Netmarble Opens Teaser Site for Smartphone RPG 'Pearl in Blue'
Netmarble's "Monthly Romantic Comedy" format commits the game to a regular cadence of new characters, a model that could sustain player engagement through serialized storytelling rather than event-driven updates.
Key Facts
- Netmarble announced the smartphone beautiful girl RPG "Pearl in Blue" on July 20, 2026.
- The game is developed by Netmarble N2 and will be released for iOS and Android as a free-to-play title with in-app purchases.
- The concept is "Monthly Romantic Comedy," with new heroine encounters and stories releasing each month.
- The player manages girls called "Shell-ppo" who have not yet awakened their "Pearl" powers.
- A key visual showing four girls in a spring residential area with a contrasting battle reflection was released on the teaser site and official X account.
Reporting from 4 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Inside.
Netmarble announced the smartphone beautiful girl RPG "Pearl in Blue" on July 20, 2026, and opened a teaser site and official X account. The game is developed by Netmarble N2 and will be released for iOS and Android as a free-to-play title with in-app purchases. Its concept is "Monthly Romantic Comedy," with new heroine encounters and story arcs releasing each month. The player takes the role of a manager for girls called "Shell-ppo" who have not yet awakened their "Pearl" powers, guiding them as they grow. In the setting, a power called "Pearl" embodies human desires, and those who wield it are Knights. The teaser site and X account show the first key visual, depicting four girls in a spring residential area with weapons, with a tense reflection on the water. Further details on characters and gameplay are scheduled to be announced sequentially.
The key visual for "Pearl in Blue" draws a deliberate contrast between a peaceful spring day and the violent reflection of the same girls holding weapons in the water. The game, developed by Netmarble N2, is positioned as a new challenge for the Japanese market, blending a romantic comedy experience with RPG mechanics. Players will not play as a Knight but as a manager for girls called "Shell-ppo" (or "Shells") who have yet to bloom their own Pearls. The supported platforms are iOS and Android, though the release date is undecided. The teaser site and official X account will gradually reveal character details and the game system. Automaton noted the intriguing visual split between everyday life and combat, while Denfaminicogamer published the full press release outlining the serialized monthly structure. Netmarble has previously brought titles like "Solo Leveling: ARISE" and "The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross" to the Japanese market, but "Pearl in Blue" is the first original beautiful girl RPG from its N2 studio.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net ネットマーブル，スマホ向け美少女系RPG「パールインブルー」のティザーサイトと公式Xをオープン。「月刊ラブコメ」をコンセプトとした新作タイトル
- Denfaminicogamer “月刊ラブコメ”がテーマのスマホ向け美少女RPG『パールインブルー』発表。「殻っぽ」の少女たちのマネージャーとなり、毎月新たなヒロインと物語を紡ぐ
- Automaton 基本プレイ無料“欲望開花”美少女RPG『パールインブルー』発表。毎月ヒロイン追加、少女たちと送る「ラブコメ主人公っぽい」日々
- Inside 恋愛体験とRPGを融合！「月刊ラブコメ」がコンセプトの新作『パールインブルー』キービジュアル初公開、ティザーサイトと公式Xをオープン