{"id":67560,"date":"2026-06-02T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67560"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:31:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T07:31:16","slug":"bishojo-high-speed-parry-action-game-witch-the-showdown-to-enter-early-access-on-steam-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/bishojo-high-speed-parry-action-game-witch-the-showdown-to-enter-early-access-on-steam-later-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishojo\u00a0high-speed parry action game Witch the Showdown to enter Early Access on Steam\u00a0later this year\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese developer&nbsp;Citales&nbsp;Games has&nbsp;announced that&nbsp;its&nbsp;upcoming&nbsp;single-player&nbsp;action title&nbsp;<strong>Witch the Showdown<\/strong>&nbsp;will enter Early Access on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3103620\/Witch_the_Showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>&nbsp;in the second half of 2026.&nbsp;Additionally, the game\u2019s&nbsp;already&nbsp;available demo&nbsp;has been updated with a new playable character and extra content.&nbsp;The full launch is slated for 2027 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series&nbsp;X\u2758S.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300eWitch the Showdown\u300f\u4eca\u5e74\u30a2\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b9\u3067\u306e\u767a\u58f2\u304c\u6c7a\u5b9a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01\u6b63\u5f0f\u30ea\u30ea\u30fc\u30b9\u306f\u6765\u5e74\u306e\u4e88\u5b9a\u3067\u3059\uff01<br><br>\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u300e\u30cd\u30aa\u30f3\u300fCV.\u67da\u6728\u3064\u3070\u3081 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/re_re_tsubame?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@re_re_tsubame<\/a> \u304c6\u6708\u306eSteam Next Fest\u7d42\u4e86\u307e\u3067\u306e\u671f\u9593\u9650\u5b9a\u3067\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u53ef\u80fd\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<br>\u64cd\u4f5c\u96e3\u6613\u5ea6\u9ad8\u3081\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u662f\u975e\u30c7\u30e2\u7248\u3067\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3057\u3066\u307f\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bDV8BQJrNA\">pic.twitter.com\/bDV8BQJrNA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u6850\u751f\u4e03@UE5\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u958b\u767a\u898b\u7fd2\u3044 (@Nana_Kiryu7) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Nana_Kiryu7\/status\/2061664225005904077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Witch the Showdown&nbsp;is&nbsp;a high-speed parry-action&nbsp;game fused&nbsp;with&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;deckbuilding&nbsp;mechanics. Set in a&nbsp;near-future&nbsp;world where&nbsp;magic and machines coexist, players fight their way through a martial arts tournament in pursuit of the championship title.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;enter the tournament as&nbsp;one of several&nbsp;fighters&nbsp;known as&nbsp;a&nbsp;\u201cWitches,\u201d&nbsp;with&nbsp;practically&nbsp;every&nbsp;opponent&nbsp;you face being a&nbsp;boss-level&nbsp;enemy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1519\" height=\"851\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1519px) 100vw, 1519px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-001.jpg 1519w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-001-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Combat revolves around parrying enemy attacks to&nbsp;build up&nbsp;mana, which can then be&nbsp;consumed&nbsp;to activate cards. Cards come in a variety of attributes and effects. In addition to straightforward attack and healing cards, some&nbsp;deal&nbsp;bonus damage when certain conditions are met, while others provide buffs and various special effects.&nbsp;You&nbsp;can also trigger&nbsp;burst effects, allowing&nbsp;you&nbsp;to launch one-sided offensive barrages.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between battles, players enter a board game-reminiscent&nbsp;deckbuilding phase.&nbsp;This is where you&nbsp;can strengthen&nbsp;your Witch&nbsp;through events with fellow tournament participants, purchase&nbsp;cards&nbsp;and accessories from shops, and customize&nbsp;your deck.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1518\" height=\"857\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1518px) 100vw, 1518px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-002.jpg 1518w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-002-380x215.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602-67560-002-768x434.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Witch the Showdown&nbsp;also&nbsp;comes with five difficulty levels and features a&nbsp;Duel&nbsp;Mode (for quick battles with pre-built decks)&nbsp;and a roguelike Tournament Mode (where you fight consecutive battles and build up your specs with what&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;dealt after each session).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinciding with Steam Next Fest, the developers have updated&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3103620\/Witch_the_Showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Witch the Showdown\u2019s demo<\/a>&nbsp;with the new playable character Neon, who will be available for a limited time. Interestingly, the demo now also includes a&nbsp;brand-new&nbsp;turn-based mode&nbsp;that lowers the game\u2019s tempo and&nbsp;allows for more strategic play.&nbsp;Compared to the demo, the game\u2019s upcoming Early Access launch will include more fighters, more&nbsp;of the&nbsp;story,&nbsp;and new cards to try out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witch the Showdown&nbsp;is set to launch in&nbsp;2027 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X\u2758S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the Early Access Launch, Witch the Showdown&#8217;s Steam demo has been expanded with a new playable character and game mode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":67563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-67560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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