Kusan: City of Wolves is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch, offering a neon-lit top-down shooter with 54 handcrafted stages, customisable loadouts and a hip-hop soundtrack
Kusan: City of Wolves has officially released across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch, bringing a stylised top-down shooter to all major platforms. Developed as a single-player action title, the game places players in the role of Jin, an ex-soldier turned gun-for-hire, tasked with protecting a high-risk cargo in a cyberpunk metropolis. The launch includes both digital and physical editions, with boxed copies confirmed for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.
Gameplay and Core Features
The game is structured around 54 handcrafted stages, each designed to test player skill through a combination of precise gunplay, melee combat and boss encounters. Jin's arsenal includes the War Hand and Quantum Knife, alongside a range of firearms, allowing for varied approaches to combat. Players can customise and upgrade their loadouts via the Techtrix system, unlocking new skills and adapting their playstyle to suit different challenges. The game's soundtrack, produced by hip-hop artist Loptimist, is integrated throughout, aiming to reinforce the game's high-energy pacing.
Visual Style and Storytelling
Kusan: City of Wolves adopts a neon-soaked, pixel-art aesthetic, with environments designed to evoke a rain-drenched, corrupt cityscape. The narrative unfolds through graphic-novel-inspired cutscenes, using comic-panel transitions to deliver a story of violence, corruption and shifting loyalties. Each boss encounter is presented as a cinematic duel, with unique attack patterns and mechanics that require players to learn and adapt in order to progress.
Platform Availability and Release Details
The game is available now on PC (via major storefronts), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Physical editions are offered for PlayStation 5 and Switch, while digital versions are accessible across all platforms. The release covers 54 stages divided into multiple chapters, with each stage offering skill-based puzzles and the opportunity to earn S-rank ratings for optimal performance. For players interested in other recent action releases, Steel Maiden's demo-another indie action roguelite-recently launched on Steam and is covered in our feature on Steel Maiden's demo launch.
Customisation systems in action games like Kusan: City of Wolves allow players to tailor their abilities, weapons and upgrades to suit individual playstyles. These systems often encourage experimentation, as players can adapt their approach to different enemy types and stage layouts. The inclusion of skill-based ranking and handcrafted level design aims to reward mastery and replayability, distinguishing such titles from procedurally generated or purely linear shooters.
