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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who has played the Opening Act demo so far! Because of your support, we are able to make Mission 02 a reality. Here's a little look at Klo's arrival at the Opera House.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Working on a new section of the S3PF Command. Everyone likes those Ratchet & Clank style 'leaving a location' cutscenes right?

WIP screenshot from Samurai Unicorn. Klo waits at the edge of the walkway to hop into her sprinter. Rows of S3PF Cruisers fill the background.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're looking for content creators who are interested in covering the OPENING ACT demo in whatever way suits your style and audience. We don't check DMs or emails for key requests, so this is the only way to show your interest > shorturl.at/tNDjS

Red gradient image of a scene from Samurai Unicorn with the text 'OPENING ACT DEMO OUT NOW!' in a bold white font.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Support us on Patreon at the Dream Eater tier and you'll get access to the Samurai Unicorn Playtest + the special Anniversary Sticker featuring Zoe Lancer (an old friend of Klo's from the Academy days) Patreon.com/SamuraiUnicorn

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

OPENING ACT demo is LIVE! Big update with new lighting, story sections, and the first look at the playable hub area. There's a whole bunch of smaller fixes to make the experience better on controller as well as some extra surprises waiting for you. Find out how to get access below!

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We just rolled out a big overhaul to the playtest, so if you have access to that on Steam, you should re-install it. Major changes to lighting, new cutscenes, and the first look at the S3PF Command hub is all available. Proper announcement and trailer coming next month.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Latest edition of the blog is free to access on our Patreon because it's more of a news roundup and tease of what's coming up for supporters. Read it here > www.patreon.com/posts/168823...

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Without doing any research, I think Samurai Unicorn might be the first game where you can walk around a mostly accurate Sydney Opera House.

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn, Klo stands at the top of the stairs leading from the box office down to the vehicle concourse.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

When Klo defeats a Dream Eater, you can always count on Devin Solomon and GRS1 to be the first on the scene. Goliath are hungry for new specimens and Devin is a dedicated company man...

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn: Devin Solomon and a team of Goliath Technicians move into the boss arena to secure a sample of Corpse Processor.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

When you have to dip from the discourse

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We're sending out an exclusive anniversary sticker to anyone who signs up to the Dream Eater tier before October. Find out more on the Patreon Blog > www.patreon.com/SamuraiUnico...

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Storyboarding a new cutscene this week featuring Devin Solomon, a Goliath operative who is assigned to keep an eye on Klo and her battle against the Dream Eaters.

Devin Solomon and Goliath Technicians disembark from a heavy transport in the covered section of the Opera House vehicle concourse.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This is how the first minute of our game's opening cutscene looks with the new lighting. You can still see the old version by supporting us on Patreon and getting access to the Goliath Offices demo > Patreon.com/SamuraiUnicorn

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

A bit of Goliath Basement gameplay with the new lighting while I talk about the changes we are bringing to the Patreon experience. You can hear more about our plans by here > patreon.com/SamuraiUnicorn/posts/new-sydney3-r001-163023597

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We're closing out the week with some new screenshots and a bit of a character profile on Klo Mitchells, the protagonist of our story. Support the project and play the demo by checking out > patreon.com/SamuraiUnicorn/posts/s3pf-database-163232637

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn. Klo Mitchells waits for her partner Gabe in the Broadcast Bazaar.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Samurai Unicorn has come a long way since we first made the opening title sequence... To mark the start of this new period of development, we decided to revisit it and update the sequence with all the new characters.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Finally swapping in the placeholder paintings with ones that @ridgelowis.bsky.social has been working on over the past couple of months makes the penthouse feel complete.

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn shows Amorpheus and Fenris talking in front of a painting depicting naked human figures lifting heavy rocks under a nightmarish sky.

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn shows Mister Grey stopping in the hallway to look at paintings depicting different moments in Amorpheus life.

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn shows Mister Grey in the hallway leading to the Penthouse. On either side are paintings depicting moments of Amorpheus' life.

Screenshot from Samurai Unicorn shows a VRmin Knight standing guard in the Penthouse with the spider-like leg of a Dream Eater creeping from around the corner.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Real Sydney Opera House enjoyers know what's up.

Klo Mitchells from Samurai Unicorn in the lowpoly version of the Sydney Opera House viewing platform

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Making some progress on the interior of the Opera House environment. Mostly just applying the new lighting design here, but we are inching closer to Mission 02!

Lowpoly recreation of the Sydney Opera House from Samurai Unicorn: Looking up at the ceiling of the Concert Hall.

Lowpoly recreation of the Sydney Opera House from Samurai Unicorn: The Concert Hall lobby and sails

Lowpoly recreation of the Sydney Opera House from Samurai Unicorn: The stairs leading up to the viewing platform in the concert hall sail.

Lowpoly recreation of the Sydney Opera House from Samurai Unicorn: The seating in the concert hall.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The S3PF Command is filled with unique characters all going about their work. Between missions Klo will be able to discuss the ongoing VRmin threat to the city with the other officers as well as learning more about their personal lives.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Took another run at the lighting and I think we might have finally nailed the style we were always aiming for. Here's a little bit of combat in the Goliath Basements to show off how it looks in motion.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Starting to blockout the cutscene that introduces Amorpheus and the Dream Eaters plotting against the city. Super rough right now, but I'm still liking the overall vibe.

Mister Grey enters the Penthouse and takes note of the VRmin Knight standing guard.

Amorpheus looks over the city from the Penthouse window. Mister grey approaches cautiously.

Mother of Infection and Amorpheus convene with Mister Grey to determine their next goal.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm gonna blog about all of this on our Patreon at some point, cause this has felt like a major breakthrough for the team that has reignited a lot of passion for the story updates we are currently in pre-production on.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm not sure how apparent it will be to anyone else, but these lighting choices came from a real hard look at MGS1 and trying to think about how they settled on the look of scenes. The end result for us has been more striking visuals with a stronger atmosphere.

Screenshot of the Goliath Offices from Samurai Unicorn. Devin Solomon informs Klo that she will be considered Goliath property now that she is in possession of the Parasitic Gauntlet.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

We've been working on new cutscenes this year and it made us take another run at the lighting in the rest of the project. This feels like a pretty major overhaul for the look, but I think it really helps the style of the world stand out.

Screenshot of the Goliath Offices from Samurai Unicorn, the large bronze statues stands in the centre of the foyer holding the ceiling of the room over its shoulders.

Screenshot of the Goliath Offices from Samurai Unicorn. VRmin wander around the dimly lit cubicles of the acquisitions floor.

Screenshot of the Goliath Offices from Samurai Unicorn. VRmin patrol the storage locker room.

Screenshot of the Goliath Offices from Samurai Unicorn. Portraits of the founding board members watch over the abandoned main hallway.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The S3PF Command or Shadow Moses Nuclear Disposal Facility? We just spent the last week doing a big lighting overhaul on some of the environments to try and capture the original inspirations a bit better. Starting to feel pretty good about how this recalibration of the lighting style is going.

An isometric view of the S3PF Command hub location from Samurai Unicorn. More defined colour lighting has been used to evoke the look of Metal Gear Solid.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

What if we made a gross organic gun as a late game weapon?

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Sellers of contraband materials and rogue hackers make their home in the infamous Broadcast Bazaar, a black market hidden away in the Industrial Sectors of Sydney3.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The fight against Corpse Processor in the demo has three distinct phases showing off all his tricks. Don't be fooled by his weakened stance in the last phase, that is when his most dangerous abilities come out.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

If you don't take out VRmin efficiently, situations can easily spiral out of control. Klo has the training to survive difficult scenarios like that, but you will need to make use of all her skills.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Just in case you were wondering what Sydney3 landmark would be the setting for Mission 02

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The prowler is fast and hits hard enough to break Unicorn's guard, but quickly removing a limb will make it relatively harmless.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Happy Resident Evil Requiem Weekend to all who celebrate.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The TUSK Motor Club have a deep obsession with anything that spews smoke and races across the old roads on rubber.

Two TUSK enforcers argue around a barrel fire. A mural of Razorback, the TUSK Motor Club founder is painted on the wall behind them.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

All police operations throughout Sydney3 are coordinated and processed at the S3PF Command by the countless administrative officers and analytical departments.

Sgt. Moke (one of the HRT training officers) inside the armoury checking the weapons inventory.

Zoe Lancer (lead hardsuit pilot) overseeing the Combat Simulator with Klo preparing to run one of the simulations.

Franklin Jones (the records keeper) checking the databanks and cross-referencing with his logs.

Officer GAV-1N in the firing range with his many admirers.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Even though the game is still in the early stages of development, we wanted to explore how flexible Klo's design is by making a whole bunch of looks for her. We just love bonus costumes that much.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The Crowd Suppression Rifle is best used with short, controlled bursts to quickly stop rapidly approaching hordes of VRmin that might overwhelm you with slower firing weapons.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

What could be more Sydney3 than a militarised police force, bin chickens and bin-lid stand?

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Fight your way through the Goliath Offices demo and not only will you face off against Corpse Processor (the first Dream Eater boss), but you will also be treated to a whole bunch of voiced cutscenes that the team have been eager to show off.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A few years back, our friends at newhaven made an original song for us. Here are some stills from the anime-style OP we put together to reveal the track. Check it out on YT > youtu.be/s9ZNurR6Hz8

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

You can save ammo by putting Klo's boots to good use and stomping dismembered VRmin,

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Down in the lower levels of Sydney3 you'll meet people from all walks of life hanging around one of the more popular entertainment districts. Just wanted to show off some character concepts @ridgelowis.bsky.social has been working on.

Illustration of Gaius Cornell, chaplain for a group of religious extremists known for their anti-augmentation stances and harassment of minority groups.

Concept illustration of Valentina Steele, the owner of the Bell-Voyeur, a popular club in the lower levels.

Concept illustration of the bar staff found at the Bell-Voyeur.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Sydney3 has some pretty iconic trains. Which one do you think we need to add to the game next?

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

No one is really certain where the VRmin Plague originated, but they do know it is spread by the parasitic creatures known as VRmites. Efforts to eradicate the nests popping in the lower levels has been increasingly difficult in recent months.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Thanks to the Hardsuit Program and pilots like Zoe Lancer, S3PF injuries at pedestrian checkpoints have decreased by 20 percent. There is no concrete evidence supporting claims that civilian causalities have spiked since the deployment of the Hardsuits in populated areas.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Everyone in the lower levels of Sydney3 knows that patrol officers become increasingly desperate to fill quotas before the end of year. This dramatic uptick in arrests is colloquially known as Swooping Season.

Diego Rivera handles the calls at the Operations Centre, supervised by Captain Lennox.

Patrol Officers confront a TUSK Motor Club enforcer at a PauseCo Video Phone booth. Graffiti on the wall near the booth shows a magpie holding handcuffs with the phrase Swooping Season written under it.

Patrol Officers work their way through a tent city inside an underpass.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

S3PF have declared Faux/Pass a high-level threat to the city after numerous mass hacking incidents targeting Goliath and other subsidiaries controlled by the Corporate Council.

Lowpoly models of Vyxem.E, the leader of the Faux/Pass hacking group and two of its members all dressed in sailor uniforms evoking the sukeban style and fox masks with glowing blue eyes.

The entrance to the Broadcast Bazaar. A member of Faux/Pass prepares to confront a TUSK Motor Club enforcer.

Lowpoly models of a Faux/Pass member dressed in a sailor uniform and fox mask with glowing blue eyes. She appears to be serving soup to a homeless woman in the Broadcast Bazaar.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We're currently working on new enemy types that we hope will really mix up the flow of combat. Here's a look at one of the animations @poppystar.bsky.social has been hard at work on for the VRmin Sentry.

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Samurai Unicorn @samuni.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Not all of our concepts are shirty whiteboard sketches! These days we are very fortunate to be working with @ridgelowis.bsky.social on new character art for future hub areas.

Concept illustration from Ridge Lowis of Lillian Cornell, a young woman dressed in vaguely medieval armour in a hover wheelchair.

Concept illustration from Ridge Lowis of Allegra Morningstar, one of the Hornsby Devils gang leaders. She has a purple mullet, long tattered maroon coat and brandishing a flaming VB bottle.

Concept illustration from Ridge Lowis of Maxine Butcher, a leather clad bouncer for the Bell-Voyeur theatre. She has significant genetic splicing that makes her resemble a cat.

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