Kaidan vs Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion

• Perspective: Third-Person
• Multiplayer: 3-Player Online Co-op (Drop-in/Drop-out)
• Setting: Japanese Folklore / Cosmic Horror
• Platforms: PC (Steam)
• Release Window: TBA
• Unique Feature: A unique blend of Soulslike melee combat with a tense, replayable 'extraction-lite' gameplay loop set in a Japanese cosmic horror world.

• Perspective: Third-Person
• Multiplayer: 3-Player Online Story Co-op, Raids
• Setting: Futuristic 'Blue Planet' and 'The Garden'
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
• Unique Feature: A seamless, open-world mech action RPG with deep, modular customization and a fully co-operative main story campaign with cross-platform support.

• Co-op Teammates: In the game's 3-player co-op mode, other players act as your companions. Team play is encouraged through unique synergies, allowing players to specialize in roles like tank, healer/debuffer, or DPS.
  Human (Player)

• Co-op Teammates: In the game's 3-player co-op, other players act as your companions, combining their custom Arsenal loadouts to tackle missions and titanic bosses.
  Human (Player)
• Robot Child: A new NPC ally within the Reclaimers, inspired by Astro Boy, who provides comic relief and likely assists in a support capacity.
  Robot

• Relics: Powerful artifacts that must be successfully extracted from Ikaiguchi. They are the primary items used to unlock new combat moves and powerful character upgrades.
• Lore Items: Found through exploration. The story unfolds through item descriptions and environmental storytelling rather than traditional cutscenes.

• Salvaged Arsenal Parts: Dropped by defeated enemy mechs. This is the primary way to acquire new gear for customization.
• Blueprints: Hidden in caches or dropped by rare enemies. Unlocks the ability to craft new Arsenal frames and weapons.

• Japanese Folklore
• Cosmic Horror
• Soulslike
• Extraction
• Dark Fantasy
• Survival
• Mythology

• Mecha
• Sci-Fi
• Post-Humanism
• Rebellion
• Open World
• Co-op
• Action RPG
• Customization

• Katanas: Melee
  A balanced and iconic melee weapon, likely offering a mix of speed and precision.
• Polearms: Melee
  Long-reaching weapons like spears or naginatas, excellent for controlling space and keeping enemies at a distance.
• Axes: Melee
  Heavy, high-damage weapons designed to break through the guards of formidable Yokai.

• Firearms: Varies (Rifles, Cannons)
  A wide variety of ranged firearms that can be equipped on an Arsenal's arms or shoulders.
• Missile Launchers: Missiles
  Shoulder-mounted pods that can unleash massive barrages of missiles.
• Energy Blades: Melee
  High-powered melee weapons for close-quarters combat.
• Support Systems: Drones, Shields
  Includes tactical equipment like deployable shields and support drones.

• Armor Sets: Players can customize their Seeker with different armor sets and masks. In addition to providing defensive stats, these cosmetics can also influence gameplay and narrative by affecting how certain NPCs or Yokai interact with the player.

• Customizable Armor & Masks: Players can customize their Seeker's appearance with various armor sets, masks, and style sets. These are not just cosmetic, as they can also grant strengths, weaknesses, and passive bonuses that affect gameplay.

• Pilot Suit & Augmentations: Players can customize their out-of-mech pilot's appearance with different suits and cosmetic options. Pilot skills and cybernetic augmentations also provide gameplay benefits.
• Arsenal Aesthetics: The appearance of the Arsenal mech is highly customizable, with different paints, decals, and aesthetic accessories available to create a unique look.

Progression is player-driven and tied to successful extractions. Players use gathered resources like blood, essence, and memory fragments to unlock permanent buffs and upgrade gear at a central hub. A 'Sigil' system acts as a skill tree, allowing players to unlock new combat moves and passive abilities. Weapons and gear can be crafted, upgraded, and enchanted.

Character enhancement revolves around acquiring superior equipment and unlocking new 'moves' or 'skills' through progression. Players pilot and customize modular 'Arsenal' mechs, salvaging parts from defeated enemies to upgrade every component. Out-of-mech pilot customization is also expanded with new skills and augmentations.

The game features a large, interconnected world with multiple biomes, but is explored through mission-based 'incursions' or 'runs'. Each zone is a haunted, procedurally arranged area with its own unique Yokai, minibosses, and a final Chordbearer target. The world state can mutate between runs based on player actions.

The game shifts from instanced missions to a single, enormous, and seamless open world called the Blue Planet. The world features diverse biomes like shattered cities, frozen wastelands, and desolate fields, with dynamic weather systems that directly impact gameplay.

• The Seeker: Playable Protagonist
  A lost soul resurrected by the Envoy, forced to fulfill a dark pact. The player's identity is intentionally vague, with progression and customization defining the character.
• The Envoy: Key NPC / Quest Giver
  A cryptic, mystical entity who holds power over the Seeker due to their pact. The Envoy guides the player and is central to the game's 'deal with the devil' allegory.
• The Chordbearers: Bosses
  The primary antagonists and main targets of the extraction missions. These are powerful, unique beings that anchor the corruption in each region of Ikaiguchi.

• The Outer: Playable Protagonist
  A former resident of the celestial 'Garden' who has crashed to the surface. Their journey involves discovering a new identity while fighting for the human resistance.
• The Reclaimers: Allies
  The human resistance movement fighting against the rule of the Outers. They serve as the player's allies and mission givers.
• The Neun: Antagonists
  A group of once-humans who have been severely mutated by Femto energy. They are a primary antagonistic faction.

• Main Campaign
  A cinematic, chapter-based story that can be played entirely solo or in 3-player co-op, following the protagonist's journey with the Reclaimers. Features choices that can alter narrative branches.
• Boss Raids
  Special multiplayer-focused events where teams of players can take on titanic bosses for the best loot and rewards.
• Odd Jobs
  Open-world side quests that provide additional lore, rare equipment, and upgrades, encouraging exploration.

The entire main story is playable in up to three-player online co-op with a seamless drop-in/drop-out system. The game also features multiplayer raids against titanic bosses and asynchronous online features like placing outposts to help other players.

• Q: What is Kaidan?
  A: Kaidan is an upcoming third-person melee action game that blends the challenging combat of Soulslikes with the high-stakes loop of extraction games, all set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Japanese folklore and cosmic horror.
• Q: Is it a multiplayer game?
  A: It is primarily a single-player experience but supports seamless drop-in/drop-out online co-op for up to three players.
• Q: What does 'Extraction-Lite' mean?
  A: It means the core gameplay loop involves entering a dangerous, procedurally-arranged zone, gathering resources and completing objectives, and then successfully escaping (extracting) to keep your loot. Failure can result in losing progress and items from that run.
• Q: When will it be released?
  A: As of August 2025, there is no official release date for Kaidan. A playable demo has recently been shown at events like Gamescom 2025.

• Q: What is Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion?
  A: It is the sequel to the 2019 mech action game. It expands the series into a seamless open world, features a new story, deeper customization, and a fully co-operative campaign.
• Q: Is it an MMO?
  A: While it has MMO-style elements like an open world and boss raids, the core experience is a story-driven action RPG for 1-3 players, not a massively multiplayer game.
• Q: Do I need to play the first game?
  A: No, the story is set hundreds of years later with a new protagonist, making it a standalone experience for newcomers.
• Q: Does the game have cross-play?
  A: Yes, the game will support full cross-platform play for its co-op modes across Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

• SPECULATIVE PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. As official specs were not provided, these are hypothetical projections for a next-generation title built on Unreal Engine 5.
• Laptop Performance Note: A title like this would demand a high-performance gaming laptop. Actual performance would vary significantly based on the final game's optimization and the laptop's specific hardware configuration.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU would be essential to handle the advanced graphical features, eerie lighting, and heavy particle effects.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The game's intense, visually demanding boss fights will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the complex AI of the Yokai and physics-based combat.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus would be a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance in the timing-based melee combat.
• Game Name: Kaidan

• OFFICIAL AND EXTRAPOLATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. This information is based on the official PC specifications from developer Marvelous First Studio, adapted to the requested JSON structure. As a fast-paced open-world mech-action game, the requirements are notable, especially the high RAM recommendation. Laptop and future-generation GPU listings are extrapolated based on performance benchmarks.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop versions of the listed desktop GPUs require comparable performance. For a high-speed action game like Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion, maintaining a high and stable framerate is key, making a laptop with a strong CPU and a well-cooled, high-TGP GPU very important.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: A high TGP is essential to ensure the GPU can consistently deliver high framerates without throttling during intense, graphically demanding boss battles and while boosting through the open world.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The game's fast-paced combat can put a sustained load on components. A robust cooling system is necessary to prevent thermal throttling and ensure consistent performance, which is critical for responsive gameplay.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Strong single-core and multi-core CPU performance is important for processing the game's physics, enemy AI, and player movement with minimal delay. Adequate power delivery to the CPU is key.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is highly recommended to minimize system latency, providing a tangible advantage in a fast-paced game where reaction time is critical.
• Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: As a modern Unreal Engine title, the game is expected to support the latest versions of NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS to help achieve higher framerates, especially at 1440p and 4K resolutions.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Performance is most affected by settings like Shadow Quality, Effects Quality, and View Distance. Given the speed of movement, maintaining a high framerate is often prioritized by players.
• Game Name: Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion

• Upscaling Tech: As a modern Unreal Engine title, the game is expected to support the latest versions of NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS to help achieve higher framerates, especially at 1440p and 4K resolutions.
• Key Settings Impact: Performance is most affected by settings like Shadow Quality, Effects Quality, and View Distance. Given the speed of movement, maintaining a high framerate is often prioritized by players.

• G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU would be essential to handle the advanced graphical features, eerie lighting, and heavy particle effects.
• Cooling Thermals: The game's intense, visually demanding boss fights will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the complex AI of the Yokai and physics-based combat.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus would be a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance in the timing-based melee combat.

• G P U T G P: A high TGP is essential to ensure the GPU can consistently deliver high framerates without throttling during intense, graphically demanding boss battles and while boosting through the open world.
• Cooling Thermals: The game's fast-paced combat can put a sustained load on components. A robust cooling system is necessary to prevent thermal throttling and ensure consistent performance, which is critical for responsive gameplay.
• C P U Power Limits: Strong single-core and multi-core CPU performance is important for processing the game's physics, enemy AI, and player movement with minimal delay. Adequate power delivery to the CPU is key.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is highly recommended to minimize system latency, providing a tangible advantage in a fast-paced game where reaction time is critical.