Arc System Works' Donutal Alien Immigration Sim Hits Steam September 3
The release date and pre-purchase incentive clarify the launch window for Arc System Works' unusual simulation title, now confirmed for early September.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Arc System Works announced Donutal, an alien immigration simulation game, will launch on PC via Steam on September 3 (September 4 in Japan). A new character overview trailer is streaming. Buyers between September 3 and November 30 get future access to a 13-track soundtrack. Players act as a Chief Extraterrestrial Counselor, screening aliens for Earth entry, with gameplay similar to Papers, Please.
The game is set in 2206, where the player is a Chief Extraterrestrial Counselor. The job is to screen aliens, allowing entry to those who will advance Earth's future and denying those who could end it. The design is comparable to the immigration simulation game Papers, Please.
Arc System Works is also streaming a new character overview trailer in both English and Japanese versions. The free soundtrack access applies to purchases made between September 3 and November 30, and the soundtrack has 13 tracks.
An earlier disclaimer on the game's Steam page noted that some in-game news site illustrations were AI-generated and post-retouched. That disclaimer is no longer on the page.
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