Pixel Ekiden: Relay Team Coach

Pixel Ekiden is a pixel-art sports sim. You are the head coach of a university ekiden (long-distance relay) team: scout runners, train them, and decide who runs each leg of the New Year relay. The game is in Japanese only. All text, menus and news are in Japanese. THE ORDER DECIDES THE RACE The New Year relay has ten legs over two days: the ace leg, the mountain climb, the mountain descent, a headwind along the sea, a hot leg and the anchor. Each leg suits a different runner. Choose who runs where, and tell each runner to push, run their own pace, or hold back. The game shows the expected time and position before you decide, and can fill in the order for you. BUILD THE TEAM OVER A YEAR Welcome new students in April, test them at time trials, train at the summer camp and fight for a place at the autumn qualifier. Pick a training plan, give special drills to up to two runners, and manage fatigue and injuries so the team peaks on race day. SCOUT HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS Only the runners you visit will join. Seniors graduate every March, so the team changes every year. FROM QUALIFIER TO SEEDED SCHOOL Start as an unknown university. The top ten are seeded for next year and run the autumn relay too. The university sets a goal every year. WATCH THE RACE Follow the race in pixel art with commentary, or skip to the result. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once when you download and play every season. No in-app purchases, no subscription and no ads. Money never makes your runners stronger. NOTES All universities, runners, schools and races are fictional. Save data stays on your device and is deleted with the app. Usage statistics (Firebase) can be turned off in settings at any time. SUTEKINA JIKAN, LLC