Today, PQube hosted a showcase of their upcoming games, including five brand new announcements! In case you missed the showcase, I’ve got you covered with all the announcements and updates, including some great visual novels and otome games!
The Showcase featured the following title announcements:
- Class of Heroes 3 Remaster (Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS5) Coming 2025
- Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark (Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox) Digital Launch March 27th, 2025
- Death Match Love Comedy! (Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox) Coming 2025
- K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut (Steam, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox) Coming 2025
- Iwakura Aria (Steam, Nintendo Switch) Coming 2025
Well, I won’t keep you waiting, let’s check out the details on the upcoming titles from PQube in 2025!
Class of Heroes 3 Remaster
Class is back in session! After a 15 year wait, Class of Heroes 3 Remaster, the revered school-themed dungeon RPG series, is finally here! Enrol in one of three distinct schools and join your fellow students on an epic dungeon crawling adventure.
- Delve into dungeons!: Class of Heroes 3 Remaster takes 3D dungeon-crawling RPGs to a new level – with more characters and bigger dungeons than ever before!
- Back to School: Choose from one of three distinct schools – each will change your uniform, difficulty and story!
- Make new friends: The expanded relationship system lets you forge (or break!) bonds with the fellow students in your party. The stronger the bond, the greater the benefit!
- Let’s party!: Team up with fellow students from a huge range of races and classes to build the best possible party of heroes to explore dungeons with.
- Plunder the dungeons!: Take your party into colossal, labyrinthine dungeons – fight off enemies and plunder the loot to make yourself stronger on each run!
- Build it your way: With hundreds of weapons, armor and items – along with even more combinations of races and classes. Customize your team to suit your playing style!
- New and improved: As the third iteration in the series, every aspect of the original games has been enhanced and improved to make this the most enjoyable in the series yet!
Class of Heroes 3 Remaster is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 next year.
Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark
Take control of the demon sisters Kirika and Masha as they attempt to revive their Demon Lord Maxim and rebuild their castle in this 2D action Metroidvania adventure!
- Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark takes the tight action players enjoyed in “Gal Guardians: Demon Purge” and vastly increases the exploration and collection elements, shifting genres completely to a full Metroidvania for an all-new experience.
- Servants of the Dark moves the setting from a single demonic castle to the entirety of the demon world. Players will control two demon maids as they explore the underworld: Kirika and her younger sister Masha. They each have different attacks and abilities, requiring players to switch between the two as they explore each area, upgrade their weapons, defeat demonic bosses, and revive their master, the Demon Lord Maxim.
- Additionally, Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark features online 2-player co-op, allowing two players anywhere in the world to control the two sisters simultaneously.
Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox on March 27th, 2025.
Death Match Love Comedy!
Heartfelt confessions – explosive consequences!
From the creators of “Raging Loop” comes a wild-ride of a visual novel, full of slapstick comedy, occult experiences, and romance!
First year Kei Yagi is about to receive a love confession from not one, but two classmates, when he suddenly explodes! Although this initial incident was an illusion, he discovers that due to a mysterious curse put upon him, the next time he receives a confession of love he will truly explode and die!
Enjoy your time in this hybrid, high school fantasy / romantic slapstick comedy visual novel, where you need to push away the affection thrown your way, lest you instantly explode all the while trying to break the strange curse put upon you.
- Map it all out: Multiple routes and endings can be navigated easily through the chart system which allows you to pick up from various points along any route you’ve travelled.
- Confession Time: A special confession warning light appears when the time for love confessions looms near, helping you avoid destruction (or accept it to collect all the bad endings!).
- The Popular Kid: with all sorts of strange happenings and encounters with curious characters, at least Kei isn’t alone in this rollercoaster ride. From girls fighting over him, to classmates fighting alongside him, Kei’s making some unforgettable high school memories.
- Sister Universe: Loved “Raging Loop”? Then you’ll love this. At first glance it may seem like completely different work, but these visual novels are deeply connected sister works by scenario writer amphibian.
Death Match Love Comedy! is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox in 2025.
K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
A love letter to the exciting world of K-Pop, K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut is a life simulation where you are the manager of multiple K-Pop talents. Manage their schedule, pick their music and choose their fashion to turn them into superstars!
- Choose your trainees: As their manager, it’s up to you to understand their stories, personalities, and strengths. Assemble a diverse and dynamic group of idols to create a perfect team!
- Original K-Pop Soundtrack: What’s your K-pop group’s concept? Choose the soundtrack for their debut single, produced by a K-pop composer exclusively for this game.
- Your Choices Matter: What kind of manager are you? Disciplined and straightforward, or caring and compassionate? The choice is yours.
- Unlock and Plan their Schedules: Should you send your idols to rigorous dance practice, or let them unwind with a relaxing yoga class? Your choices impact the team’s growth and the story’s direction.
- Moving Minigames: From hitting the pitch to memorizing dance moves, be a true part of the training process. Aim for an S-rank to ensure your trainees achieve their ultimate potential.
- Discover More: By selecting different places on the map and visiting different locations you can uncover snippets of other characters’ lives and maybe even discover their secrets…
K-POP Idol Stories: Road to Debut is coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox in 2025.
Iwakura Aria
Iwakura Aria is a brand-new original visual novel from MAGES. The Iwakura mansion holds a dark secret. Ichiko the new young maid joins looking for nothing but safety and security, but she would soon find herself entangled with the beautiful daughter of the Iwakura household. Unravel the secrets of the Iwakura mansion in this gripping suspense visual novel.
- Heart Pounding Revelations: Play as Ichiko, housekeeper to the Iwakura mansion, and uncover the chilling machinations at play as you grow closer to Aria and her dark fate.
- Change the Future: With nine different endings to unlock, the choices you make affect the outcome of the future and the life the protagonist is living 33 years after the events of the main game.
- Unlock Secrets: Use the map to explore different rooms of the mansion to piece together key information needed to uncover characters’ hidden secrets.
- Ichiko’s Sketchbook: Carefully detailed drawings of what captivates her interest, these drawings can also reveal hidden clues to the twisted heart of the Iwakura mansion.
- Renaissance Dream: The story comes to life through painterly illustrations and cut-out frames which piece together multiple images into one scene, by illustrator Hyakunen and graphic designer Fumi Nakada.
- Gripping Connections: The bonds between the women of the mansion pull together the story, from friendship to love, these strong emotions underpin the suspense which builds with each chapter.
Iwakura Aria is coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch next year.
Updates for Existing Announcements
- Him, The Smile & Bloom (EDIA / Team Entertainment Inc., MintLip) – Coming February 2025
- BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting EXTEND Inc.) – Coming 2025
- Genso Manege (MAGES./LOVE&ART.) – Coming 31st January 2025
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate (Rocket Panda Games) – Coming February 13th, 2025
