Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 Lands September 24 With New Region Shampia
Konami Digital Entertainment announced during its Suikoden Live at TGS 2026.9.20 stream on September 20 that Chapter 3 of Suikoden STAR LEAP arrives September 24.
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Reporting from 5 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, GameBusiness.jp, and 1 more.
Why it matters
Konami is treating the mobile title as the entry point to the franchise's next phase, pairing an early Chapter 3 with an anime collaboration and event reruns designed so late-starting players can still collect characters.
Key Facts
- Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 releases on September 24, 2026, as the game's first major story update since launch.
- Chapter 3 takes place in Shampia and Rokkaku no Sato and introduces Rachana, Bubu, Tsubaki, Vaval, and Tenryu alongside returning characters Kasumi and Sasuke.
- A login bonus from September 24 to October 8, 2026 awards 1,500 Gensou Stones to players who log in for seven cumulative days.
- Suikoden STAR LEAP launched official service on August 7, 2026, and is distributed for iOS and Android.
- The anime Suikoden begins airing on 32 stations nationwide from October 3, 2026, and runs two consecutive cours through March 2027.
The update adds Shampia, a land isolated from the outside world, and Rokkaku no Sato, presented in the trailer as a village players can walk around. Rachana, a compassionate assistant instructor at Shampia's Senrein Temple, arrives with companions Bubu, Tsubaki, Vaval, and Tenryu; Kasumi and Sasuke return from Rokkaku Village. A login bonus from September 24 to October 8 gives 1,500 Gensou Stones over seven cumulative days. Konami also confirmed development of overseas and Steam versions, with the Steam release planned to support gamepad and controller play. An anime collaboration event is planned for late November, and a login bonus starting September 30 awards SSR Nanami. Suikoden STAR LEAP launched official service on August 7, 2026.
Chapter 3 is the first major story update since the game launched, and Konami said preparations had been proceeding in advance, which allowed the early release.
The new cast includes Minami Tsuda as Rachana, Yuki Yonai as Bubu, Ai Kureha as Tsubaki, Tomokazu Sugita as Vaval, and Yasuhiro Mamiya as Tenryu. Miyu Ayase voices Kasumi and Koki Osumi voices Sasuke in Rokkaku Village. Sugita said he sent audition tapes in two patterns for Vaval, one using only "Va" and "Val" and one using ape cries, and described the character as a giant ape obsessed with hot springs.
Rui Naito, the series IP producer, explained the rerun policy: "so that there is no situation where players cannot obtain characters." Monthly events are planned to tell stories of past-title characters that were never told and to go deeper on STAR LEAP characters.
The anime collaboration is a prequel set before Riou and Jowy join the Unicorn Corps, the Highland Kingdom's boy soldier unit. The anime runs on 32 stations from October 3 in two consecutive cours through March 2027. A Suikoden II stage adaptation is split into two parts, with the first, "Suikoden - Dunan Unification War Chapter -," in Tokyo and Osaka in July 2027; Toshiki Kumagai plays Riou.
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Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP」，メインストーリー3章が9月24日に追加。アニメ「幻想水滸伝」とのコラボイベントも決定
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP」第3章が9月24日に配信決定。新たな地・シャンピアが登場へ【TGS2026】
- Denfaminicogamer 『幻想水滸伝 スターリープ』Steam版はコントローラーでのプレイに対応、モバイル版のイベントも復刻予定。『幻想水滸伝』シリーズ初となる基本プレイ無料のモバイルゲーム
- GameBusiness.jp 『幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP』第3章が9月24日に開幕！アニメは2クールに、『幻水II』が2部構成で舞台化など、新情報続々【TGS2026】
- Inside 『幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP』第3章が9月24日に開幕！アニメは2クールに、『幻水II』が2部構成で舞台化など、新情報続々【TGS2026】