{"id":55887,"date":"2026-01-19T16:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55887"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:45:13","slug":"atlus-licensed-shin-megami-tensei-board-game-to-start-shipping-in-august-following-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/atlus-licensed-shin-megami-tensei-board-game-to-start-shipping-in-august-following-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlus-licensed\u00a0Shin Megami Tensei Board Game\u00a0to start\u00a0shipping\u00a0in August\u00a0following delays\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following several delays\u00a0in the manufacturing and shipping\u00a0of the\u00a0highly\u00a0anticipated\u00a0<strong>Shin Megami Tensei<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>The Board Game<\/strong>,\u00a0ICREA has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/smtboardgame\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game\/posts\/4587681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0shipments will begin in August 2026. The company apologized for previous delays and assured backers that the release date has been confirmed with all relevant parties, with no other major changes in schedule expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: The board game - Game trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1mKhZmBALsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>ICREA\u2019s plans for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game-with-72-different-demon-figures-gets-kickstarter-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shin Megami Tensei Board Game<\/a>\u00a0go back\u00a0as far\u00a0as 2021.\u00a0After teasing the project through prototype displays at\u00a0GenCon\u00a0and Tokyo Game Show in 2024, the company finally launched a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/smtboardgame\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game\/description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>\u00a0campaign that ran from November 12 to December 13 of the same year. The campaign was a resounding success, reaching its goal of\u00a030 million\u00a0JPY\u00a0(around $19,300 USD)\u00a0in three hours and amassing\u00a098.96\u00a0million\u00a0JPY (roughly $626,726\u00a0USD) in finding in total.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ICREA\u00a0would run into its first setback during the board game\u2019s campaign period.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game-maker-incites-controversy-for-mentioning-a-rival-companys-name-without-permission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The company drew criticism<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/smtboardgame\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game\/posts\/4261144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">directly mentioning competitor CMON<\/a>\u00a0in a response to a question from one of the project\u2019s backers. While this may seem harmless, it is considered\u00a0a poor business\u00a0practice in\u00a0Japan\u00a0to name-drop another company that is not involved in the project\u00a0without permission.\u00a0ICREA\u2019s statement, coupled with poor communication with backers and its then-relatively short\u00a0manufacturing and distribution timeline, led many people (particularly Japanese SMT\u00a0fans) to express distrust\u00a0in\u00a0the company to the point that some cancelled their\u00a0Kickstarter pledges.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"megaten_PlayFeelMovie\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKRoiY_eqwU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The timeline was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/smtboardgame\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game\/posts\/4270208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">updated for the first time on December 8, 2024<\/a>. Following&nbsp;a review of the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;schedule, the project\u2019s manufacturing and shipping dates were moved from December 2024 and April 2025,&nbsp;respectively,&nbsp;to 2025.&nbsp;Another delay would be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/smtboardgame\/shin-megami-tensei-board-game\/posts\/4554296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced&nbsp;in November 2025<\/a>, moving the manufacturing and shipping dates to 2026.&nbsp;In both instances, ICREA noted \u201cadditional time required for rule adjustments and component refinements\u201d as the primary causes for the delays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the latest update, the game&#8217;s markers, tokens, and\u00a072 demon\u00a0figures have already been finalized\u00a0and are currently in the manufacturing stage.\u00a0Production of the cards, which consist of\u00a0Demon Cards, Grimoire Cards, Lunar Phase Cards, Demon Conversation Cards, and Event Cards, is currently being supervised, their text translated to Japanese and\u00a0English, and\u00a0given their final designs. Lastly, the rulebook structure is being\u00a0finalized\u00a0alongside the card changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited crowdfunded Shin Megami Tensei board game is finally set to ship in August 2026. 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