{"id":71658,"date":"2026-08-31T18:31:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=71658"},"modified":"2026-08-31T18:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T09:31:51","slug":"magical-girl-witch-trials-sells-over-700k-units-on-steam-and-nintendo-switch-ahead-of-global-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/magical-girl-witch-trials-sells-over-700k-units-on-steam-and-nintendo-switch-ahead-of-global-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Magical Girl Witch Trials sells over 700k units on Steam and Nintendo Switch ahead of global launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acacia, the creative brand under Japanese game studio Re;AER, announced on August 28 that their mystery visual novel\u00a0<strong>Magical Girl Witch Trials\u00a0<\/strong>has surpassed 700,000 cumulative sales since its launch on July 18, 2025. Currently available on both PC and the Nintendo Switch, the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3101040\/Magical_Girl_Witch_Trials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> version of the game has received over 29,000 user reviews worldwide as of this writing, 96% of which were positive, earning it an \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d score on the platform.<\/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\">\u25c6\u8ca9\u58f2\u672c\u657070\u4e07\u672c\u9054\u6210\u25c6<br><br>Acacia\u3067\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u300e\u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u30ce\u9b54\u5973\u88c1\u5224\u300f\u304c\u3001<br>Steam\u7248\u30fbNintendo Switch\u7248\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066<br>\u300c\u7d2f\u8a08\u8ca9\u58f2\u672c\u657070\u4e07\u672c\u300d\u3092\u9054\u6210\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u306e\u5171\u72af\u306e\u7686\u3055\u307e\u306b\u904a\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u3001<br>\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u3042\u308a\u304c\u3068\u3046\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u3053\u308c\u304b\u3089\u3082\u5171\u72af\u306e\u7686\u3055\u307e\u3068\u6b69\u3093\u3067\u3044\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%81%BE%E3%81%AE%E3%81%95%E3%81%B0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u307e\u306e\u3055\u3070<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8U7OfVuZXE\">pic.twitter.com\/8U7OfVuZXE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u30ce\u9b54\u5973\u88c1\u5224 \u516c\u5f0f (@13witch_Trials) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/13witch_Trials\/status\/2093311421513908418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For context, Magical Girl Witch Trials follows the story of Ema Sakuraba, a teenage girl who wakes up trapped in a prison mansion alongside 12 other magic-wielding girls who have \u201cthe potential to become witches.\u201d As their magic gradually grows stronger, their minds are filled with murderous thoughts. With every murder, the girls are forced to participate in a series of cruel witch trials in order to fish out the \u201ctrue witches\u201d of the group. While the visual novel only presents itself as a \u201cdark magical girl\u201d story akin to Puella Magi \u2606 Madoka Magica and Magical Girl Raising Project, the gameplay heavily draws from the Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of this writing, Magical Girl Witch Trial\u2019s store page lists Japanese and Simplified Chinese as its supported languages. This is subject to change in the future, as Acacia has announced that the game will eventually be available in English, French, Spanish, and Korean. In an X post on July 10, the developers stated that they plan to add the above languages to the game by the end of 2026. However, the release date of the global version of the game might be subject to change as this is Re;AER\u2019s first in-house localization effort. It was not specified if these updates will be added to the Switch versions.<\/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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddf9Magical Girl Witch Trials Localization News\u2696\ufe0f<br>We apologize for keeping you in the dark for so long.<br>Here is the latest update on the English, French, Spanish, and Korean versions of the PC version of Magical Girl Witch Trials:<br><br>\u25a0Release Information<br>We currently plan to add the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wsFe69AjWc\">pic.twitter.com\/wsFe69AjWc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u30ce\u9b54\u5973\u88c1\u5224 \u516c\u5f0f (@13witch_Trials) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/13witch_Trials\/status\/2075595912785887687?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tangentially, Acacia is currently developing&nbsp;two separate titles with the same creative team behind them. <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/magical-girl-witch-trials-devs-sickly-sweet-adventure-rpg-about-hunting-down-owners-of-toxic-alt-accounts-to-get-official-english-steam-release-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The first one is The Streamer\u2019s Alt Account Labyrinth<\/a>, an adventure RPG revolving around the dark side of the Internet culture. The other title, Magical Girl Taboo Village (\u9b54\u6cd5\u5c11\u5973\u30ce\u56e0\u7fd2\u6751), is a visual novel &nbsp;in which a group of magical girls attempt to escape a secluded village to avoid being used as part of a mysterious sacrificial rite. The latter title is co-written by Acacia and Makoto Kedouin, the writer behind the Corpse Party series. Both titles are set to release on Steam and the Nintendo Switch in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magical Girl Witch Trials is out now for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3101040\/_\/?utm_source=automaton-media.com_en&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-61434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/store-jp.nintendo.com\/item\/software\/D70010000116758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>. The game currently provides Japanese and Simplified Chinese language support, with a global version scheduled for late 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/magical-girl-witch-trials-developer-preparing-for-north-american-expansion-as-the-overwhelmingly-positive-title-sells-over-200000-copies-on-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magical Girl Witch Trials developer preparing for North American expansion as the \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d title sells over 200,000 copies on Steam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/overwhelmingly-positive-indie-visual-novel-magical-girl-witch-trials-surpasses-500000-units-sold-and-25000-reviews-less-than-a-year-after-launch\/\"><strong>\u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d indie visual novel Magical Girl Witch Trials surpasses 500,000 units sold and 25,000 reviews less than a <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/overwhelmingly-positive-indie-visual-novel-magical-girl-witch-trials-surpasses-500000-units-sold-and-25000-reviews-less-than-a-year-after-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">year <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/overwhelmingly-positive-indie-visual-novel-magical-girl-witch-trials-surpasses-500000-units-sold-and-25000-reviews-less-than-a-year-after-launch\/\"><strong>after launch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magical Girl Witch Trials developer Acacia announced that the title has surpassed 700,000 cumulative sales. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":71663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-71658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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