Free SRPG Yureisia Hero Chronicles Launches on Steam July 3
A solo developer delivering a large-scale, free SRPG with extensive text and deliberate design choices shows the continued viability of small-scale passion projects in the strategy game space.
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Developer Ito Tsumugi announced the free turn-based SRPG Yureisia Hero Chronicles will release on Steam on July 3. The game features over 250,000 characters of text, more than 30 ally characters, and systems designed to reduce randomness, including command-based skills and fixed growth. It was developed over two to three years as a side project.
Developer Ito Tsumugi, who works as a salaried employee, built Yureisia Hero Chronicles over two to three years in his spare time. He handled scenario writing, map design, and balance adjustments alone. The game is built with SRPG Studio and follows a standard turn-based formula but reduces randomness: skills are command-based rather than chance-triggered, and character growth uses fixed values. Difficulty is fixed, but each map has optional missions that make the game significantly harder if pursued. Turn saves are available every turn, and a save prompt appears every three turns. Non-main characters who lose all HP are injured rather than killed, but four injuries trigger a game over. The game includes 41 achievements.
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