Shueisha Games Co., Ltd.
“SOULVARS” to be released on June 27th, new key visual, and compatible platforms revealed at “INDIE Live Expo 2023”
Shueisha Games Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as Shueisha Games) announced that “SOULVARS” will be released in 2023 in the indie game introduction program “INDIE Live Expo 2023” broadcast on May 20th and May 21st. We announced that it will be released on June 27, 2020, and also announced a compatible platform and a new key visual drawn by Shiro Usazaki. “SOULVARS” uses a new type of deck building battle “Soul Bit System”, a hand “command” called “Soul Bit”, and more than 100 types of “Arts” that are activated by combining them and “Ability” that controls the hand. It is a soul deck building RPG that creates a variety of strategies.
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
■ “SOULVARS” Compatible Platforms:
Steam(R)/Nintendo Switch(TM)/PlayStation(R)4/PlayStation(R)5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S/DMM GAME PLAYER/Epic Games Store
■ “SOULVARS” Steam (R) page URL:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2087910/SOULVARS/?l=Japanese ■ “SOULVARS” Nintendo eShop page URL:
https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000061874.html ■ PlayStation4/PlayStation5 Store page URL:
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/concept/10007328
■ “SOULVARS” Xbox Games Store page URL:
https://www.xbox.com/ja-jp/games/store/soulvars/9nldr4c086zm ■ “SOULVARS” DMM GAME PLAYER page URL:
https://dlsoft.dmm.com/detail/shueishag_0001/
■ “SOULVARS” Epic Games Store page URL:
https://store.epicgames.com/p/soulvars-e95ea5
New key visual by Shiro Usazaki
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About Professor Shiro Usazaki
“Weekly Shonen Jump” debuted in September 2017 with “Welcome to Asagaya Art High School Video Department”. Active as a cartoonist and illustrator, mainly for “Weekly Shonen Jump”.
About SOULVARS
The feature of SOULVARS is the new sensation deck build battle “Soul Bit System” A variety of strategies are created by using more than 100 types of “arts” that are activated by combining “commands” in the hand called “soul bits” and “abilities” that control the hand.
While dealing with the powerful attacks and status ailments of a wide variety of strange “Dominators”, choose a move that suits the battle situation and grab victory.
Enjoy an unprecedented “deck build” x “RPG” game experience! ■ Character
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A world where even the soul can be converted into data
People’s lives were threatened by the deformed “Dominators” who suddenly appeared at the price.
Those called “Soul Bearers”, who were born with another soul “Ortho Soul” and have strong Dominator resistance, were fighting against these abnormalities day and night.
Yakumo, the main character, is one of the people who receives a request from the private organization “DDO” to eliminate the disaster.
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The battle drawn with beautiful dots and dynamic effects is
exhilarating itself. Dominators who can’t be defeated in a straight line are waiting for you! Combine the best soul bits (commands) by reading the characteristics and hit the whole arts (skills)! Roam the streets to obtain powerful gear (equipment) randomly enchanted with Soul Bits, and continue hunting Dominators to become the strongest Soul Bearer! !
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■Compatible models: Steam(R)/Nintendo
Switch(TM)/PlayStaion(R)4/PlayStaion(R)5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S/DMM GAME PLAYER/Epic Games Store
Genre: Soul deck build RPG
■Release date: Scheduled for June 27, 2023
■Number of players: 1
■Rating: CERO:A IARC3+
Suggested retail price: download version
Steam (R) 1,980 yen (tax included)
Nintendo Switch(TM) 1,980 yen (tax included)
PlayStation (R) 4/5 1,980 yen (tax included)
Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S 2,000 yen (tax included)
DMM GAME PLAYER 1,980 yen (tax included)
Epic Games Store 1,980 yen (tax included)
■ Language:
Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Hindi, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese
(Simplified), Korean
■ Release: Shueisha Games
■ Development: ginolabo, SUCCESS Corp. ■ Copyright: (C) ginolabo / SHUEISHA, SHUEISHA GAMES
■ Shueisha Games site:
https://shueisha-games.com/games/soulvars/
■ “SOULVARS” Steam (R) page URL:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2087910/SOULVARS/?l=Japanese ■ “SOULVARS” Nintendo eShop page URL:
https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70010000061874.html ■ PlayStation4/PlayStation5 Store page URL:
https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/concept/10007328 ■ “SOULVARS” Xbox Games Store page URL:
https://www.xbox.com/ja-jp/games/store/soulvars/9nldr4c086zm ■ “ SOULVARS” DMM GAME PLAYER page URL:
https://dlsoft.dmm.com/detail/shueishag_0001/ ■ “SOULVARS” Epic Games Store page URL: https://store.epicgames.com/p/soulvars-e95ea5 Details about this release:
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