Now available on Google Play
Play as Malo in a pixel art RPG: arrive at Haneda, talk to locals, read your first kana, explore Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno, and progress toward JLPT N5/N4 through a real adventure.
Gameplay video
The video shows the game experience: exploration, dialogues, Japanese in context, exercises and progression through Tokyo. The game keeps evolving with new immersion features presented just below.
New features
NIHONGO DX7 is no longer only about visiting Tokyo: the city now evolves with time, exploration feels smoother, and you can keep memories of the places you discover along the way.
As the adventure moves forward, Tokyo gradually shifts from day to night. Streets, buildings, signs and lighting change atmosphere, giving familiar districts a new identity.
Take time to enjoy the scenery, frame your shot and capture the places you discover. Photo Mode turns exploration into a travel journal of your journey through Tokyo.
Shinjuku has been reworked, and music now flows naturally between streets in the same area, reducing interruptions and making each district feel more continuous.
Tokyo after sunset
Night mode is more than a dark filter: environments were reworked to bring Tokyo’s lights, signs and nighttime colors to life. The transition happens progressively during the adventure.
Playable demo
The free demo now covers the first major steps of Malo’s journey through Tokyo: Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno.
Arrival in Japan, first interactions and useful starter words.
Daily life, konbini, restaurants and vocabulary in context.
Dialogues, urban exploration and your first longer sentences.
Temple, sightseeing, useful expressions and a more traditional side of Tokyo.
Park, culture, museum and new exchanges with characters.
Launch the demo directly in your browser, or download the official Android app on Google Play.
Learn by playing
You discover a word in a scene, hear it in a dialogue, use it to progress, then meet it again in a quest or mini-game.
Contextual dialogues
Instead of learning an isolated sentence, you meet it in a situation: buying something, asking, answering, thanking someone or finding your way.
What you will learn
NIHONGO DX7 introduces the basics of Japanese in context: you read, listen, understand, then reuse words inside the adventure.
Not just word lists
In NIHONGO DX7, the language is not separated from the game. You do not memorize a list out of context: you discover a word in a scene, hear it in a dialogue, then reuse it to progress.
Listening and pronunciation
In dialogues and lessons, audio helps train your ear: you can hear Japanese sentences, recognize sounds more easily, and practice pronunciation with more confidence.
Integrated exercises
Exercises can appear directly during exploration, immersive dialogues or mini-games. The goal is simple: understand in order to continue, without breaking the game atmosphere.
Word choices, kana, kanji and vocabulary directly integrated into gameplay sequences.
Questions can accompany more cinematic dialogue scenes to strengthen understanding.
Mini-games and progression
NIHONGO DX7 combines exploration, dialogues, immersive scenes, exercises, mini-games, library and progression tools. The goal is to make repetition feel natural.
Journey map
The map represents the full planned journey. With the Asakusa/Ueno update, the free demo now covers five districts that establish the beginning of the adventure.
Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno are playable for free.
The Prologue demo is now available on Google Play.
The wishlist will be added as soon as the official Steam page is ready.
How to play
Move Malo, talk to characters, listen to Japanese sentences, open your phone and follow your objectives.
Play on mobile
On mobile, rotate your phone to landscape mode and use the touch buttons on screen. For the best experience, enable sound and play in fullscreen when possible.
Free bonus
A retro mini manual to print or read online: hiragana and katakana charts, compound sounds, writing pages, personal notes and travel landmarks from NIHONGO DX7.
FAQ
Yes. The demo is playable for free in your browser.
The demo includes Haneda, Shin-Okubo, Shinjuku, Asakusa and Ueno.
Not yet. The Steam page and wishlist will be added as soon as they are ready. Until then, the browser demo remains available for free.
No. The public demo is available, but the full version is still in development.
No. The game is designed for beginners, with a progression toward JLPT N5/N4 basics.
Yes. The game can be played in a mobile browser, preferably in landscape mode with touch controls. For a smoother experience, turn on sound and disable battery saver mode.
Yes. The Android version of the Prologue demo is now available on Google Play.
The demo uses local browser saving when available. Avoid clearing browser data if you want to keep your progression.