Forestrike Rehearse the fight, then win it

Foresight lets you run an encounter in Yu's mind as many times as you want, with no consequences. You learn what each enemy can do, test an approach, watch it fall apart, and try another until a plan holds. Then you step out of the rehearsal and fight the same battle in real time, where a half-second mistake can undo a flawless sequence.

That gap between the perfect plan and your actual hands is the whole game. Simulating a win never guarantees one, and the tension of executing what you practised, sometimes with a sliver of health left, is what makes a clean victory land so hard. The fights are puzzle-like: dodge or block to create openings, sequence your moves, and manage what little you have. The end goal is to win without Foresight at all, by which point the planning lives in your head instead.

Yu walks from a monastery across a fantasy country to break the Admiral's grip on the Emperor, and the odds stack up fast. Each run generates a new world map, so you decide how to route a journey you know will end in death more often than not. Inns offer rest, wise Masters offer their techniques, and five eccentric schools of martial arts each change how Yu fights, from defensive manoeuvres to heavy attacks.

Techniques from the Masters are permanent upgrades, and combining them across runs opens up different builds and approaches to the same brutal mobs. The story stays light on its feet: a martial artist, an evil Admiral, and a lot of people between them. Visually it is intricate pixel art with handcrafted animation, the kind of grounded, crisp retro look that makes every fight read clearly even when six people are trying to kill you at once.