Overview

Soul Monsters: Raijin Sky is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up from developer and publisher Industrial Miracle, set in the wider Soul Monsters universe. This entry is framed as a side story — the priestess tales — taking place before Radan's journey and before the priestesses took their places. The premise is simple and a little stubborn: a wingless goblin named Raijin decides the sky belongs to her too.

Highlights

  • Raijin has no wings, only a thunder club and the will to climb. When a thunder magatama falls onto the ash road, her ascent begins past the beacon tower.
  • Seven weapons shape the run: her own Thunder Club plus six sealed sky weapons — Beads, Dart, Lance, Talisman, Mirror and Blade. Each alters your shot, charge attack and bomb, and you can swap between two equipped slots at any time.
  • The Steam tags point clearly at bullet hell and arcade difficulty, with a female protagonist and multiplayer categories listed on the store page.

The weapon system is the heart of the design. Rather than locking players into one loadout, the game encourages juggling two slots mid-fight, so the charge attack and bomb tied to each weapon become tactical choices rather than fixed tools.

Combined with the bullet hell label, that suggests a shooter where reading patterns and picking the right response matter as much as raw reflexes.

Who It's For

Fans of side-scrolling shooters and dense bullet patterns will find familiar ground here, especially those who enjoy arcade-style difficulty and experimenting with weapon loadouts. Players curious about the Soul Monsters setting get a self-contained side story, and the listed language support — English, Russian, Japanese and Korean — makes it approachable for a broad audience.

Game Info

Developer and publisher: Industrial Miracle. Release date: November 10, 2026. Genres: side scroller, shoot 'em up, bullet hell, action, difficult, shooter. Categories include multiplayer features. This is a paid title with an active discount, so check the latest Steam listing for current pricing and user reception.