indiegame.fan
KADO HUNTER header art

KADO HUNTER

Stranded in Vanada, you meet sisters Aya and Chiyo and join their fight against a growing threat. Become a KADO HUNTER, collect 500+ unique KADOS, battle monsters, complete quests, go fishing, play the KADO MASTERS trading card game, and enjoy many more activities along the way.

Steam Page
Developer
Publisher
Release
July 13, 2026
19 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mostly Positive19 reviews78.9%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Search Google: Who developed KADO HUNTER?Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Search Google: Who published KADO HUNTER?Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Search Google: Is KADO HUNTER self-published or published by SaltyGames?Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is KADO HUNTER and SaltyGames funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Search Google: Who controls the creative direction and IP for KADO HUNTER and SaltyGames?Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Search Google: What is the release status of KADO HUNTER?Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.

Media

9 items

About the Game

You can't remember why and how you are stranded in Vanada. While searching for answers to this question, you meet the sisters Aya and Chiyo. It quickly becomes clear that they need help. Your help. A dangerous journey awaits you. Your main goal is to collect enough KADOS to become strong enough to face AKZU. Do you have what it takes to help Aya and Chiyo free Vanada from AKZU's rule?

KADO HUNTER is a 2D pixel art, story-based adventure RPG with a dynamic weather and season system - Experience how the environment adapts to the weather and season, affecting the surroundings!

Action combat

Defeat your enemies in an action-combat system. Swing your fists (or your sword), block attacks, and dodge your enemies' dangerous strikes! You will gain experience points to level up, items, and money. During your adventure, you will also learn new skills, find stronger weapons, and constantly grow in strength.

*Pets are available via DLCs

Quests

A built-in quest system and quest book will guide you through the main story. Furthermore, you can complete side quests and missions, which grant you rewards upon completion.

Activities

Alongside the story, quests, combat and exploration, KADO HUNTER offers additional systems that make Vanada feel more alive and give you new goals to chase.

KADO MASTERS has been completely reworked: look forward to the new Kado Masters Hub, a new UI, new KADOS, improved deckbuilding and a much more modern game feel.

NPC Fights: Play quick duels against the people of Vanada, adjust rules and difficulty settings, and earn rewards while testing your decks.

PVP Online Fights: Challenge other players online. Play classic KADO MASTERS, risk a card in STAKE mode, or use Friendly Matches for relaxed duels without stakes. Different rulesets keep matches varied.

KM Passes: Start with the StarterPass, gain progress through matches, and unlock KM Points plus 15 new KADOS. More passes will follow.

KM Points Shop: Earn KM Points and exchange them for cosmetic items for Kado Masters, giving you more ways to personalize your appearance over time.

Global Leaderboard: Compare yourself with other players and track Score, WLD, win rate and streak across overall, PVP and NPC statistics.

"MISSIONS" - a variety of missions await you. Complete daily, weekly, and monthly challenges and grab your reward! In addition, there are permanent missions to collect even more money!

"ROMANCE" - Build bonds with different characters, raise their hearts and get to know them better through deep conversations. Strengthen your connection further with fitting gifts. Once you reach a character's Heart Bond, you unlock powerful bonuses that support you on your journey.

"SOCIAL" - Interact with other players, display your favorite Kados in your player portrait, and check out the player portraits of others - well, have you collected more Kados than your friends yet?

KADOS

There are over 500 KADOS that you can collect - each KADO is different and there are various rarities. You can look at obtained KADOS anytime in your Kado Album!

*The event times refer to the in-game season, not the real-life season!

Can you manage to complete your KADO ALBUM? (There are over 500 of them..)

Are you ready for the adventure?

We are a small indie team consisting of two cousins who have the dream of designing games that bring fun to us and to you. We've been passionate gamers for as long as we can remember, and naturally, at some point, we asked ourselves if we didn't just want to play games - but also create them.

What is our goal? KADO HUNTER is our very first project. While working on our game, we learned a lot, evolved, and gained a massive amount of new experiences. We are fully aware that we have only scratched the surface so far, but we won't stop - quite the opposite. We still have tons of ideas that we absolutely want to realize.

We at SaltyGames hope that you enjoy our game. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you if you play our game and support us. If you have any suggestions, tips, or anything else on your mind - don't hesitate to join our Discord server!