Drecom is running a Final Fantasy XI collaboration event in Wizardry Variants Daphne through September 10, 2026, and has expanded into digital manga with the Dre Box label while its Drecom Creators Studio backs four indie titles.
Drecom's most recent move is a cross-company collaboration: Wizardry Variants Daphne, its 3D dungeon RPG, began a Final Fantasy XI event on July 30, 2026. The event, titled "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy," runs until September 10 at 12:59 and adds a collaboration-exclusive dungeon and story. Three Final Fantasy XI characters join as new adventurers: Prishe, voiced by Aya Hirano; Iroha, voiced by Inori Minase; and Zeid, voiced by Shin-ichiro Kamio. Players can obtain one of six recruitment items, choosing among these three or three legendary adventurers: Red Beard, Arboris, and Avenius. The event also introduces Relic Weapons, a Trade Broker, special supplies, and limited-time missions.
The collaboration is Daphne's first with another company's IP. In an interview, Drecom's Keisuke Kanayama and Square Enix's Yoji Fujito discussed its origins, with Drecom pitching that its staff are devoted Final Fantasy XI players. The event pairs the Wizardry series, which Drecom acquired trademark rights for in 2020, with Final Fantasy XI, a game that began service in 2002 and marks its 24th anniversary this year.
Before the collaboration, Drecom expanded into manga. In June 2026, it partnered with Manga Box to launch the Dre Box label, adapting Drecom's original novels into fantasy and isekai manga, with four launch titles running from June through September. In May 2026, Drecom launched Drecom Creators Studio, an indie-focused label, and announced its first four support titles: TIMEMOON, Quiet Express Room 909, Beautiful Life Show, and Chill Planet. The studio also exhibited at BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto from May 22 to 24. Around the same time, Drecom denied reports that Atari acquired the Wizardry trademark rights, stating it has no intention of selling those rights and will continue to manage the Wizardry IP brand.
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Drecom announced that Wizardry Variants Daphne has surpassed 4 million total downloads worldwide. To mark the milestone, a campaign running from August 20 to September 9, 2026, gives all logging-in players 2,000 Orgu Gemstones plus Rare Remains. The update also adds the alternate style adventurer Heroine of the Evening Calm Elize, voiced by Yu Kobayashi, and the new quest Fordraig Labyrinth Exploration.
Wizardry Variants Daphne will start a collaboration with Final Fantasy XI on July 30, its first with another company's IP. Drecom's Keisuke Kanayama and Square Enix's Yoji Fujito discussed the collaboration's origins in an interview, with a full article planned soon.
Drecom opened the collaboration event between its 3D dungeon RPG Wizardry Variants Daphne and Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XI on July 30, 2026. The event, titled "Castle of the Deep Dark Fantasy," runs until September 10 at 12:59. It adds a collaboration-exclusive dungeon and story where a suspicious castle appears in Northern Hollow, the lord's sons go missing, and players must track the ghost castle to bring them back. Three Final Fantasy XI characters join as new adventurers: Prishe, the Cursed Child of Tavnazia, voiced by Aya Hirano; Iroha, the Singer of the Star's Song, voiced by Inori Minase; and Zeid, the Black Iron Whirlwind, voiced by Shin-ichiro Kamio. Players can obtain one of six recruitment items during the event, choosing among these three collaboration adventurers or three legendary adventurers: Red Beard, the Rebel Against God; Arboris, King of the Sea of Trees; and Avenius, the Flash. The collaboration also introduces Relic Weapons, special equipment obtainable with Gil and upgradeable through reforging, plus a Trade Broker in Northern Hollow Village for trading reforge materials. Special supplies and limited-time missions offer additional scrolls and Gil. A dedicated website includes a Collaboration Rank Test quiz and a promotional video.
Japanese video game developer Drecom partnered with Manga Box to launch a new manga label called Dre Box, focusing on fantasy and isekai stories. The label will adapt Drecom's original novels into manga, with four launch titles set to run on the Manga Box platform starting in June through September.
Japanese video game developer Drecom announced on Thursday the launch of a new indie game studio called Drecom Creators Studio. The studio aims to discover the potential of game titles and support projects from development through long-term expansion, with a focus on small creators and teams. Drecom lists several types of support it will offer, including sharing developmental knowledge, financial assistance, marketing, and mixed media expansion. The company is now opening applications for creators to apply through its website. The new studio will also exhibit at the BitSummit PUNCH event, which runs in Kyoto from May 22 to 24. Separately, Drecom recently denied reports that Atari has acquired the trademark rights to the Wizardry IP. Atari had acquired the complete and exclusive rights and the underlying intellectual properties of the first five Wizardry games from the original rights holder. Drecom stated that it has no intention of selling the Wizardry trademark rights or other rights it holds in the future, and will continue to hold the domestic and international trademark rights for the game series and manage the Wizardry IP brand.
Drecom Creators Studio, the new indie-focused label from Drecom, has announced its first four support titles: TIMEMOON, Quiet Express Room 909, Beautiful Life Show, and Chill Planet. The studio launched earlier this week with a mission to back small creators and teams from development through long-term expansion.