Sangokushi BOND Marks Early Access Month With Sale and 12-Hour Livestream
The sale and livestream are the first major post-launch push for Sangokushi BOND, signaling Get Wrapped Up's strategy to build a competitive community around its fair-play, no-pay-to-win design.
Key Facts
- Sangokushi BOND early access sale runs from August 14 to August 27, 2026, with the main game at 608 yen, 20% off the 760 yen early access price.
- Four time-saving DLC packs, each adding generals from the Wei, Shu, Wu, and Qunxiong factions, are 10% off at 450 yen each during the sale.
- A 12-hour livestream commemorating one month of early access airs August 14 from 7:00 to 19:00 on YouTube and Steam.
- The livestream features guests including GLOE representative Yuya Tanida, voice actresses Maki Inoue and Akane Tani, historical advisor Yan Yan, and influencer Nakaido.
- Viewers can earn a development team icon by defeating the development team in Comrade Battles, or a special title by defeating producer Yasuhiro Nishiyama in the Nishi-P Hunting Event.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp, Game Spark.
Get Wrapped Up Inc. announced a sale and a 12-hour livestream to mark one month of early access for Sangokushi BOND, its deck-building roguelite army battle game on Steam. The sale runs from August 14 to August 27, with the main game at 608 yen, 20% off the early access price of 760 yen. Four time-saving DLC packs, each adding generals from the Wei, Shu, Wu, and Qunxiong factions, are 10% off at 450 yen each. The livestream airs August 14 from 7:00 to 19:00 on YouTube and Steam, featuring development team battles, voice actor talks, and influencer segments. Guests include GLOE representative Yuya Tanida, voice actresses Maki Inoue and Akane Tani, historical advisor Yan Yan, and influencer Nakaido. Viewers can earn a development team icon by beating the team in Comrade Battles, or a special title by defeating producer Yasuhiro Nishiyama in the Nishi-P Hunting Event. The game, helmed by Nishiyama, known for the Sangokushi Taisen series, uses a complete draft system with over 100 newly drawn generals and no pay-to-win elements.
- Early access began July 14, 2026, making the sale and livestream a one-month marker.
- The sale window runs from 0:00 on August 14 to 23:59 on August 27 Japan time.
- Each time-saving DLC pack includes special titles and profile icons alongside the generals.
- The DLC is optional: all generals can be obtained by playing the game without purchasing.
- Voice actress Maki Inoue voices Da Qiao; Akane Tani voices Cai Yan.
- The livestream timeline includes a 8:30 to 9:30 talk between GLOE representative Yuya Tanida and Nishiyama on e-sports and the game.
- A "Nishi-P vs. Development Team" segment runs 12:30 to 13:30 as a Gekokujo challenge.
- The Nishi-P Hunting Event runs 13:30 to 15:00, followed by a Three Kingdoms history talk with Yan Yan from 15:00 to 16:00.
- Influencer Nakaido appears 17:30 to 18:30 for a talk and Comrade Battles.
- Viewer gift codes are distributed during the broadcast, with timing announced in-program.
- The full version plans four modes: Board Performance, Gunshi Chronicle, Mandate Battle, and Rival Match.
- Steam release is planned in Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and English, targeting Asia, Europe, and the United States.
- Game Spark published a play report on July 20 covering cavalry, archer, and spearman affinity and grid placement tactics.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.