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Drecom

Drecom's mobile RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne passed 4 million downloads and marked its second anniversary with an outdoor campaign in Tokyo and Osaka. Its indie publishing arm, DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO, launched in May and is exhibiting its first three titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026.

Synthesized from 12 Yomimono stories · updated 1d ago

Drecom's year divides into two tracks: the continuing run of Wizardry Variants Daphne and a push into publishing and licensing. The mobile RPG passed 4 million downloads worldwide, and the company marked the game's second anniversary on October 15, 2026 with the #NarakuShinshokuchu campaign, which placed an "eyes-and-ears Naraku" space at Shinjuku Station's Metro Promenade from October 19 to 25 and ran creature sightings in Shibuya and Umeda through November 1. A lottery offered a pure gold identification tag (K24, about 15g) and a 20,000-yen Amazon gift card.

The game's biggest tie-up of the year was with Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI. The "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy" event opened July 30 and ran to September 10, adding a collaboration dungeon and three Final Fantasy XI adventurers: Prishe, Iroha, and Zeid. Drecom's Keisuke Kanayama and Square Enix's Yoji Fujito discussed the collaboration's origins in an interview, and the event was described as Daphne's first with another company's IP. Drecom has held the Wizardry trademark since 2020 and said in May it has no intention of selling those rights, after denying reports that Atari had acquired the trademark.

The publishing side is newer. Drecom launched DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO in May to back small creators and teams with development knowledge, funding, marketing, and mixed media expansion. By September it had announced a first slate of three titles set for Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe: TIMEMOON, Beautiful Life Show, and a third title whose name appears as Chill Planet in one announcement and Chiru Planet in another. A fourth publishing title was planned for October 2026.

Elsewhere, Drecom opened a Steam port of the 1995 Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge for 2027, and partnered with Manga Box on the Dre Box manga label, which adapts Drecom's original novels and launched four fantasy and isekai titles between June and September.

Key facts

Second anniversary campaign
Wizardry Variants Daphne reached its second anniversary on October 15, 2026; the #NarakuShinshokuchu campaign runs October 19 to November 1, with a Naraku space at Shinjuku Station's Metro Promenade from October 19 to 25. ↗
Downloads
Wizardry Variants Daphne surpassed 4 million total downloads worldwide. ↗
Final Fantasy XI collaboration
The "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy" event opened July 30, 2026 and runs until September 10 at 12:59, adding a collaboration dungeon and the adventurers Prishe, Iroha, and Zeid. ↗
Wizardry trademark
Drecom stated it has no intention of selling the Wizardry trademark rights and will continue to hold the domestic and international trademark rights for the series. ↗
Publishing arm launch
Drecom launched DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO in May 2026 to support small creators and teams with development knowledge, financial assistance, marketing, and mixed media expansion. ↗
First publishing slate
The first three publishing titles are TIMEMOON, Beautiful Life Show, and Chiru Planet (also given as Chill Planet in the earlier announcement). ↗
TGS 2026
Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, where DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO exhibits its three publishing titles. ↗
Wizardry VI port
Drecom will release a Steam port of the 1995 Super Famicom version of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge in 2027. ↗
Manga label
Drecom partnered with Manga Box on the Dre Box label, which adapts Drecom's original novels; four fantasy and isekai titles run on the Manga Box platform from June through September 2026. ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Announced
second collaboration pop-up shop with Wizardry and Shigoto Neko (Zangyou-hen) · 2026-09-07
Announced
advance sales of new collaboration goods (DRECOM SHOP) · 2026-09-07
Announced
launch of new manga label Dre Box · 2026-06-10
Announced
launch of new indie game studio called Drecom Creators Studio · 2026-05-19
Noted
pitch that its staff are devoted Final Fantasy XI players · 2026-08-07

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  • Confirmed launch of new indie game studio called Drecom Creators Studio May 28 · source

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1d ago

Drecom Studio Brings Three Indie Titles to Tokyo Game Dungeon 14

Drecom's DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO will exhibit at Tokyo Game Dungeon 14 on October 31, 2026, with three publishing titles playable at booth 2X-9. TIMEMOON is a time-travel taxi adventure from Kenkou Land set in a lunar city. Chill Planet is aozorite's build-construction journey from Kagoshima to Hokkaido. Beautiful Life Show, by Fukudanuki, is a puzzle platformer with death-sense action. Novelties come with playtests and social media follows.

5d ago

Wizardry Variants Daphne Marks Second Anniversary with Naraku Campaign in Tokyo and Osaka

Drecom's 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne reached its second anniversary on October 15, 2026. The #NarakuShinshokuchu campaign runs from October 19 through November 1, with an eyes-and-ears Naraku space at Shinjuku Station's Metro Promenade from October 19 to 25, and grotesque creature sightings in Shibuya and Umeda over the full period. Participants who follow the official X account and post sightings with the hashtag or scan QR codes enter a lottery for a pure gold identification tag (K24, about 15g) and a 20,000-yen Amazon gift card.

Sep 18

Drecom Creators Studio Shows Three Publishing Titles At TGS 2026

DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO, launched by Drecom in May, is exhibiting its first three publishing titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opened September 17 at Makuhari Messe. They are TIMEMOON, a lunar-surface time-travel adventure from Kenkou Land; Beautiful Life Show, a horror action game from Fukudanuki with a death-rewind system; and Chiru Planet, a build-construction adventure from aozorite set in a meteorite-doomed Japan.

Sep 15

Drecom Ports Super Famicom Wizardry VI to Steam in 2027

Drecom announced on September 15, 2026, timed to Wizardry Day, that it will release a Steam port of Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge in 2027. This is the 1995 Super Famicom version of the dungeon RPG, not the 1990 PC original. The store page is already live. The announcement came as part of a batch of items marking the series' 45th anniversary, including streaming distribution of soundtracks from past titles and an apparel collection. Drecom also opened orders for reproduction art prints and relief-style boards using anniversary art by illustrator Jun Suemi, with signed prints priced at 44,000 yen and 60,500 yen. A stadium jacket, limited to 100 pieces and priced at 41,800 yen, goes on sale September 16, 2026. A collaboration with BEAMS MANGART is planned. The original PC version has been hard to buy through official channels since the Project EGG sales page for Wizardry Legacy was removed.

Sep 7

Wizardry and Shigoto Neko Pop-Up Returns With Overtime Edition in Tokyo

Drecom will run a second Wizardry and Shigoto Neko collaboration pop-up shop in Tokyo from September 17 to October 31, 2026. The overtime edition, named Zangyou-hen, follows a February run that was well received. It will appear at Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara, Shosen Grande in Jimbocho, and Horindo Shoten Takadanobaba. Advance sales of new collaboration goods begin September 7 on DRECOM SHOP, with a Big Resurrection Sticker bonus for purchases of 10,000 yen or more.

Sep 2

DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO Announces Three Publishing Titles for TGS2026

DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO, the indie publishing arm run by Drecom, announced its first three titles: TIMEMOON, Beautiful Life Show, and Chill Planet. All three will be exhibited at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The studio also renewed its official website and plans to announce a fourth publishing title in October 2026.

Sep 2

DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO Unveils First Publishing Slate of Three Indie Titles

DRECOM CREATORS STUDIO, the indie label Drecom established in May, announced its first three publishing titles on September 2. The slate spans a moon taxi time-travel adventure, a horror action game with a three-second death rewind, and a card-driven road trip across a doomed Japan. All three target PC via Steam with release dates unannounced. The studio plans to exhibit the titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.

Aug 20

Wizardry Variants Daphne Passes 4 Million Downloads, Launches Commemorative Campaign

Drecom announced that Wizardry Variants Daphne has surpassed 4 million total downloads worldwide. To mark the milestone, a campaign running from August 20 to September 9, 2026, gives all logging-in players 2,000 Orgu Gemstones plus Rare Remains. The update also adds the alternate style adventurer Heroine of the Evening Calm Elize, voiced by Yu Kobayashi, and the new quest Fordraig Labyrinth Exploration.

Jul 31

Wizardry Variants Daphne Launches Final Fantasy XI Collaboration Event

Drecom opened the collaboration event between its 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne and Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI on July 30, 2026. The event, titled "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy," runs until September 10 at 12:59. It adds a collaboration-exclusive dungeon and story where a suspicious castle appears in Northern Hollow, the lord's sons go missing, and players must track the ghost castle to bring them back. Three Final Fantasy XI characters join as new adventurers: Prishe, the Cursed Child of Tavnazia, voiced by Aya Hirano; Iroha, the Singer of the Star's Song, voiced by Inori Minase; and Zeid, the Black Iron Whirlwind, voiced by Shin-ichiro Kamio. Players can obtain one of six recruitment items during the event, choosing among these three collaboration adventurers or three legendary adventurers: Red Beard, the Rebel Against God; Arboris, King of the Sea of Trees; and Avenius, the Flash. The collaboration also introduces Relic Weapons, special equipment obtainable with Gil and upgradeable through reforging, plus a Trade Broker in Northern Hollow Village for trading reforge materials. Special supplies and limited-time missions offer additional scrolls and Gil. A dedicated website includes a Collaboration Rank Test quiz and a promotional video.

Jun 10

Drecom and Manga Box Launch Dre Box Label With 4 Fantasy and Isekai Titles

Japanese video game developer Drecom partnered with Manga Box to launch a new manga label called Dre Box, focusing on fantasy and isekai stories. The label will adapt Drecom's original novels into manga, with four launch titles set to run on the Manga Box platform starting in June through September.

May 19

Drecom Launches Drecom Creators Studio for Indie Game Support

Japanese video game developer Drecom announced on Thursday the launch of a new indie game studio called Drecom Creators Studio. The studio aims to discover the potential of game titles and support projects from development through long-term expansion, with a focus on small creators and teams. Drecom lists several types of support it will offer, including sharing developmental knowledge, financial assistance, marketing, and mixed media expansion. The company is now opening applications for creators to apply through its website. The new studio will also exhibit at the BitSummit PUNCH event, which runs in Kyoto from May 22 to 24. Separately, Drecom recently denied reports that Atari has acquired the trademark rights to the Wizardry IP. Atari had acquired the complete and exclusive rights and the underlying intellectual properties of the first five Wizardry games from the original rights holder. Drecom stated that it has no intention of selling the Wizardry trademark rights or other rights it holds in the future, and will continue to hold the domestic and international trademark rights for the game series and manage the Wizardry IP brand.

May 18

Drecom Creators Studio Announces First Four Support Titles

Drecom Creators Studio, the new indie-focused label from Drecom, has announced its first four support titles: TIMEMOON, Quiet Express Room 909, Beautiful Life Show, and Chill Planet. The studio launched earlier this week with a mission to back small creators and teams from development through long-term expansion.