Fareidolia Preview Details Live Turn Battle And Isekai Homestay
The combat trades the usual turn-based pause for enemies that keep moving, so positioning and turn order become the player's main decisions rather than menu order.
Key Facts
- Fareidolia is in development at NEXON Games IO DIVISION RX Studio, the team behind Blue Archive, under the working title Project RX.
- Nexon announced the Fareidolia title on August 24.
- Fareidolia will be playable at the Nexon booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe, with 12 trial stations and a two-story Tasogare Manor zone.
- Fareidolia is planned for PC, mobile, and console, with release timing and service regions undecided.
- The trial preview build ran about 15 minutes and covered daily life at Tasogare Manor, an erosion battle, and a return home.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Automaton.
Nexon's Fareidolia, developed by NEXON Games IO DIVISION RX Studio, is a turn-based RPG where enemies keep moving while the player decides. The game was announced on August 24 under the working title Project RX and will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe. In a preview build, the player is the Center Director of the Anima City Reconstruction Center and manager of Tasogare Manor, a dormitory shared with Mates, girls who wield powers. The core loop is daily life at the manor, deployment to resolve erosion anomalies, and return home. Combat is called Live Turn Battle. Each turn a Mate picks one of two skills, checks enemy positions, and can spend a Boost Gauge to move a character's action order forward. Voice input lets players call Mates by name and answer dialogue choices aloud. Platforms are PC, mobile, and console. Release timing and service regions are undecided.
The preview build ran about 15 minutes and covered one full cycle: a story scene at Tasogare Manor, the shadow-flooded second floor, and a return to the manor. The incident starts when a relic called the Shadow Serpent is entrusted to a delivery agency, the box is thrown through a second-floor window, and the seal breaks.
The party in the trial was Minie, Ohana, and Shami. Minie carries damage reduction and shields, Shami attacks and inflicts debuffs, and Ohana attacks at long range. The shadow dungeon rearranges its walls as the player walks, and a boss fight pits the party against copies of the three Mates, where Special Moves unlock.
Back at the manor, players can move freely between rooms while Mates move on their own. Waving is available, and gifts and outings are listed as menu options. Calling a Mate's name or replying to a choice by voice worked reliably in the trial. The Nexon booth will have a two-story Tasogare Manor zone with 12 stations, cosplayers, a stamp rally, and rock-paper-scissors with Mates by voice.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 『ファレイドリア』の正体は、“考えている間も敵が動き続ける”ターン制RPGだった
- Automaton 『ブルアカ』開発元新作『ファレイドリア』は「異世界ホームステイRPG」だった。UE5と声かけで描かれる生活感、そこにいる感