Taito is preparing Estpolis Denki I&II, a package of the first two Lufia RPGs, for a 2027 release on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC. A teaser site and a Steam store page are open, and Clear River Games is handling North American and European sales.
Taito announced on September 20, 2026, that it will release Estpolis Denki I&II in 2027. The package collects two Super Famicom RPGs: Estpolis Denki, released in 1993, and Estpolis Denki II, released in 1995. The platforms are Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC. According to Game Spark and GAME Watch, the price is still undecided. Taito's announcement describes the release as a port with some renewed elements.
The planner of the Estpolis Denki series, Masahide Miyata, cooperated on the project. Miyata said the Super Famicom version used heavy hiragana because of capacity limits, so all dialogue in both games was reread and converted to kanji. Pixel graphics are kept as they were. A teaser site opened alongside the announcement, carrying comments from Taito's production team, Miyata, and the ClearRiverGames production team. The Steam store page lists support for eight languages, including Japanese.
Clear River Games, a Sweden-based publisher that handles retro re-releases and physical editions of indie games, is handling North American and European sales. The announcement drew a reaction from professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who has long said he is a fan of the series. Coverage of the announcement states what the set contains and who is involved, but leaves launch timing within 2027, pricing, and the contents of the renewed elements open.
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Taito announced on September 24, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Denki I & II in 2027 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, with the price still undecided. The title is a coupled collection of two role-playing games: Estpolis Denki, released by Taito in 1993, and Estpolis Denki II, released in 1995. Masahide Miyata, the planner of the Estpolis Denki series, is cooperating on the project, and adjustments are being made for the port to current platforms. A teaser site and the Steam store page opened alongside the announcement, and both carry messages from Taito, Masahide Miyata, and Clear River Games, the company handling sales in the West. The first game follows a protagonist descended from a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia. The second is a prequel starring Maxim, later hailed as a hero, and its systems include the Step Move System.
Sep 21
Taito announced on September 21, 2026 that it will release Estpolis Biography I&II, a package collecting the first two Lufia RPGs, in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. The set pairs the 1993 original, about a descendant of a legendary hero and a girl named Lufia, with the 1995 prequel Estpolis Biography II, which follows Maxim and his companions. Pixel graphics are kept as they were, and Masahide Miyata, the series planner, cooperated on adjustments for current hardware. Miyata said the Super Famicom version used heavy hiragana because of capacity limits, so all dialogue in both games was reread and converted to kanji. Taito also opened a teaser site and a Steam store page, and Clear River Games is handling North American and European sales. Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who had named Estpolis Biography II as an origin of his gaming, posted a delighted reaction on X.
Sep 20
Taito will release "Estpolis Denki I&II" for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC in 2027, with the price still undecided, according to the announcement covered by Game Spark and GAME Watch. The package collects two Super Famicom RPGs: "Estpolis Denki," released in 1993, and "Estpolis Denki II," released in 1995. The collection is a port with some renewed elements, made with the cooperation of Masahide Miyata, the planner of the Estpolis Denki series. Clear River Games, a Sweden-based publisher that handles retro re-releases and physical editions of indie games, announced the project. A teaser site opened alongside the announcement, carrying comments from Taito's production team, Miyata, and the ClearRiverGames production team. The Steam store page lists support for eight languages, including Japanese. The announcement drew a reaction from professional skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who has long said he is a fan of the series.