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Compile Heart released the school RPG Villion:Code in Japan on June 24, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PS4. Idea Factory International will release the game in the West in 2027 for those platforms plus PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Sep 14

Compile Heart released Villion:Code in Japan on June 24, 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PS4. The school RPG has real-time combat and a story about environmental collapse and social issues. Its staff roster is the pitch: Kouji Okada, credited in one story as the creator of Megami Tensei and in the later story as planning producer; Naoki Satomi, listed as an early Persona writer and as scenario writer; and composer Tsukasa Masuko. Ilya Kuvshinov is the character designer, and FRAM performs both theme songs.

The Japanese launch drew a mixed play report, which credited the narrative and characters and found the combat and dungeon design underwhelming. That reception is the closest thing to a performance verdict across the two stories; neither reports sales figures or an update to the game's content.

The one clear development since launch is the western release. Idea Factory International will publish Villion:Code in the West in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. The western release carries the same Okada, Satomi, and Kuvshinov credits, which is the pitch Idea Factory International is selling to a region that has not played the game yet. Between the two stories the platform list expanded from the Japanese release's three platforms to five, and the western version has a year, not a date.

Key facts

Japanese release date
June 24, 2026 ↗
Japanese release platforms
Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PS4 ↗
Genre and combat
School RPG with real-time combat ↗
Story themes
Environmental collapse and social issues ↗
Planning producer
Kouji Okada ↗
Scenario writer
Tadashi Satomi ↗
Character designer
Ilya Kuvshinov ↗
Theme songs
FRAM performs both theme songs ↗
Western release window and publisher
2027, published by Idea Factory International ↗
Western release platforms
Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Connections

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Sep 10

Villion:Code Heads West In 2027 On Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, And Steam

Idea Factory International will release Compile Heart's school RPG Villion:Code in the West in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. The game launched in Japan on June 25. Kōji Okada is planning producer, with Tadashi Satomi as scenario writer and Ilya Kuvshinov as character designer, and FRAM performs both theme songs.

Jun 24

Villion:Code Launches With Veteran Megami Tensei, Persona Staff

Compile Heart released Villion:Code on June 24 for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PS4. The school RPG features real-time combat and a story about environmental collapse and social issues. It reunites Megami Tensei creator Kouji Okada, early Persona writer Naoki Satomi, and composer Tsukasa Masuko. A play report praises the narrative and characters but finds the combat and dungeon design underwhelming.