, and spin resistance, and players can purchase parts at shops or through gachapon. The game progresses in daily cycles with morning, afternoon, and night phases, including street battles, illegal nighttime fights with cash stakes, lawn mowing for income, and shrine donations that boost experience. The story follows a protagonist whose father invented an infinitely spinning Slayblade and disappeared five years ago; the player aims to win the World Championship to uncover the truth, though the developer notes the story is limited to short cutscenes at the start and end. A demo is available on Steam, currently English-only, and lets players experience about half of the parts and unlockable content, with progress carrying over to the full version. The demo has earned a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 85% of 221 user reviews positive at the time of writing.
Jun 15
The roguelite life sim Slayblade, described by its creator as Beyblade crossed with a Y2K life sim, has a demo on Steam. Players skate a 2000s city, battle with spinning tops, and earn prize money for new parts. The demo includes about half the content and carries progress to the full version.