Dawngazer is an action RPG in development at Ignisphere Studio, published by Good Smile Company, with a 2028 launch set for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. It is the first title under the Ignisphere brand from Monochrome Corp. and Good Smile Company, and it carries Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese support.
Monochrome Corp. and Good Smile Company announced Ignisphere, a mixed media brand, and its first game, the action RPG Dawngazer. Development runs through Ignisphere Studio, with Monochrome handling planning and development and Good Smile Company handling distribution, promotion, and publishing. Takafumi Noma, who directed and did character design on Unicorn Overlord at Vanillaware, leads the project. He left Vanillaware in March 2025. Music is by Yoshimi Kudo, credited on Unicorn Overlord and ELDEN RING.
The two stories give the brand's shape as much attention as the game. Ignisphere is planned for figures and multiple light novel projects, including a novelization under KADOKAWA's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. A teaser PV shows a medieval fantasy townscape, a white-haired figure carrying a sword, characters joining a procession, and a scene of kneeling before a grave. An X account is already attached to the brand.
Release details are consistent across both stories: 2028 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with Japanese, English, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) support. Noma's name appears as both Takafumi Noma and Takashi Noma in the coverage. The studio name appears as both Ignisphere Studio and Ignisphia Studio. The announcement date appears as September 25 in one story and as Friday in the other.
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Monochrome Corp. and Good Smile Company announced Ignisphere, a mixed media franchise, on Friday. Its first title is Dawngazer, an action RPG directed by Takafumi Noma, the director and character designer of Unicorn Overlord, at Ignisphere Studio. Good Smile Company is publishing. It launches for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in 2028, with Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese support.
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Monochrome and Good Smile Company announced a new IP brand, Ignisphere, on September 25, along with its first game: the action RPG Dawngazer. Development is led by Takashi Noma, who directed and handled character design on Unicorn Overlord at Vanillaware. Noma left Vanillaware in March 2025, and game development now runs through Monochrome's studio, Ignisphia Studio. Monochrome handles planning and development, while Good Smile Company handles distribution and promotion. Music is by Yoshimi Kudo, credited on Unicorn Overlord and ELDEN RING. The teaser PV shows a medieval fantasy townscape, a white-haired figure carrying a sword, characters joining a procession, and a scene of kneeling before a grave. Dawngazer is scheduled for release in 2028 for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam, with Japanese, English, and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) support. The Ignisphere brand is planned for figures and multiple light novel projects, including a novelization under KADOKAWA's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko.