- Tako no Himitsu character trailer #2: Mylene Crew, the famous pop star - 29 August 2026
Bonsoir,I hope you are doing well in this terrible summer. Two months have passed since our latest news, it's time to revel the second trailer in our serie about each of the playable characters of Tako no Himitsu. Today we focus on Mylene, the most famous singer in the game world. You were able to play as her in our Steam demo, let's see what fate has in store for her!Alongside the trailer, we published a new devlog about our recent progress in the game. We are now working on the final act of the game, and most of the side content is implemented! We publish devlog every couple of month both on Patreon and Kickstarter, feel free to follow for more details about the development.https://www.patreon.com/chrisDeneos/posts/himitsu-project-167993064Stay tuned for the next trailer, coming soon!
- Tako no Himitsu character trailer #1: Karan, the aspiring drag queen - 7 June 2026
Bonsoir,I hope you are doing well. Summer Game Fest is in full swing, and we are proud to have been included in the Gayming Pride Parade. For this occasion, we published a new trailer focusing on Karan, our drag quene character. You can see his Gameplay, as well as goals in the world and the cameos of real world artists in action.This trailer is the first of a serie, in the upcomming month we'll publish trailers focusing on each of the playable characters, so stay tuned!The game is progressing well, we should be able to release it next year. In case you missed it, we publish devlogs on both Kickstarter and Patreon to keep you in touch with our progress: https://www.patreon.com/chrisDeneosCheck out all the games for the Gayming Pride Parade of Summer Game Fest here:Have a great summer!
- Tako no Himitsu new trailer update! - 30 May 2025
Bonsoir, I hope you've all been doing well. We are hard at work with the team on the development of Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets. We are almost done with the first act of the game, there is still a lot of content to be made, but we still wanted to give you a new glimpse of our game world. We also have a lot of progress on the soundtrack, including a new battle track by Motoi Sakuraba, the composer behind Golden Sun, the Tales of series, Dark Soul and Star Ocean! This trailer was part of two indie game showcases, so please go check the other games and wishlist them as well: - AG French Direct - Indie Quest Since our last update, we also worked and released an other game, Wednesdays, so please check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/Wednesdays/ We are now back working full time on Tako No Himitsu, we are so happy to see the game world come to life, and we can't wait for all…
- Updated Demo Out Now! New boss and latin Spanish localization available! - 5 August 2024
Hello all, Quick update here as we just patched the game Kickstarter demo! Firstly, a huge thank you to the over 7500 players who have already downloaded the demo. I hope you enjoyed it! Since returning from my trip to Japan, we have been working tirelessly to finish the updated version of the demo, and I’m happy to say: it’s done! You can find the updated demo on Steam right now (link). In addition to the 1:30 hours of base content it already featured, you can now enjoy a brand new boss fight, updated puzzles, updated maps, and smaller general quality-of-life improvements. We also now have a latin spanish translation thanks to our friend Genow! Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the demo; it was super helpful! You still have 4 days to support us on Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1373467035/tako-no-himitsu-ocean-of-secrets We have a few stretchgoals left…
- It's rare for a pixel art throwback to really wow me these days, but a hybrid action-JRPG where you collect magical octopus friends to cast spells might just fit the bill - 13 July 2024
There are so many indie throwbacks to old Nintendo consoles these days, it takes a lot of juice for one to really catch my eye, but Game Boy Advance-style RPG Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets (previously reported on by Rock Paper Shotgun ) looks like it has the right stuff. Tako no Himitsu (literally "Secret of the Octopus") has particularly gorgeous art, as well as soundtrack contributions from GBA and SNES vets Motoi Sakuraba (Golden Sun, Dark Souls) and Masanori Hikichi (Terranigma, Danganropa 2)... Read more.
- New full game trailer, and early demo available now! - 10 July 2024
Hello from Deneos! We’re super excited to show the brand new trailer for Tako no Himitsu, and to announce that the Kickstarter is live today! Tako no Himitsu is an action JRPG made as a tribute to GBA classics - you can expect puzzles, party systems and a narrative that explores each character’s story and the world around them. Alongside the launching of our Kickstarter campaign today, we’re excited to share an early demo of Tako no Himitsu - there’s over an hour of gameplay for you to enjoy, giving you plenty of time to explore some of the world and meet some of the characters! As this is an early demo, there may be some bug and fixes that we’ll roll out (boss improvements are already on the list). If you encounter any bugs, or would just like to give feedback, you can join our Discord here. And of course, wishlist Tako no Himitsu now! It helps us out more than you know, and as a small…
- New teaser video released! - 26 June 2024
Hello from Deneos! We’re super excited to announce that we made a new teaser video for our game, Tako no Himitsu, and that it’s also coming to Kickstarter on July 10th! Tako no Himitsu is an action JRPG made as a tribute to GBA classics - you can expect puzzles, party systems and a narrative that explores each character’s story and the world around them. We’re super excited to be bringing the game to Kickstarter; we’ve been hard at work over the last few months on developing the game, and the Kickstarter campaign will help us to add a few more things into the game. You can follow the Kickstarter page here to be notified when it launches. With the campaign start we will also release a demo for you to try on the Steam page here (with over 1 hour playtime). And of course, wishlist Tako no Himitsu now! It helps us out more than you know, and as a small team every bit of support means the wo…
- Happy new year from the whole Deneos team! - 31 December 2023
The whole team at Deneos want to wish you a happy new year! ✨ 2023 was a very important year for us, we properly announced the game, created our game company and started to unlock funds for the development. Our goal for 2024 is to do a successful Kickstarter campaign, and to bring you an awesome demo with it. Here is a short video we made for the new year: If you want to follow the development, you can read our devlogs on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/himitsu-project-94771231 You can also wishlist the game on Kickstarter, which will help us when the campaign will start! We are working hard on the game and will keep you posted. Wish us luck and happy new year ✨
- Introducing Tako no Himitsu - a narrative action RPG! - 17 May 2023
Hello from Deneos! We’re super excited to announce our brand-new game, Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets, is coming to Kickstarter this summer. Tako no Himitsu is an action RPG that’s been described as Golden Sun meets Illusion of Gaia. Made as a tribute to the Game Boy Advance era of gaming, play in a world centuries on from the events of Save me Mr Tako! where octopuses have been erased from history. Uncover the story of six playable characters and the vast world they inhabit. Explore, solve puzzles and best your enemies in combat to learn the long forgotten truth and save the world. There’s plenty to uncover in Tako no Himitsu, and we’re looking forward to bringing you an exciting new adventure. We’re currently gearing up for a Kickstarter campaign this summer to help us in completing the game, so make sure you visit our page and sign up to be notified when it goes live! Don’t forget…
