True to its name, First Cut: Samurai Duel is a 2D sword-fighting game where landing even a single blow on your opponent will instantly kill them, and the same goes in reverse! While the concept is simple, getting actually good at it is going to be quite a journey as you'll have master a wide assortment of moves that each come with their own drawbacks - everything from different attack types to defensive options like parries, pushes, dodges and blocks.

If all of this sounds oddly familiar, that would be because First Cut: Samurai Duel is a new and improved version of 2017's First Cut. Besides the various gameplay enhancements, the biggest difference is that First Cut: Samurai Duel will feature a campaign, survival mode, as well as numerous unlockables like laser swords to help spice things up and increase replayability.

Since the gameplay is king with these types of fighting games, I'll stop babbling and instead share with you the announcement trailer. That one should give you a pretty good idea of just what First Cut: Samurai Duel is trying to achieve. Have a gander:

No release date has been announced just yet, but according to the brief announcement it looks like First Cut: Samurai Duel will be "coming soon" to PC. You can learn a little bit more about it, as well as keep track of its upcoming launch, over at Steam. Enjoy!