Wander Stars delayed to September 19

Publisher Fellow Traveler and developer Paper Castle Games have announced that Wander Stars has been delayed to September 19. The '90s anime-inspired RPG was originally set to release on August 1 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Steam).

Feedback from a recently held open beta is cited as the reason for the delay, with improvements planned to the UI, balancing, and bug squashing.

The announcement from Paper Castle Games can be found below or on the developer's official Twitter page.

Update: Fellow Traveler has shared a new trailer for the new release date. Note that while the endcard of the trailer notes PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S logos, nothing about these platforms has been mentioned by Fellow Traveler or Paper Castle Games.

Hello everyone, we have some news to share.

Wander Stars is coming out a little bit later than you might have expected. 

First of all, we want to thank you for participating in the open beta. We truly value every bit of feedback and ideas that you have shared with us, but it has also made it very clear that we need more time to truly deliver the game we wanted to make from the start. 

We heard you loud and clear – the UI is broken in many places and often confusing. The combat bugs can ruin the fun, and the balancing is a bit wacky starting from episode 2 onwards.

So based on your feedback, we have decided to take a bit more time to polish, balance, and take care of the bugs currently hindering the game. We’ve also been working on overdrive to meet our previous deadline, so taking a bit more time will not only make the game better overall, but it is also necessary for us to take care of our wellbeing as we approach the finish line.

And in an Underhero-like twist of events, Wander Stars is now launching on September 19. That’s right, on the 7th anniversary of our previous game Underhero!

That’s a very long time, and we are truly thankful for your patience with us and for being here all these years. We really think the wait will be worth it, and we can’t wait to share the final and improved version of Wander Stars with all of you.

Lots of love,
Paper Castle Team