NEO: The World Ends with You is coming to Epic Games Store on Sept. 28

Publication date of the original Japanese article: 2021-09-22 10:05 (JST)
Translated by. Ryuki Ishii

Square Enix has announced that the PC version of NEO: The World Ends with You is coming to Epic Games Store on September 28. The game will include both English and Japanese audio. Whether it will be a timed exclusive or a permanent Epic Games Store exclusive has not been revealed at this time.

NEO: The World Ends with You is an action RPG by Square Enix and h.a.n.d., a sequel to The World Ends with You which was released on Nintendo DS and other platforms. The protagonist, Rindo, notices something is off while walking through the district of Shibuya, Tokyo. Eventually, a strange girl who claims to be a Reaper invites him to a competition called the Reaper’s Game. Rindo, who still can’t get rid of a sense of oddity, will try to get to the bottom of things while fighting the enemies (Noises) using the power of Pins.

The PS4/Nintendo Switch version of NEO: The World Ends with You was released in July and received high praise from both critics and users. On Metacritic, the game has a stable Metascore of 82 for its Nintendo Switch version, and 80 for the PS4 version. User Score is 8.6 and 8.4 respectively.

The game’s well-crafted storyline, stylish combat, unique game system, and accessible gameplay all add up to an all-round action RPG sure to be as good as its cult-favorite predecessor. The battles take advantage of the 3D map while retaining the charm of the previous game. The plot is unpredictable with numerous parts that will please fans of the series. You don’t need to know the first game to enjoy it, but you’ll definitely get more out of it by playing The World Ends with You first.

The spec requirement is quite low for a Square Enix game, with the recommended specs being AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 processor and AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950 graphics. I expected it to require a bit of machine power due to the intermingling of allies and enemies during battles, but it seems like that isn’t the case.

The PC version of NEO: The World Ends with You is set to release on September 28. It will be available on Epic Games Store.