Konami Shows Project Zircon Demo Play At Tokyo Game Show Stage
The stage demo puts concrete systems in front of an audience for a title that has been public since 2023 without an announced release, which is the first real look at how it plays.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
At the Konami booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 19, a stage event for the PC title PROJECT ZIRCON showed a demo play. Producer Shiro and MC Akane Fujikawa presented the dark fantasy deck-building roguelike, which has a Steam store page. The demo used the nation Brave and ran up to just before the first-year objective, Defeat the Griffin.
PROJECT ZIRCON runs on a five-year loop. Each year has objectives, and failing them destroys the world, with a decisive battle against the Dragon of Calamity in year five. The player spends each year through a Management Phase, where character cards are placed to earn points under poker-like rules, and a Strategy Phase, where those points buy cards, facilities, and territory. Four seasons make a year. Characters hold missions that trigger events and growth, and card placement fills a vibe gauge that can be spent on a special move.
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