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Jigten: Mandala of Shadows

Set in a distant future where relics of the past resurface amidst an invading corruption... Jigten is a mysteriously cozy, JRPG-like game about a young girl's journey to reunite with her loved ones, set in a fictional Himalayan world inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead.

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Vajrapod Studios
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Vajrapod Studios
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About the Game

A cozy adventure through myth and memory

Mingma, a girl born into a new Medieval order after the ཆུ་ལོག་ཆེན་པོ (Great Flood), sees her world shatter when an army of dragon-machine hybrid creatures invade and bring ruin to her village with eldritch technology that siphons the life force of humans. Separated from her family amidst the chaos, Mingma inadvertently catapults herself through a spacetime rift, entering the Bardo, a forgotten purgatory realm between life, death, and rebirth. With this newfound dimension-walking ability, she must awaken to her true self - while travelling 108 days and nights - through a post-apocalyptic Himalayan world.

Cleanse the corrupted and unravel forgotten truths

You purify hostile entities with turn-based rituals, unlock new powers by solving aural puzzles and uncover the truth by exploring memories of the past.
Unsettling otherworldly enemies drive you to discover long-lost incantations of power and call upon the spirits of mythical entities, in order to fend off the darkness that encroaches upon the world both outside and inside your mind.

Stop and breathe

Gentle, reflective prompts appear during dialogue or scene transitions to encourage grounding and presence between gameplay segments. Players earn meaningful in-game bonuses for taking breaks, reinforcing rest as part of the character’s well-being and fostering empathy with her journey.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Day/Night activity system

  • Light 2D Platforming

  • Audio-based puzzle-solving

  • Turn-based strategy

  • Rich story and dialogue

  • Soundtrack from an award-winning Tibetan musician

🕊️Will you emerge enlightened, or be lost in the cycles of rebirth? 🌀

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