Kyouran Makaism launches for Switch 1&2 and PlayStation 5 in Japan on January 29, 2026

Nippon Ichi Software has formally revealed Kyouran Makaism. This new action RPG will be available first in Japan for Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, as well as PlayStation 5, on January 29, 2026.

This marks the full reveal of the game project known earlier as just Kyouran. This project is notable for including numerous staff members behind the Disgaea series, such as the character designer Takehito Harada and the music composer Tenpei Sato. In addition, the development team's PIC is Shunsuke Minowa, who previously worked on Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless.

We have also compiled details from the Japanese official website after the reveal trailer right below. A playable demo build of this game will also be available at Sega and Atlus' Tokyo Game Show 2025 booth. As this announcement is still fresh even in Japan, it is yet to be known when NIS America will announce an English localization for this title.

Main Characters

N.A. (voiced in Japanese by Takuya Eguchi)
A skilled mercenary who can use all kinds of weapons and magic. Although he has high combat abilities, he has no goals or ambitions, and he only fights to continue living. Being completely alone without any relatives, he also has a dry personality as he doesn't understand friendship and love well either.

Tisiel (voiced in Japanese by Aoi Koga)
A newly crowned Demon Queen who succeeds her late father. She is also the very person who called her father's close friend N.A. to this world.

Gameplay Systems

The player character will roam around battlefields and mow down numerous enemies by using 7 kinds of weapons that include Swords, Bows, and Spears. Each weapon type has up to 4 Special Techniques that are both powerful and flashy. Each technique will have different traits that range from wide-ranged attacks to timing-based counterattacks.

Some of the actions that will be available in the game are as follows:

• Small Attack - Quick attacks that can connect to a combo when the button is pressed repeatedly.
• Strong Attack - High-powered attacks that vary based on the weapon, ranging from combo-based to holding charges.
• Step - Evade by moving quickly towards the intended movement direction. Player's attacks can also be canceled this way.
• Guard - Block enemy attacks while also preventing damage-caused flinches and blowaways.
• Jump - During a jump, the player can also perform Attacks and Step Evasions.