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Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo]

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The short version

What is Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo]?

Wagotabi is an educational RPG adventure set in real Japan that teaches practical Japanese through quests, situations, and language-driven puzzles. Players explore, talk with locals, review words with SRS tests and a dictionary, and practice Kana and Kanji in minigames.

Wagotabi: Learn Japanese is an educational role-playing adventure set in real Japan, designed for beginners. It teaches practical words and grammar in concrete situations such as asking for directions, ordering a Bento, and expressing likes and dislikes. Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji are introduced progressively as vocabulary expands. Players personalize an appearance, explore Japan, talk in Japanese with locals, and progress by solving quests, situations, and language-driven puzzles. The game includes SRS tests with more than 15 question types, Kana and Kanji minigames, a smart dictionary, a Kanjidex, grammar explanations, interactive tooltips, and fully voiced Japanese. The demo contains early scenes of the first prefecture.

Getting started

How to play Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo]

  1. Personalize an appearance.
  2. Explore Japan and talk in Japanese with locals.
  3. Complete quests, situations, and language-driven puzzles to progress.
  4. Use SRS tests with more than 15 question types to review words that are difficult to remember.
  5. Practice Kana and Kanji in minigames and review entries in the smart dictionary.
Controls

Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo] controls

The developer does not list specific controls on the game page. Click the play frame above and try the keyboard, mouse, or touch; most jam games show their controls on the first screen.

Play better

Tips for Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo]

  • Use the built-in SRS to focus on words that are difficult to remember.
  • Review smart dictionary entries with icons, tags, and example sentences.
  • Practice Kana and Kanji through the dedicated minigames.
  • Collect and crack Kanji in the Kanjidex.
  • Read grammar explanations with example sentences when a concept needs clarification.
Questions

Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo] FAQ

What is Wagotabi?

It is an educational RPG adventure set in real Japan that teaches practical Japanese for beginners.

How does progression work?

Players use Japanese to solve quests, situations, and language-driven puzzles.

What review tools are included?

A built-in SRS, a smart dictionary, grammar explanations, and more than 15 question types are included.

What platforms are available?

HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.

What is in the demo?

The demo contains the early scenes of the first prefecture.

Is a release date available?

No release date is available; the game is in development.

From the developer

About this game

Read the full developer description

Want to learn Japanese but don’t know where to start? Tried many learning methods, but none kept you motivated? Struggling to apply what you're learning in real life?

Wagotabi is a fun and immersive RPG adventure set in real Japan. Fully accessible to beginners, it focuses on teaching the most practical words and grammatical concepts first, in concrete situations: asking for directions, ordering a Bento, expressing your likes and dislikes, and much more! Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji are introduced progressively as you expand your vocabulary.

Wagotabi is the game we wish we had when we first started learning Japanese.

   

   

Also Available on STEAM

FEATURES

Role play: Personalize your appearance, explore Japan and talk in Japanese with locals! Use your Japanese skills to progress in the adventure by solving quests, situations, and language-driven puzzles. All the situations have been handcrafting with care to maximise the practical use of the vocabulary and grammar concepts introduced. Discover the Japanese history, culture and geography while progressing in the adventure.


Smart Tests: Built in SRS (Spaced Repetition System) enables you to focus on words you struggle remembering. More than 15 different questions types are included (build sentences, find the correct words, conjugation, audio related questions, etc.)

Mini games: Diverse mini games for you to learn and have fun! Learning Kana and Kanji has never been that easy!


Smart dictionary: Review what you need the most, anytime in 360 degrees. Icons, tags and example sentences help you remember each word!


Fill your Kanjidex: Become a Kanji collector. Crack them!


(Non-exhaustive) list of other features :

  • Interactive dictionary (with illustrations, tags, example sentences etc.)
  • Clear grammar explanation (with example sentences)
  • Interactive tooltips
  • Fully voiced in Japanese
  • Interactions with environment
  • Quests
  • Minigames (Kana and Kanji)
  • Boss fights
  • Hiragana / Katakana / Kanji stroke order and calligraphy
  • Kanjidex
  • Resembling Kanji
  • Conjugation
  • Advanced progress tracking tools …

STATISTICS (as of now)

  • +440 carefully selected words and grammar points
  • +210 Kanji
  • +680 example sentences
  • +3000 voiced Japanese dialogues
  • +400 unique NPCs in game
  • +300 teachers in +60 countries reviewing the game
  • All words are used in context for better retention

This demo version contains the early scenes of the 1st prefecture of Wagotabi.

PLAYER FEEDBACKS

  • "You guys are a blessing to bring this to the learning market!"
  • "I have been using some of the App's examples for my lessons and my students are responding to them really well."
  • "I don't have the budget to travel to Japan, however I'm totally immersed in this game, learning effectively and witnessing my progress daily."
  • "Thanks to this app, my kids are now self-motivated to learn Japanese and reconnect with their roots.“
  • "I'm preparing a trip to Japan and will definitely go check these spots I already visited in-game."

OTHER LINKS

Description from Wagotabi: Learn Japanese [Demo] on itch.io, by Wagotabi.

Screens

Screenshots

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Not listed by the developer: controls, release date, system requirements, touch controls, iOS support. We left these out rather than guess.