Culdcept Begins Steam Version Sets October 28 Release With Three New Battle Maps
The Steam launch carries the same content update that Switch owners must wait for, and the Steam-only early purchase bonus of the Onyx book cover and the two Matsuura-drawn characters gives PC buyers a timed incentive the console release does not have.
Key Facts
- Neos will release the PC (Steam) version of Culdcept Begins on October 28, 2026, at 6,380 yen.
- The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Culdcept Begins launched on July 16, 2026, and passed 100,000 cumulative shipments including download sales.
- The Steam version of Culdcept Begins adds three battle maps: X, Fortune Array, and Holy Hammer.
- Culdcept Begins early purchases through 11:59 PM on December 27 include the characters Zeneth and Najarang and the book covers Culdra (1st) and Onyx.
- The Culdcept Begins Digital Deluxe Edition is priced at 7,581 yen and the Digital Content Set at 1,600 yen.
Reporting from 4 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Inside, Game Spark.
Neos will release the PC (Steam) version of Culdcept Begins on October 28, 2026, at 6,380 yen. The board and card game is the first new Culdcept entry in 10 years. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions launched on July 16, 2026, and passed 100,000 cumulative shipments including download sales about two months later. The Steam release adds three battle maps (X, Fortune Array, Holy Hammer), 10 book cover designs, and a Card Encyclopedia that reads card names aloud. It also improves map-mode character position visibility, card selection on information screens, and direction-of-travel display at branch points. The Steam demo, running during Steam Next Fest from October 20 to October 27, includes the new map X early. The same additions and fixes are planned for the Switch versions through a free update, with its date to be announced later. A Digital Deluxe Edition is priced at 7,581 yen.
Early purchases made between October 28 and 11:59 PM on December 27 also get four free DLC bonuses. These include Zeneth, newly drawn by main designer Sei Matsuura, and Najarang, the protagonist of the Culdcept comic version; both can be used as opponents in COM battles and as battle avatars. The other two are the "Culdra (1st)" cover, using a Naoyuki Kato illustration from the first Culdcept's main visual, and the Onyx cover, themed on the black dragon that fought alongside the legendary Cepter Origin.
The Digital Deluxe Edition bundles five digital items: a PDF card book covering all cards, a 53-track soundtrack with music from sound production company Noisycroak, five PC wallpapers, in-game voice data (22 system voices plus card-reading voices for the top 10 spell cards voted on official X), and the Babrushka font used for the setting's continent. A Digital Content Set with only the bonuses costs 1,600 yen for Switch owners. A release sale runs through November 11. The free Switch update's date will be posted on the official website and X account.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Automaton 『カルドセプト ビギンズ』Steam版、10月28日配信へ。10年ぶりのシリーズ最新作、“新要素＆改善”無料アプデとともにPCに来る
- Denfaminicogamer 10年ぶりの完全新作『カルドセプト ビギンズ』Steam版の発売日が10月28日に決定！新大戦マップの追加やUIの改修などを施し登場
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- Game Spark 累計出荷10万本突破の『カルドセプト ビギンズ』、Steam版10月28日発売決定―新対戦マップ3種やUI改修、Steam早期購入特典で漫画「カルドセプト」主人公も参戦！