Marvelous is advancing its farming and action RPG franchises, with new Story of Seasons and Rune Factory 6 footage shown, a trial for Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar live, Shinobi Nexus: Senran Kagura in pre-registration, and the Muramasa: Revenant Blades enhanced edition and Oboro Muramasa Kaitan slated for early 2027.
Marvelous used the summer of 2026 to push several franchises forward. A livestream marking the 30th anniversary of Story of Seasons and the 20th of Rune Factory showed the first footage of Rune Factory 6, announced in 2023, and new footage of an unnamed Story of Seasons title. The company also ran a free trial for the latest Story of Seasons game, Grand Bazaar, on Switch Online in late August, paired with a 40% discount that Marvelous called the lowest price ever for the game.
In the Senran Kagura line, Marvelous and subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games announced Shinobi Nexus: Senran Kagura for smartphone and PC. The game is set three years after the ended-service Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link and introduces a new cast. Pre-registration opened on DMM Games and the App Store.
On the action RPG side, Marvelous and Vanillaware announced during the June 9 Nintendo Direct that Oboro Muramasa Kaitan, a new entry in the dormant series, would hit Switch in early 2027. The same Direct brought Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of the prior Muramasa games, for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, and PC via Steam, also in early 2027. That edition marks Vanillaware's first PC release and includes all prior content.
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Marvelous showed new footage of its next Story of Seasons title and the first footage of Rune Factory 6 during a livestream marking the 30th anniversary of Story of Seasons and the 20th of Rune Factory. The company had announced Rune Factory 6 in 2023.
Marvelous announced on August 21 that the latest entry in the Story of Seasons series, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, will be the next title in Nintendo's simultaneous trial event for Nintendo Switch Online members. The trial runs from August 24 at 12:00 to August 30 at 17:59, letting subscribers play the full game for free during that window. The game, released in August 2025, is a farm management simulation set in Soyokaze Town, a community known for its weekly bazaar that has fallen into decline. Players grow crops, care for animals, and sell goods at the bazaar to revive the town and aim for the world's greatest bazaar. It is based on the 2008 Nintendo DS game Story of Seasons: Welcome! Wind Bazaar, with updated graphics and systems for current consoles. Alongside the trial, a sale runs from August 24 to September 6, offering 40% off the Switch version at 3,960 yen and the Switch 2 version at 4,620 yen. Save data from the trial can transfer to the purchased full version.
Marvelous and its subsidiary Honey∞Parade Games announced the title and a promotional video for their previously revealed new Senran Kagura smartphone game on Friday. The game is titled Shinobi Nexus: Senran Kagura and is scheduled to launch this year for iOS, Android, and PC via DMM Games. Pre-registration is currently open for DMM Games and the App Store, with Google Play registration expected in the coming days. The game is described as a "hyper shinobi battle" title featuring character designs by Nan Yaegashi. It will be free to play with optional paid in-game items. The story is set three years after the events of the previous mobile game, Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link, and introduces a new cast of shinobi girls at a new school. Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link launched in November 2017 and ended service in May 2025, transitioning to an offline version. Marvelous established Honey∞Parade Games in May 2017 to focus on the Senran Kagura series. The latest console entry in the franchise is the crossover with Compile Heart's Hyperdimension Neptunia, titled Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars, which launched in October 2021 for PlayStation 4, followed by Switch and PC releases in 2022.
Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Muramasa: Rebirth, during a Nintendo Direct livestream. The game launches for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in early 2027. It features 4K visuals, new English voiceover and localization, and new modes. This marks Vanillaware's first PC release.
Marvelous announced during the June 9 Nintendo Direct that Oboro Muramasa Kaikitan, a combined version of the original game and its Vita DLC Genroku Kaikitan, will release in early 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The game features high-resolution graphics and six playable protagonists.
During the June 9 Nintendo Direct broadcast, Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Oboro Muramasa Kaitan, a new entry in the Japanese-style action RPG series. The game is scheduled for an early 2027 release on Nintendo Switch. Oboro Muramasa originally launched on Wii in 2009 and later on PS Vita in 2013. Vanillaware, the developer behind titles such as 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Dragon's Crown, is handling development, with Marvelous publishing. The announcement was accompanied by images captured from the stream, though no gameplay footage or further details were shown. The title revives a franchise that has not seen a new mainline release in over a decade, positioning it as a notable return for the studio's action RPG lineage.