{"id":6771,"date":"2026-07-30T06:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kusan-city-of-wolves-out-now-ps5-switch-steam-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T06:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:16:33","slug":"kusan-city-of-wolves-out-now-ps5-switch-steam-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kusan-city-of-wolves-out-now-ps5-switch-steam-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kusan: City of Wolves Is Out Now \u2014 Korean Indie Shooter Hits PS5, Switch and Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Korean indie studio CIRCLEfromDOT&#8217;s neon noir top-down shooter <strong>Kusan: City of Wolves<\/strong> launched today, 30 July 2026, across PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch and Steam \u2014 and it has already pulled an 84 on Metacritic from early critics, with comparisons to <em>Hotline Miami<\/em> flying in thick and fast.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kusan-ss1.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kusan: City of Wolves \u2014 neon-drenched combat screenshot\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of CIRCLEfromDOT \/ PQube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Jin Versus the Port City of Asia<\/h2>\n<p>You play as Jin, an ex-soldier turned gun-for-hire grinding out survival in Kusan \u2014 described by the developers as a &#8220;Port City of Asia&#8221; consumed by violence and corruption. The mission: carve through 54 hand-crafted stages to rescue Haru, a young girl who has been fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon and is now a target for every faction in the city. The story unfolds in comic-panel-style cutscenes that lean hard into the neo-noir aesthetic, keeping the pacing tight between stages.<\/p>\n<p>Publisher PQube \u2014 the UK label behind several Asian indie titles \u2014 is handling global distribution, while developer CIRCLEfromDOT handles the South Korean side of the creative DNA. The &#8220;Port City of Asia&#8221; framing will feel immediately familiar to anyone who has walked through the humid, neon-lit streets of an Asian port town at night, and it lends the game a visual identity that stands apart from the more Western-coded neon noir you usually see in this genre.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uookmd4LSPc\" title=\"Kusan: City of Wolves | Release Date Reveal | 30 July 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Kusan: City of Wolves | Release Date Reveal | 30 July 2026 \u2014 via PQube on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Guns, Blades, Parries \u2014 No Second Chances<\/h2>\n<p>This is a game that demands speed and precision and offers very little forgiveness. Combat revolves around chaining together Jin&#8217;s three tools: firearms (upgradeable via Bolts collected from environmental destruction), the Quantum Blade for close-range slashes, and the War Hand \u2014 a heavy melee weapon that hits hard but costs positioning. A parry system and a short-range teleport round out the kit, turning each stage into a flow-state puzzle that rewards learning enemy patterns and punishes hesitation.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kusan-ss2.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kusan: City of Wolves \u2014 boss encounter\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of CIRCLEfromDOT \/ PQube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Korean games outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invenglobal.com\/articles\/24215\/neon-drenched-action-that-keeps-your-hands-busy-kusan-city-of-wolves-84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inven Global scored it 8.4\/10<\/a>, calling it &#8220;neon-drenched action that keeps your hands busy,&#8221; while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps5\/kusan-city-of-wolves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Push Square&#8217;s mini-review<\/a> praised the &#8220;fast-paced carnage&#8221; in this &#8220;tough Hotline Miami-like.&#8221; If <em>Hotline Miami<\/em> left a mark on you \u2014 and for a lot of Singapore gamers it very much did \u2014 this is the closest thing to a spiritual successor with an Asian soul.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kusan-ss3.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kusan: City of Wolves \u2014 stage layout and pixel art\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of CIRCLEfromDOT \/ PQube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>A Soundtrack Built on Korean Hip-Hop<\/h2>\n<p>Every stage is scored by Korean hip-hop heavyweight Loptimist, whose &#8220;adrenaline-fuelled&#8221; compositions layer head-bopping loops and deep 808s over the chaos on screen. Sound design in top-down action games can make or break the feel of combat, and having a producer who understands rhythm and weight at a structural level \u2014 rather than just licensing generic electronic music \u2014 gives Kusan a kinetic energy that elevates the whole package.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kusan-ss4.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kusan: City of Wolves \u2014 neon city environment\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of CIRCLEfromDOT \/ PQube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Where to Get It and How Much<\/h2>\n<p>Kusan: City of Wolves is available now on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1714510\/Kusan_City_of_Wolves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steam<\/a>, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X\/S, and Nintendo Switch. The base price is USD $14.99 (regional pricing applies on Steam), and a <strong>20% launch discount<\/strong> is running until 13 August 2026 \u2014 making this one of the cheaper must-plays to land this month. A free demo is also available on Steam, PS5 and Xbox if you want to feel out the difficulty curve before committing.<\/p>\n<p>For more new game launches and gaming news relevant to Singapore players, check out our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Game News section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korean indie studio CIRCLEfromDOT&#8217;s neon noir top-down shooter lands today on PS5, Xbox Series X\/S, Nintendo Switch and Steam, pulling an 84 on Metacritic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":6766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[234,83,64,124],"class_list":["post-6771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-action","tag-indie-games","tag-ps5","tag-steam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/kusan-header.jpg?fit=460%2C215&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1Ld","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6620,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/suika-game-planet-ps5-steam-singapore-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":6771,"position":0},"title":"Suika Game and Planet Drop on PS5 \u2014 S$3.20 Each on SG Store","date":"July 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The viral fruit-stacking Switch sensation and its sequel Suika Game Planet are now on PS5 and Steam \u2014 grab both on Singapore PS Store for just S$3.20 each.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/suika-game-ps5-launch.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5722,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/denshattack-launches-switch-2-ps5-steam-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":6771,"position":1},"title":"Denshattack! 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