{"id":69964,"date":"2026-07-23T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=69964"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:46:41","slug":"in-falsus-blends-mouse-and-keyboard-rhythm-gameplay-with-a-near-future-mystery-visual-novel-following-five-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/in-falsus-blends-mouse-and-keyboard-rhythm-gameplay-with-a-near-future-mystery-visual-novel-following-five-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcaea\u00a0studio&#8217;s new game In\u00a0Falsus\u00a0blends mouse-and-keyboard rhythm gameplay with a near-future\u00a0mystery\u00a0visual novel\u00a0following five girls.\u00a0Out September 9\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lowiro, the UK-based studio behind the popular rhythm game&nbsp;Arcaea, has announced that its new title,&nbsp;<strong>In&nbsp;Falsus<\/strong>, is set for a September 9 release this year. The&nbsp;story-driven rhythm game blends mouse and keyboard rhythm gameplay, a&nbsp;visual novel-style narrative, and card crafting mechanics.&nbsp;<\/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=\"In Falsus - Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aSu1FqP1FYI?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set in a fictional&nbsp;near-future, In&nbsp;Falsus&nbsp;tells&nbsp;the stories&nbsp;of&nbsp;five&nbsp;female protagonists. Each girl has&nbsp;her&nbsp;own loves, fears,&nbsp;desires, and in-game stats&nbsp;that you discover&nbsp;as you progress&nbsp;the story, with your decisions branching off into different routes.&nbsp;No matter&nbsp;the&nbsp;route, all of them follow an&nbsp;interconnected narrative that centers on the girls joining a strange government program only for them to discover an unknown side to their reality.&nbsp;The game features interface and subtitle support for English, Japanese, as well as Simplified and Traditional Chinese, with full Japanese voice acting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1531\" height=\"861\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1531px) 100vw, 1531px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-001.jpg 1531w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1530\" height=\"857\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-002.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;rhythm&nbsp;gameplay&nbsp;involves pressing&nbsp;incoming notes&nbsp;(tied to the Shift, A,&nbsp;S,&nbsp;D,&nbsp;F, and Spacebar keys&nbsp;by default)&nbsp;and sliding your mouse&nbsp;to the beat.&nbsp;In&nbsp;Falsus&nbsp;has over 70 tracks in its launch library, 40 of which are original compositions from well-known&nbsp;Japanese indie&nbsp;artists.&nbsp;A&nbsp;multitude of musical genres and styles&nbsp;are available, with&nbsp;certain songs&nbsp;being&nbsp;tied to key moments in the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Completing songs awards you with\u00a0Iota, which allows you\u00a0to craft cards.\u00a0The cards can be slotted into the protagonists\u2019 Blueprints, which are grid systems that feature\u00a0various stat boosts and bonuses.\u00a0You can equip up\u00a0to five cards for each song, which\u00a0opens up the way for unique loadouts that match the challenges you face and your personal playstyle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1532\" height=\"858\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1532px) 100vw, 1532px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-003.jpg 1532w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/20260723-69964-003-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;Falsus&nbsp;is set to release on September 9 for&nbsp;Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3971950\/In_Falsus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). 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