Square Enix Board Game Malum Arrives Around February 2027
The package carries the rules and short character stories that players read as they unbox it, which is the part of the product Square Enix is asking buyers to notice before the game is even played.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Square Enix announced on October 16, 2026 that it will release the board game Malum (Marum) Apple Game around February 2027 and opened an official website. The two-player card game costs 3,300 yen including tax, runs about 10 minutes, and is recommended for ages 10 and up. Players draw cards from an opponent's hand, resolve effects, and race to take three rounds. Game Market 2026 Autumn hosts playtests at the Hobby Japan booth on October 18.
The box holds five decks: a plush toy deck of 10 cards, a frog boy deck of 7, a ghost deck of 7, a bird girl deck of 6, and a demon boy deck of 7, plus 5 apple chips. A player's only move is to draw one card from the opponent's hand and discard it. Draw the Player Card and the round ends; draw a card with an effect and it resolves, and in some cases the drawing player loses outright. Taking three rounds first wins.
Playtests run on October 18 at Makuhari Messe during Game Market 2026 Autumn, at the Hobby Japan booth, number 25. An acrylic keychain is the playtest novelty, while supplies last.
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