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Christophe Galati, Deneos · Published by Deneos · Official site ↗
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Wild animals are disappearing, the mysterious Temple of the Order is on the rise, and shadow voids are suddenly populating the land. Gather six heroes and their Octopus companions and work together to save a world consumed by the secrets of its past.
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Embark on an adventure where you lead a team of six heroes and their octopus companions through a mysterious land. In Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets, stop the rise of the Temple of the Order as you solve puzzles and battle threats in this unique action-adventure RPG from Deneos and Christophe Galati.
About this game
"The monsters are the secrets you wish you could forget, but always resurface."
Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets is an indie Action RPG made as a tribute to the Game Boy Advance era of gaming. A spiritual successor to Save me Mr Tako, play in a world where Octopuses were erased from history.
Following centuries of peace after the last war between Octopuses and Humans, the world must now face the secrets of its past. Wild animals are slowly disappearing, tensions between countries are brewing following the rise of the mysterious Temple of the Order, and shadow voids are appearing across the lands.
Play as six different characters, each with their own unique abilities and Symbiosis power. Discover their individual stories and the traumas they must overcome to make a positive change in the world.
Befriend and train magical Octopuses, the heroes of the past! Teach them spells that can aid in battle or help solve puzzles whilst exploring the world.
Strategise in real-time combat and fight the shadow monsters plaguing the land. Swap between different characters to adapt to enemies and gain the upper hand, and keep ahead of the swarm with new equipment.
Explore a vast, troubled world and learn the secrets of its past as you travel across the land. Discover the truth of the Shadow War and meet memorable characters in a great adventure to restore light to the world.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
- Memory: 128 MB RAM
- Graphics: DX10, DX11, and DX12-capable GPUs
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Tako no Himitsu character trailer #2: Mylene Crew, the famous pop star
Bonsoir,I hope you are doing well in this terrible summer. Two months have passed since our latest news, it's time to revel the second trailer in our serie about each of the playable characters of Tako no Himitsu. Today we focus on Mylene, the most famous singer in the game world. You were able to play as her in our Steam demo, let's see what fate has in store for her!Alongside the trailer, we published a new devlog about our recent progress in the game. We are now working on the final act of the game, and most of the side content is implemented! We publish devlog every couple of month both on Patreon and Kickstarter, feel free to follow for more details about the development.https://www.patreon.com/chrisDeneos/posts/himitsu-project-167993064Stay tuned for the next trailer, coming soon!Read full article on Community Announcements (DeneosGames)AnnouncementsOfficial
Tako no Himitsu character trailer #1: Karan, the aspiring drag queen
Bonsoir,I hope you are doing well. Summer Game Fest is in full swing, and we are proud to have been included in the Gayming Pride Parade. For this occasion, we published a new trailer focusing on Karan, our drag quene character. You can see his Gameplay, as well as goals in the world and the cameos of real world artists in action.This trailer is the first of a serie, in the upcomming month we'll publish trailers focusing on each of the playable characters, so stay tuned!The game is progressing well, we should be able to release it next year. In case you missed it, we publish devlogs on both Kickstarter and Patreon to keep you in touch with our progress: https://www.patreon.com/chrisDeneosCheck out all the games for the Gayming Pride Parade of Summer Game Fest here:Have a great summer!Read full article on Community Announcements (ChrisDeneos)Patch NotesOfficial
Tako no Himitsu new trailer update!
Bonsoir, I hope you've all been doing well. We are hard at work with the team on the development of Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets. We are almost done with the first act of the game, there is still a lot of content to be made, but we still wanted to give you a new glimpse of our game world. We also have a lot of progress on the soundtrack, including a new battle track by Motoi Sakuraba, the composer behind Golden Sun, the Tales of series, Dark Soul and Star Ocean! This trailer was part of two indie game showcases, so please go check the other games and wishlist them as well: - AG French Direct - Indie Quest Since our last update, we also worked and released an other game, Wednesdays, so please check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/Wednesdays/ We are now back working full time on Tako No Himitsu, we are so happy to see the game world come to life, and we can't wait for all of you to experience it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44121204/e3d77096af6b46ac9b53633b8b3c9ce8de7e7ccb.gifRead full article on Community Announcements (ChrisDeneos)AnnouncementsOfficial
Updated Demo Out Now! New boss and latin Spanish localization available!
Hello all, Quick update here as we just patched the game Kickstarter demo! Firstly, a huge thank you to the over 7500 players who have already downloaded the demo. I hope you enjoyed it! Since returning from my trip to Japan, we have been working tirelessly to finish the updated version of the demo, and I’m happy to say: it’s done! You can find the updated demo on Steam right now (link). In addition to the 1:30 hours of base content it already featured, you can now enjoy a brand new boss fight, updated puzzles, updated maps, and smaller general quality-of-life improvements. We also now have a latin spanish translation thanks to our friend Genow! Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the demo; it was super helpful! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44121204/2904729df743213bbb7f5f219bc8474c23a9d61a.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44121204/6e190476c4b2a208c70860968b77e98990b11caf.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44121204/3215eb09e1272e5c188fe32c14f04b5836d4c973.gif You still have 4 days to support us on Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1373467035/tako-no-himitsu-ocean-of-secrets We have a few stretchgoals left to make the game even better. By the way, now you can leave reviews to the demo which can help us getting more players, so don't forget to do it if you played it! Have a great day!Read full article on Community Announcements (DeneosGames)Press Coverage
It's rare for a pixel art throwback to really wow me these days, but a hybrid action-JRPG where you collect magical octopus friends to cast spells might just fit the bill
There are so many indie throwbacks to old Nintendo consoles these days, it takes a lot of juice for one to really catch my eye, but Game Boy Advance-style RPG Tako no Himitsu: Ocean of Secrets (previously reported on by Rock Paper Shotgun) looks like it has the right stuff. Tako no Himitsu (literally "Secret of the Octopus") has particularly gorgeous art, as well as soundtrack contributions from GBA and SNES vets Motoi Sakuraba (Golden Sun, Dark Souls) and Masanori Hikichi (Terranigma, Danganropa 2)... Read more.Read full article on PC Gamer (Ted Litchfield)
