{"id":69123,"date":"2026-07-02T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69123"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:26:55","slug":"first-mainline-princess-maker-game-since-2007-bounces-back-from-development-limbo-with-major-content-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/first-mainline-princess-maker-game-since-2007-bounces-back-from-development-limbo-with-major-content-update\/","title":{"rendered":"First mainline Princess Maker game since 2007 bounces back from development limbo with major content update\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following turbulence in 2025\u00a0that\u00a0caused fans to\u00a0worry about\u00a0the\u00a0game\u2019s fate,\u00a0<strong>Princess Maker: Children of Revelation<\/strong>\u00a0recently got a large-scale content update, showing promising progress\u00a0by the dev team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially developed by South Korean game studio D-ZARD under an official license from\u00a0Gainax,\u00a0Princess\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3438810\/Princess_Maker__Children_of_Revelation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maker: Children of Revelation<\/a>\u00a0is the first new mainline Princess Maker game since 2007.\u00a0Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the title\u00a0launched in\u00a0Early\u00a0Access on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3438810\/Princess_Maker__Children_of_Revelation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>\u00a0in July\u00a02025, aiming for full release in the first half of 2026. However, the project ran into\u00a0a standstill\u00a0around September 2025,\u00a0when D-ZARD announced that the project would be transferred\u00a0to an external developer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1463\" height=\"824\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1463px) 100vw, 1463px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-003.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-003-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, South Korean media reported that&nbsp;leading up to this announcement,&nbsp;the studio had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/entire-development-team-behind-crowdfunded-princess-maker-game-laid-off-mid-early-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">undergone major restructuring<\/a>&nbsp;and halted&nbsp;work on&nbsp;all of&nbsp;its&nbsp;projects, with&nbsp;development&nbsp;staff members&nbsp;being laid off.&nbsp;Although the company had assured players it would deliver on its promises and finish the game, due to planned updates being delayed and the game staying in a&nbsp;far-from-complete state for a long time,&nbsp;its&nbsp;Steam rating slipped to \u201cMixed.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January&nbsp;2026, it was&nbsp;announced that development would&nbsp;be resumed under a&nbsp;new&nbsp;partnership with developer&nbsp;GEAR2,&nbsp;but this too was followed by a long stretch of silence&nbsp;on Steam. However,&nbsp;on June 29,&nbsp;GEAR2 rolled out a massive update for the game, assuring players that it was committed to completing the game and living up to expectations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/3438810\/view\/714531147199023499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new version&nbsp;0.9.5.<\/a>,&nbsp;Princess Maker: Children of Revelation&nbsp;extends the child-raising period to 8 years,&nbsp;whilst the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;version only offered 4 years of gameplay.&nbsp;Also of note, the game now comes with&nbsp;eight characters you can&nbsp;build relationships with (as opposed to just two), and&nbsp;endings have&nbsp;increased&nbsp;from around 20 to 53, including 44 career endings and 9 relationship endings.&nbsp;With&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;other additions like meal management, new activities, dresses,&nbsp;and explorable areas, the game&nbsp;has come&nbsp;very far&nbsp;compared to its&nbsp;previous&nbsp;Early Access build.&nbsp;Its recent Steam reviews have climbed to a \u201cVery Positive\u201d rating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1272\" height=\"717\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1272px) 100vw, 1272px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-header.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-header.jpg 1272w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-header-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-header-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1462\" height=\"822\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-002.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260702-69123-002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a short FAQ, the developers note that the game is not fully complete yet \u2013 they plan to further polish and add&nbsp;to it before it leaves Early Access for good. While versions for other platforms&nbsp;like the Nintendo Switch&nbsp;are being considered, the&nbsp;developers&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have a definitive&nbsp;schedule&nbsp;yet as&nbsp;their top priority is to finish work on the&nbsp;game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Maker: Children of Revelation is available in Early&nbsp;Access&nbsp;for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3438810\/Princess_Maker__Children_of_Revelation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of silence, Princess Maker: Children of Revelation\u00a0has received a significant content update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":69128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-02T14:00:09+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpo6wwu2c22s","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mpo6wwu2c22s\",\"cid\":\"bafyreicf2h4nrskzklxm36vqj3i3274r7u5tp5rmdfvsycsrodrn6mtaju\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreiez5omgkou34yopcevv4qhfd7zigomoeuhzh4bvcusqzx5exxlstq\",\"rev\":\"3mpo6wwub4s2s\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-69123","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 v27.8 - 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