{"id":64567,"date":"2026-04-02T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=64567"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:04:05","slug":"kantai-collection-developers-new-3d-historical-sci-fi-trpg-is-set-in-an-alternate-showa-era-with-mechs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/kantai-collection-developers-new-3d-historical-sci-fi-trpg-is-set-in-an-alternate-showa-era-with-mechs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kantai Collection developer\u2019s new 3D historical sci-fi TRPG is set in an alternate Showa era with mechs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>C2\u00a0Praparat, the developer of fleet simulator game Kantai Collection,\u00a0has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/c2praparat.com\/projects-upcoming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that it\u00a0has\u00a0resumed\u00a0development of\u00a0<strong>Plan [ki]<\/strong>, a brand-new IP.\u00a0The title\u00a0is a fully 3D, historical sci-fi TRPG.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give some background, project Plan [ki] was originally conceived at the same time as Kantai Collection, with&nbsp;an initial&nbsp;release window&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.c2architecture.com\/plan-ki.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all the way back in 2011<\/a>.&nbsp;However, due to Kantai Collection\u2019s explosive popularity&nbsp;catching the developers off guard, the project&nbsp;was halted mid-development&nbsp;and&nbsp;subsequently&nbsp;went into&nbsp;a&nbsp;decade-long&nbsp;hiatus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C2&nbsp;Praparat&nbsp;never gave up on Plan [ki] though, as work on the project&nbsp;was resumed a few years ago,&nbsp;according to the new announcement.&nbsp;Although it started&nbsp;out&nbsp;as a&nbsp;passion project&nbsp;by&nbsp;a handful of developers&nbsp;(much like Kantai Collection), the scale of development&nbsp;has been&nbsp;expanded significantly&nbsp;for the reboot.&nbsp;The direction of the game has changed&nbsp;dramatically&nbsp;too,&nbsp;from the originally pitched&nbsp;\u201cvisual&nbsp;novel-style simulator game\u201d&nbsp;to a&nbsp;3D&nbsp;tactical RPG.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">C2\u6a5f\u95a2\u304c\u300c\u8266\u3053\u308c\u300d\u524d\u306b\u4f01\u753b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u3066\u3001\u300c\u8266\u3053\u308c\u300d\u306e\u307e\u3055\u304b\u306e\u7206\u767a\u3067\u958b\u767a\u304c\u6b62\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3010<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AD%E5%8F%B7%E8%A8%88%E7%94%BB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ad\u53f7\u8a08\u753b<\/a>\u3011\u3002<br><br>\u591a\u304f\u306e\u4ef2\u9593\u3082\u53c2\u52a0\u3057\u3066\u3001\u73fe\u5728\u958b\u767a\u304c\u9032\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01<br>PC&amp;\u30e2\u30d0\u30a4\u30eb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SRPG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SRPG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E6%AD%B4%E5%8F%B2SF%E4%BD%9C%E5%93%81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u6b74\u53f2SF\u4f5c\u54c1<\/a> \u306eC2\u6a5f\u95a2\u300c\u30ad\u53f7\u8a08\u753b\u300d\u3002\u3082\u3046\u5c11\u3057\u3059\u308b\u3068\u4f55\u304b\u8272\u3005\u898b\u3048\u3066\u304f\u308b\u304b\u3082!?<br>\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30c7\u306f\u3001\u30b3\u30cb\u30b7\u968a\u54e1&amp;\u3057\u3070\u3075\u968a\u54e1\uff01\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dio9dWSSQ3\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dio9dWSSQ3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fN6CxXeaTm\">pic.twitter.com\/fN6CxXeaTm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; C2\u6a5f\u95a2 (@C2_STAFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/C2_STAFF\/status\/2039258671532957999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan [ki] is set in Japan\u2019s early Showa era (1926&nbsp;to&nbsp;1989), but follows an alternate, sci-fi historical timeline&nbsp;where even mechs exist. It will introduce&nbsp;a new communication-based gameplay system,&nbsp;with character designs by Kantai Collection artists Konishi&nbsp;and&nbsp;Shibafu.&nbsp;C2&nbsp;Praparat&nbsp;has shared four in-game screenshots&nbsp;showcasing&nbsp;Plan [ki]\u2019s&nbsp;characters in combat, while hinting that more is to be revealed shortly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plan [ki]&nbsp;is currently in development for&nbsp;PC and mobile. The release date and distribution platforms are TBD.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C2 Praparat has rebooted the long-awaited Plan [ki] &#8211; a project originally launched at the same time as Kantai Collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":64570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-64567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kantai Collection developer\u2019s new 3D historical sci-fi TRPG is set in an alternate Showa era with mechs\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"C2 Praparat has rebooted the long-awaited Plan [ki] - 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