道士杀手 / 道士スレイヤー / Daoshi Slayer

Description

Daoshi Slayer is a darkly comedic indie game from BooomLab 2023 Jam, themed around "displaced boundaries." Inspired by *Ninja Slayer* and classic Hong Kong cinema and comics—with the protagonist modeled after Lam Ching-ying—it satirizes internet celebrities, influencer culture, and online harassment. The game blends crude animation, robotic voice acting, meme-heavy dialogue, and eerie underworld music into a chaotic, ironic experience. Set in a world where fame and emptiness clash, it critiques today's meaningless entertainment by using nostalgic cultural weapons—classic storytelling and traditional tropes—that were once dismissed as hollow themselves. This meta-commentary unfolds across a broken fusion of *Muse Dash* and *Undertale*'s Sans fight, ultimately embracing absurdity over polish. Meaning and nonsense dance on a thin line, and in this digital farce, the boundary has shifted. Daoshi Slayer doesn't just reflect internet culture—it mocks it from within.