{"id":67871,"date":"2026-06-08T14:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67871"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:41:38","slug":"former-devil-may-cry-dev-delays-solo-developed-anime-superhero-action-game-mightreya-indefinitely-to-further-polish-gameplay-and-visuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/former-devil-may-cry-dev-delays-solo-developed-anime-superhero-action-game-mightreya-indefinitely-to-further-polish-gameplay-and-visuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Devil May Cry dev delays solo-developed anime superhero action game MIGHTREYA indefinitely to further polish gameplay and visuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following his <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/devil-may-cry-developers-anime-3d-action-game-mightreya-delayed-to-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October announcement<\/a> that <strong>MIGHTREYA<\/strong> would be delayed from a 2025 release to \u201cthe first half of 2026,\u201d solo Japanese creator and former Devil May Cry developer Wazen has decided to postpone the game yet again. While he did not specify a new release date, he assured fans that the extra development time would be used to refine MIGHTREYA&#8217;s action, visuals, and gameplay.<\/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=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/egbZ9YjTKL\">https:\/\/t.co\/egbZ9YjTKL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Wishlist MIGHTREYA on Steam (@WZN__K) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WZN__K\/status\/2062899825155387858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though MIGHTREYA was <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/former-devil-may-cry-series-developer-announces-new-anime-style-3d-action-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced in 2024<\/a>, it has been in development for nearly five years. The game follows Reya, a high school girl with superpowers. Together with her manager, Rio, the two livestream themselves fighting monsters from another dimension. By combining her arsenal of three weapons and 30 unique actions and attacks, Reya beats the pulp out of 24 enemy types across 38 levels. Reya can also fly and dash at high speeds, letting you get the full experience of playing as a superpowered teenager.<\/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=\"\u3010MIGHTREYA\u3011Starting from this update, she will be fully voiced! \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVONecoAlGo?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>Wazen has gone to great lengths to make MIGHTREYA\u2019s development process as transparent as possible. Not only does he keep the fans posted on the game\u2019s development status via its \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3077640\/MIGHTREYA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam page<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/linkfilter\/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2FaQaCCehkBz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Discord<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WZN_K\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a>, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WZN__K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal X account<\/a>, but he also regularly updates the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/former-devil-may-cry-dev-releases-new-demo-for-3d-high-school-girl-action-game-mightreya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free demo on Steam<\/a> to reflect the current build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this transparency, most <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ADABO299\/status\/2062936214911824045?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fans seem to remain supportive<\/a> of the decision to postpone the game\u2019s release. Wazen\u2019s most recent X post features <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WZN__K\/status\/2063105211007443199?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reya\u2019s sword actions<\/a> and shows he has already gone back to improving MIGHTREYA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MIGHTREYA is currently in development for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3077640\/MIGHTREYA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). A <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4159360\/MIGHTREYA_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free demo<\/a> is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/interview-former-devil-may-cry-developer-talks-about-their-new-action-game-mightreya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview: Former Devil May Cry developer talks about their new action game MIGHTREYA and the enthusiastic support they\u2019ve received from English-speaking fans as an indie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Devil May Cry developer Wazen announces that he would indefinitely postponing the release of his action game MIGHTREYA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":67873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-67871","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 v27.6 - 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