Astrae Oratio Brings Turn-Based Duel Trials to TGS 2026 With About 30 Playable Characters
The TGS 2026 demo is the first public hands-on for a game whose combat system, with its one-on-one Trial format and action-point economy, had not been shown since the CBT recruitment trailer, so the build is the earliest concrete look at how Dynamis One intends to differentiate a turn-based RPG on smartphones.
Key Facts
- Astrae Oratio is a smartphone RPG developed by Dynamis One and published by NC, scheduled for release in 2027 on iOS and Android.
- Astrae Oratio is set in a fictional Tokyo in 1989 where the player is a magicless civil servant called the Chief of the Special Ward Agency.
- About 30 playable characters are planned at the launch of Astrae Oratio, belonging to around 10 groups.
- The Astrae Oratio closed beta test is expected to offer roughly three to five days of play.
- Astrae Oratio has a world-first hands-on exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe Hall 7 from September 17 to 21, 2026.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Inside.
NC held a media preview for its new smartphone RPG Astrae Oratio on September 17, 2026, on the first business day of Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe Hall 7. The game, developed by South Korean studio Dynamis One, is set for release in 2027 on iOS and Android. It takes place in a fictional Tokyo in 1989 where magic and administration coexist. The player is a magicless civil servant called the Chief, who works for the Special Ward Agency and arbitrates conflicts between magic users. Game director Im Jeong-gyu and art director Kim In took the stage. The team showed the Prologue Digest PV and the Minato Ward Chapter Episode 0 MV. About 30 playable characters are planned at release, grouped into roughly 10 factions. Combat is turn-based with real-time elements. Players spend Action Points until the enemy acts, read enemy icons, and respond with normal, combat, counter, or ultimate skills. A closed beta test is planned, expected to run three to five days.
In the demo build, the party holds multiple characters but only one steps onto the field per side, so every Trial is a one-on-one screen. Enemy intent appears as stacked icons on the left, with the rightmost icon the next action, and AP shown as star shapes. Counters use a timing gauge that differs by enemy and is matched to each enemy's attack motion.
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Trial damage can push enemies into a break state via a white gauge under the HP bar, and a Territory Declaration cut-in fires when a character's special conditions are met. Im cited Street Fighter as a battle influence, and Kim named 2000s light novels for the visuals and Tanaka Erin as the first character he designed. Kim said the team expects to release more action-focused footage toward the CBT.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「アストラエ・オラティオ」発表会レポート。開発陣が語るゲームの全体像と「連載」ゲームとしてのビジョン［TGS2026］
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「アストラエ・オラティオ」はプレイアブルキャラ約30名でサービス開始予定。TGSメディアイベントレポート【TGS2026】
- Denfaminicogamer 『アストラエ・オラティオ』が世界最速のプレイアブル出展中。序盤ストーリーが体験できるシナリオ上映会や、一緒に記念撮影ができる着ぐるみ撮影会も開催【TGS2026】
- Inside 『アストラエ・オラティオ』キャラが実際にいるかのような展示がステキ！ ブースのモニターが色んな意味で最高すぎた【TGS2026】