Takeshi and Hiroshi

About

Takeshi and Hiroshi follows a quirky sibling dynamic where game design becomes a live-action RPG. You play Takeshi, a 14-year-old balancing his role as both a game creator and the game’s secret villain. His younger brother Hiroshi demands daily play sessions, forcing Takeshi to improvise challenges on the fly. Players control the action in real time, switching between guiding Hiroshi through a fantasy world and sneaking into monster roles to adjust difficulty. Combat and exploration blend with meta moments where Takeshi edits levels mid-play, creating a recursive loop of creativity and chaos. The game’s stop-motion aesthetic gives it a distinct handmade feel, with paper-cutout environments and puppet-like characters. Released in 2019 for Switch and Mac, it built a small but dedicated following for its emotional core, balancing a kid’s love for play with the pressures of responsibility. Its runtime clocks in under five hours, but the nostalgic charm and clever mechanics keep it memorable. The iOS port brought the chaotic sibling energy to mobile, letting players juggle brotherhood and game design wherever they go.