Culdcept Begins Steam Version Lands October 28 With New Maps and UI Fixes
The Steam launch doubles as the delivery vehicle for a free update that Neos says will reach the Switch and Switch 2 versions later, so existing owners get the new maps and UI fixes on a separate, still unannounced schedule.
Key Facts
- Neos will release the Steam version of Culdcept Begins on October 28, 2026.
- The Steam standard edition of Culdcept Begins costs 6,380 yen, the Digital Deluxe Edition 7,581 yen, and the Digital Content Set 1,600 yen.
- The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Culdcept Begins launched on July 16, 2026 and have surpassed 100,000 cumulative shipments including download sales.
- The Steam version of Culdcept Begins adds three battle maps named X, Fortune Array, and Holy Hammer.
- The early purchase bonus period for the Steam version of Culdcept Begins runs from October 28 to December 27, 2026.
Reporting from 5 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Inside, and 1 more.
Neos announced on October 20 that the Steam version of the board and card game Culdcept Begins will be released on October 28, 2026. The standard edition costs 6,380 yen, the Digital Deluxe Edition 7,581 yen, and a Digital Content Set for owners of the Switch version 1,600 yen. The Switch and Switch 2 versions, released July 16, 2026, have surpassed 100,000 cumulative shipments including download sales. The Steam release adds three battle maps called X, Fortune Array, and Holy Hammer, plus 10 book cover designs: five creature picks from the development team and five themed on in-game maps. The Card Encyclopedia also gains a voice function that reads card names aloud, and three UI changes improve character position visibility in map mode, card selection on the information screen, and direction display at route branch points.
The Steam port arrives with a demo already running in Steam Next Fest October Edition, which opened October 20 and closes October 27 at 2:00 Japan time. That demo includes the new map X ahead of release. Purchases made from October 28 through December 27, 23:59 come with four early purchase bonuses: Zeneth, a character who appears across the series and was redrawn for this release by main designer Sei Matsuura; Najaran, the lead of the Culdcept comic adaptation, also redrawn by Matsuura; a Culdra (1st) book cover using Naoyuki Kato's illustration from the first game; and an Onyx cover themed on the black dragon that fought alongside the legendary Cepter Origin, which is limited to the Steam version. The Digital Deluxe Edition bundles a complete card book PDF, a 53-track soundtrack handled by Noisycroak, five PC wallpapers at 1920x1080, 33 in-game voice files, and the Babrashka font used in the game's setting. A release commemorative sale runs from launch through November 11.
Written with AI by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited. See our editorial policy.
Add Yomimono as a preferred source on Google
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) Steam版「カルドセプト ビギンズ」10月28日発売決定！ UI改修や対戦マップなどのコンテンツを拡充
- Automaton 『カルドセプト ビギンズ』Steam版、10月28日配信へ。10年ぶりのシリーズ最新作、“新要素＆改善”無料アプデとともにPCに来る
- Denfaminicogamer 10年ぶりの完全新作『カルドセプト ビギンズ』Steam版の発売日が10月28日に決定！新大戦マップの追加やUIの改修などを施し登場
- Inside 累計出荷10万本突破の『カルドセプト ビギンズ』、Steam版10月28日発売決定―新対戦マップ3種やUI改修、Steam早期購入特典で漫画「カルドセプト」主人公も参戦！
- Game Spark 累計出荷10万本突破の『カルドセプト ビギンズ』、Steam版10月28日発売決定―新対戦マップ3種やUI改修、Steam早期購入特典で漫画「カルドセプト」主人公も参戦！