- KABUKI FIRE DEMO!! - 1 September 2026
The KABUKI FIRE demo is back and lets you play the complete KIHON-MODE for 30 days!!Enoy!!
- PROMOTION!! - 17 August 2026
Dear KABUKI FIRE community!As some of you might already know, Atmosphere has released a spin-off titled KABUKI FIRE: DOJO!As part of the promotional events, we are giving away free copies to the KABUKI FIRE community. Today we are giving away 20 free copies. In the upcoming days we will randomly post one more batch of keys. If you enjoy DOJO and feel like posting a review, feel invited to do so!FREE STEAM AVAILABLE:W7BRT-GNCXN-WPNTQCI4RJ-R5HAJ-DAN86GGL0A-BR3G9-6FKW0END OF PROMOTION
- NEW GAME RELEASE!! - 14 August 2026
Hordes of flying alien mutant critters ferociously attack tourists of a little exotic island and biting them into bloodthirsty zombie creatures! But don't worry, the creatures are just harmless robotic devices, part of a legendary practice shooting-gallery simply known as DOJO. It's the place where shooters from all over the world meet, to prepare for the lethal KABUKI FIRE tournament. As one of the participants you have a limited time-frame, to score as many points as possible and break the high-score record!While the tough and frantic arcade shoot 'em up KABUKI FIRE remains a challenge even for advanced action aficionados, KABUKI FIRE: DOJO is for everyone and offers a cozy and relaxed environment!Check it out and see for yourself!!
- KABUKI FIRE SUMMER-TOURNAMENT AND PROMOTION!! - 1 July 2026
ENTER THE SUMMER-TOURNAMENT NOW!!PLAY THE GAME IN TOURNAMENT-MODE FROM JULY 1st - 15th AND TRY TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT-LEADERBOARD!! TRY TO BETTER YOUR SCORE AS LONG A THE TOURNAMENT IS ACTIVE!!DIFFICULTY: EASY/SEMIREWARD: A DIGITAL KABUKI FIRE LEGENDS STICKER BASED ON THE CHAPION'S LIKENESS** + 15 FREE COPIES TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!IMPORTANT: TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION IS POSSIBLE ONLY WITH VERSION 1.3 AND ABOVE!!SUMMER-TOURNAMENT PROMOTION!! DURING THE SUMMER-TOURNAMENT (FROM JULY 1st, 10 AM PDT) YOU ARE ABLE TO BUY KABUKI FIRE AT A WHOPPING DISCOUNT OF 85%!!GOOD LUCK CONTESTANTS!!+++++++TOURNAMENT STANDINGS+++++++CONTESTANT NAMESCOREAtmosphere9040 ** IMPORTANT INFO: THE COPYRIGHT FOR LEGENDS STICKERS STAYS WITH ATMOSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS LTD. THE WINNER OF THE CHALLENGE IS AWARE OF AND AGREES TO, THAT THE STICKER MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, IM…
- Version 1.3.1 - 1 July 2026
What's new? TOURNAMENT-MODE APPEARED AS LOCKED ALTHOUGH OPEN - FIXED! SOME MINOR BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS!
- Petko and the Black Island - 10 June 2026
The studio that brought you the wild arcade style shoot-em-up KABUKI FIRE is working on a classical 2D point & click adventure! Join world traveler Petko on a trip to the mysterious Black Island and witness the events that led to the zombie virus outbreak!
- THE SECOND KABUKI FIRE TOURNAMENT!! - 19 January 2026
GET READY FOR THE SECOND KABUKI FIRE TOURNAMENT!!THE SHIAI(TOURNAMENT)-MODE WILL UNLOCK AT THE START OF THE TOURNEY AND REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR ONE WEEK!! TRY TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD WITHIN THIS TIMEFRAME!! YOU CAN TRY FOR UNLIMITED TIMES TO BETTER YOUR SCORE AS LONG A THE TOURNAMENT IS ACTIVE!!DIFFICULTY: SEMIRECOMMENDATION: PRACTISE IN SEMI-MODE TO BE PREPARED!!REWARDS:THE CHAMPION WILL BE REWARDED AN ORIGINAL PHYSICAL KABUKI FIRE THEMED DRAWING BY KABUKI FIRE'S ARTIST, MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS AND 10 FREE COPIES TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS.SECOND POSITION WILL BE REWARDED WITH 10 FREE COPIES.THIRD POSITION WILL BE REWARDED WITH 5 FREE COPIES.LEGENDS CHALLENGE: EVERY CONTESTANT THAT SCORES MORE THAN 11.000 POINTS IN THE TOURNAMENT WILL BE REWARDED A DIGITAL KABUKI FIRE LEGENDS STICKER BASED ON HIS/HER LIKENESS.ALL WINNERS PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL WITH "TOURNAMENT" IN THE SUBJECT LINE TO I…
- THE FIRST KABUKI FIRE TOURNAMENT!! - 16 December 2025
GET READY FOR THE FIRST KABUKI FIRE TOURNAMENT!! THE SHIAI(TOURNAMENT)-MODE WILL UNLOCK AT THE START OF THE TOURNEY AND REMAIN UNLOCKED FOR ONE WEEK!! TRY TO ENTER THE TOURNAMENT LEADERBOARD WITHIN THIS TIMEFRAME!! THE CONTESTANT AT THE NUMBER ONE POSITION BY THE END OF THE TOURNAMENT, WILL BE THE NEW KABUKI FIRE CHAMPION!! YOU CAN TRY FOR UNLIMITED TIMES TO BETTER YOUR SCORE AS LONG A THE TOURNAMENT IS OPEN!!DIFFICULTY: IT WILL BE BETWEEN KIHON AND SEMI!!RECOMMENDATION: PRACTISE IN SEMI-MODE TO BE PREPARED!!WHAT CAN YOU WIN? THE CHAMPION WILL BE REWARDED WITH 10 FREE COPIES PLUS A DIGITAL KABUKI FIRE LEGENDS STICKER BASED ON HIS/HER LIKENESS, IMPLEMENTED IN THE HIGHSCORE SECTION OF KABUKI FIRE!!SECOND AND THIRD POSITION WILL BE REWARDED WITH 10 FREE COPIES!!EVERY CONTESTANT THAT IS ABLE TO ENTER THE SHIAI-LEADERBOARD WILL RECEIVE 5 FREE COPIES TO SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!ALL WINN…
- VERSION 1.3 AVAILABLE!! - 8 December 2025
WHAT'S NEW?STANDARD TIME-FRAME IS NOW 7 MINUTES! Instead of the 5 minutes, the standard per round is now 7 minutes plus additional bonus time. The gameplay has been adjusted to the new time-frame.NEW TOURNAMENT-MODE! Once a tournament is active, this mode will be unlocked for a short period of time, during which players can try to reach the top of the tournament leaderboard. At the end of the period, the contestant with the highest score will be the new KABUKI FIRE champion! Tournaments are the same as HARD-MODE rounds but can differ in the amount of the ENERGY-BONUS. Typically, tournament rounds will be even more vicious than HARD-MODE. CREATURE SPAWN UPDATED! For a more constant spawning of creatures from round to round!HARD-MODE IS ALWAYS UNLOCKED No requirement to pass KIHON-MODE.TIME/ENERGY-BONUS ADJUSTED! The bonus now adds only 2 seconds of time. The collected bonus time will be…
- ++ VERSION 1.3 PREVIEW ++ - 5 November 2025
Dear KABUKI FIRE community! Version 1.3 is in the works!Possible updates and improvements will be...TOURNAMENT Mode - On a regular basis, this mode will be unlocked for a short period of time. At the end of the period, the contestant with the highest score will be the current KABUKI FIRE champion!Creature spawn will depend on the current location in the arena instead of time-based. This will retain the amount of creatures that are spawned when releasing the Score/Time bonus. The overall amount of creatures spawned will be better balanced between separate rounds.HARD-Mode is always unlocked, no requirement to pass KIHON-Mode first anymore.2 new achievements. If you have suggestions for the next update, write in the comments!
- ++ DevGAMM 2025 Steam Event ++ - 3 November 2025
KABUKI FIRE is part of the DevGAMM 2025 Steam Event, check it out!!https://store.steampowered.com/sale/devgammawards2025?tab=2
- ++ WINNER OF THE 1st LEGENDS-CHALLENGE AND 3rd LEGENDS-CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT ++ - 29 September 2025
PLAYER MIM IS THE FIRST KABUKI FIRE CONTESTANT TO REACH A SCORE OF 10.000+ POINTS ON THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD AND HAS RECEIVED A PERSONAL LIKENESS-BASED STICKER AS A REWARD. CONGRATULATIONS KABUKI FIRE-LEGEND MIM!!++ 3rd LEGENDS-CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT ++REACH THE TOP-POSITION OF THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD AND WIN AN OFFICIAL KABUKI FIRE LEGENDS-STICKER BASED ON YOUR LIKENESS, PAINTED IN THE STYLE OF THE GAME.IF YOU AGREE, THE STICKER MIGHT BE IMPLEMENTED INTO THE HIGHSCORE SECTION OF KABUKI FIRE WITHIN FUTURE UPDATES AND WILL BE VISIBLE AS LONG AS YOU HOLD THE TOP-POSITION OF THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD!HOW TO PARTICIPATE? REACH THE TOP OF THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD AND SEND AN EMAIL WITH 2 PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOU AND YOUR STEAM-NAME TO [email protected] OF CHALLENGE? END OF OCTOBER.GOOD LUCK!IMPORTANT INFO: THE COPYRIGHT FOR THE STICKER STAYS WITH ATMOSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS LTD. THE WINNER OF T…
- ++ VERSION 1.2 RELEASED ++ - 16 September 2025
VERSION 1.2 FEATURES- INTRODUCING ROBOT-COACH 'HIROSHI' (PROTOTYPE)- VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE UI- NEW ACHIEVEMENT 'SEMI PRO' FOR COMPLETING SEMI-MODE- 'LEADER OF THE PACK' ACHIEVEMENT MOVED TO LOCAL LEADERBOARD- NAME OF COZY-MODE CHANGED TO KIHON-MODE- VARIOUS ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTSATTENTION: HARD-MODE IS LOCKED AND MUST BE UNLOCKED BY COMPLETING KIHON-MODE!!WHY? REQUIRING PLAYERS TO COMPLETE KIHON-MODE (TRAINING) FIRST, WILL PREVENT THEM FROM JUMPING DIRECTLY TO HARD-MODE AND FEEL DISCOURAGED BY THE MODE'S DIFFICULTY.
- ++ 2nd LEGENDS-CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT ++ - 22 August 2025
ENTER THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD WITH YOUR SCORE AND WIN 5 FREE COPIES OF KABUKI FIRE, TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.IF SUCCESSFUL, SEND AND EMAIL WITH "2ND LEGENDS-CHALLENGE" IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND YOUR STEAM-USERNAME IN THE MESSAGE TO [email protected]. AFTER A QUICK CHECK, YOU WILL PROMPTLY RECEIVE YOUR FREE STEAM-KEYS AT YOUR MAILBOX.END OF CHALLENGE? 23th OF SEPTEMBERGOOD LUCK CONTESTANTS!
- ++ UPDATE ++ "2 MONTHS AFTER RELEASE" CELEBRATION / DISCOUNT AND FREE COPIES ++ - 14 August 2025
ON THE 23th OF AUGUST, WE CELEBRATE 2 MONTHS AFTER THE RELEASE OF KABUKI FIRE, THE ARCADE-STYLE ACTION GAME BY ATMOSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS. GAMERS THAT ARE CURIOUS ABOUT THE GAME, BUT HAVEN'T MADE THE TRIP TO BLACK ISLAND YET, WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY A COPY ON A DISCOUNT, STARTING FROM AUGUST 27TH!!ADDITIONALLY WE ARE GIVING AWAY 10 FREE COPIES!!WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? JUST SEND AN EMPTY EMAIL WITH "I WANT A FREE COPY" IN THESUBJECT LINE TO [email protected] UNTIL AUGUST 23TH!!FROM ALL PARTICIPANTS, 10 WILL BE PICKED RANDOMLY AND A FREE STEAM-KEY WILL BE SENDTO THEM!!GOOD LUCK!!++ UPDATE ++THANK YOU TO ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE "I WANT A FREE COPY" EMAIL-EVENT!! WE DECIDED TO GIFT A FREE COPY TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED!! ENJOY THE GAME AND SEE YOU IN THE ARENA!!
- KABUKI FIRE VERSION 1.1.1 - 10 August 2025
What's new? - Some visual improvements and minor bug fixes
- ++ VERSION 1.1 ANNOUNCEMENT ++ - 18 July 2025
NEW EASY - GAME MODE! THIS NEW FEATURE WILL MAKE THE GAME MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR CASUAL GAMERS. ONCE MASTERED, PLAYERS WILL BE BETTER PREPARED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE IN THE FULL KABUKI FIRE MODE!SMALL BUG FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTSRELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2025
- ++ 1st LEGENDS-CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT ++ - 16 July 2025
BE THE FIRST PLAYER TO ENTER THE GLOBAL LEADERBOARD WITH A 10.000+ POINTS SCORE AND WIN AN OFFICIAL KABUKI FIRE LEGENDS-STICKER BASED ON YOUR LIKENESS, PAINTED IN THE STYLE OF THE GAME.HOW TO PARTICIPATE? ENTER YOUR STEAM-NAME IN THE COMMENTS TO THIS POSTEND OF CHALLENGE? 16th OF AUGUSTGOOD LUCK!IMPORTANT INFO: PLAYERS WITH A FREE COPY OF THE GAME ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE. THE STICKER WILL BE DELIVERED IN DIGITAL FORMAT. THE COPYRIGHT FOR THE STICKER STAYS WITH ATMOSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS LTD. THE WINNER OF THE CHALLENGE IS AWARE OF AND AGREES TO, THAT THE STICKER MAY OR MAY NOT BE USED FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE GAME, SHOWN WITHIN THE GAMES' COMMUNITY PAGE, OR BE USED OTHERWISE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CHALLENGE, SEND YOUR EMAIL TO [email protected]
- ++DEMO RELEASED++ - 1 July 2025
POTENTIAL KABUKI FIRE CONTESTANTS CAN TEST REFLEXES IN THE WARM-UP PHASE OF THE CHALLENGE, BUT BEWARE: IT GETS SERIOUS FROM THERE!!
- ++EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW++ - 1 July 2025
Almost 10 years since winning his 5th title and several weeks before his last KABUKI FIRE participation and the fatal event in which he lost his life, legendary KOA gave and interview for KABUKI FIRE FANS.KFF: Hello KOA, how are you doing?KOA: I'm doing splendid! I had intensive work-outs high up in the mountains of Black Island and I feel energized. I can't wait to show my dear fans the new fighting techniques I added to my arsenal. You will be surprised, I can tell you that!KFF: That sounds amazing! KOA, tell us a little bit how it all started for you. How did you get in contact with the KABUKI FIRE tournament?KOA: Thank you for the question! Well, I always had a thing for adventure and danger. I was in the first line of defence when the outbreak happened years ago. I can't recall how many zombies have crossed my path, but they were plentiful and all of them ended with a nice shiny KO…