The availability of Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae mods has had a profound impact on the game and its community:
: Like many Japanese indie titles ported to PC, the game's original lighting and color palette can feel somewhat muted. Fans often utilize ReShade presets to sharpen the cell-shaded outlines, saturate the colors, and add modern post-processing effects like ambient occlusion or bloom. These mods aim to make the 2014 title feel more contemporary.
The default school uniform and its unlockable variations can be swapped for custom colors. Community creations on platforms like the Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae Nexus Mods Hub focus heavily on alternate color palettes: