Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute launches July 30 for Steam and September 8 for PS5, PS4, Xbox, and Switch

by Mikhail Madnani on 01 May, 2026

Clear River Games has announced that it will be releasing Culdcept The First on September 8 in the West for PS5, PS4, Switch, and Xbox Series consoles. The PC (Steam) release is set for July 30 worldwide.

Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute is a new version of the 1997-released Japanese Sega Saturn game coming to modern platforms this July with an English localization. The Western release is being handled by Clear River Games on consoles while CityConnection is handling the game on Steam and in Japan on consoles. It will be released physically in the West on PS5 and Switch with pre-orders now live here.

Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute launches July 30 for PC (Steam) and September 8 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Switch in the West.

You can find the Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute release date trailer with more details from Clear River Games below:

Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in partnership with developers City Connection and series creators Omiya Soft, announced today that the highly-regarded Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute will arrive in the West for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Coming in both digital and physical versions for Nintendo Switch and PS5 at the same time, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute has long been envied by digital board game fans in the West, since Culdcept The First was originally released in 1997 for the SEGA Saturn. Upon launch, the game quickly became a fan favourite thanks to its engrossing deck-building gameplay, enchanting fantasy setting and gorgeously detailed artwork.
For the very first time, Clear River Games and City Connection will invite gamers to discover the magic of the Culdcept universe by returning to where it all began, in this enhanced version of the original classic, finally playable with English subtitles and complete with quality of life features for the modern gamer.
In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, gamers enter the fictional universe of Culdra Space, created by the omnipotent Goddess Culdra, creator of Culdcept, a book strong enough to wield the power of creation itself. Gamers assume the role of a ‘Cepter’ heading into battle with their Book, a self-constructed 50-card deck.
Traverse across the map, guided by the roll of the dice and summon a diverse range of incredible creatures, strategically using your cards to progress on the spaces where you land. In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, any land where you place a creature becomes your territory, and by using Spell Cards, gamers can manipulate dice rolls, support their creatures, or sabotage their rivals.

Making your way through the map will be no easy task however. Land on another player's territory and it will cost you, as gamers are forced to pay in Magic Power as a toll. Don’t go down without a fight; summon a creature and win the battle, claiming the territory as your own! In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, the key to victory lies not only in a creature's stats and special abilities but also in the various effects of the game’s Item Cards and support bonuses received from the land or from allies.
Seize territories and increase Magic Power to gain the upper hand, and the first Cepter to collect the target amount of Magic Power and return to the Castle is declared the winner. Once the battle is won, gamers receive a random set of cards based on ranking, which can be incorporated into their Book, refining their tactics for the next battle.
In addition to the legendary game itself, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute will come complete with quality-of-life enhancements, designed for the modern gamer. Features include:

Rewind the game to any point where a Checkpoint was passed at a Fort or the Castle.

Quick Save & Load enables gamers to save and load at any time, independent of the main game's standard save function.

Bonus Pack increases the number of Reward Cards received at the end of a match. (can be toggled ON/OFF in the options menu).

Reveal Hands is a brand-new feature allowing gamers to constantly display both their own and their opponent's hand on-screen—information that was only visible at specific times in the original version. Reveal Hands can be toggled ON/OFF, and the display size adjusts automatically depending on the game's screen layout.

Language Switching allows gamers to play the game in either Japanese or English.
Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute is expected to launch via digital download on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as physical versions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, launching at the same time. The standard edition MSRP is $34,99 / €29,99, while the deluxe edition MSRP is $79.99 / €69.99.