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Mabinogi
Mabinogi Mobile is set to launch in Japan on October 7, 2026 for PC, Android, and iOS, as a free-to-play game with item purchases. Nexon is running playable demos of it at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
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2h ago
Nexon has moved Mabinogi Mobile from a 2026 Japan launch target to a fixed date. The game launches October 7, 2026 on PC, Android, and iOS, free to play with item purchases. It supports cross-play between mobile and PC, carries over Performing and Production elements from the original, and adds features including the Stella Dome, an Assist Mode for easier dungeons, and a Chance Encounter system for matching players. Pre-registration opened on August 24 and remains open. The game launched in South Korea last year and won the top Grand President's Award at the 2025 Korea Game Awards.
The Japan push runs through Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. Nexon's booth in Hall 7, C04 is built around the starting village Tir Chonaill, with a campfire prop where visitors use an iPad. The demo uses premade characters and covers combat, dyeing, and rebirth. A combat quest offers Dual Blade, Mage, Flame Mage, and Dancer, then sends players into Rabbie Dungeon against a Succubus boss. The Japanese service opens October 7 for PC and mobile.
The PC original remains in service since 2005, and a separate project is underway around it. NEXON Korea announced on July 23 that the MABINOGI ETERNITY PROJECT, an Unreal Engine version of Mabinogi, will hold an alpha test in Korea from September 3 to 6, with applications running July 23 to August 12. It is the first test aimed at a large number of players. DevCAT has also described Mabinogi Mobile as a different bard's interpretation of the same world rather than a remake.
Key facts
- Japan launch date
- October 7, 2026 ↗
- Platforms
- PC, Android, iOS; cross-play between mobile and PC ↗
- Business model
- Free to play with item purchases ↗
- Tokyo Game Show 2026 dates and location
- September 17 to 21, Makuhari Messe, Hall 7, C04 ↗
- Demo content
- Premade characters; combat, dyeing, and rebirth; Dual Blade, Mage, Flame Mage, Dancer; Rabbie Dungeon and Succubus boss ↗
- South Korea award
- Top Grand President's Award at the 2025 Korea Game Awards ↗
- Pre-registration start
- August 24, 2026 ↗
- Eternity Project alpha test
- Korea, September 3 to 6; applications July 23 to August 12 ↗
Timeline
- Sep 17, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Playable At Nexon's Bonfire Booth At Tokyo Game Show 2026
- Sep 17, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Launches October 7 for PC and Smartphones
- Sep 12, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Targets 2026 Japan Launch As DevCAT Discusses The Game's Design
- Sep 4, 2026 Nexon Picks Mabinogi Mobile and Fareidria for TGS 2026 Japan Push
- Aug 28, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Hands-On: The Auto Features Redefine Cozy Play
- Aug 28, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Devs Explain It Is a Bard's Retelling, Not a Remake
- Aug 27, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile and Faleidria Playable at Nexon TGS2026 Booth
- Aug 27, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Pre-Registration Opens Ahead of 2026 Japan Launch
- Aug 21, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Japan Program Streams August 24 With New Footage
- Aug 6, 2026 Mabinogi Eternity Project Sets First Public Alpha Test in Korea
- Jul 8, 2026 Nexon Brings Blue Archive Team's Project RX and Mabinogi Mobile to TGS2026
- Jun 17, 2026 Mabinogi Mobile Devs Detail Story Design for Short-Form Era
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3d ago
Nexon is running playable demos of Mabinogi Mobile at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 through September 21. The booth sits in Hall 7, C04, and is built around Tir Chonaill, the series' starting village, with a campfire prop that visitors sit at while using an iPad. The build uses premade characters and walks players through combat, dyeing, and rebirth. The combat quest offers Dual Blade, Mage or Flame Mage, and Dancer, then sends players into Rabbie Dungeon against a Succubus boss. Dyeing gives several outfits that can be colored by part, such as the whole garment, a skirt's lace, and a decorative ribbon. Rebirth lets players set body type, skin color, hair, eyes, and mouth. Visitors can also reach Dunbarton, and the town music is arranged differently for day and night. The Japanese service opens October 7, 2026 for PC and mobile as free-to-play with item purchases.
3d ago
Nexon announced during a Tokyo Game Show 2026 special program on September 17 that the online RPG Mabinogi Mobile will launch in Japan on October 7. The game is free to play with item purchases and will be available on PC, Android, and iOS. It is a reconstruction of the original Mabinogi, the PC MMORPG that has been in service since 2005, keeping its pastoral tone, music performance system, and production elements while adopting faster combat, an intuitive interface, and cross-play between mobile and PC. Players can customize characters, fight in dungeons, cook, and build homes. Content includes the Stella Dome, where players meet across servers, an Assist Mode for auto-progression in easier dungeons, and a Chance Encounter system that matches players for dungeon runs. Pre-registration is open. The game launched in South Korea last year and won the top Grand President's Award at the 2025 Korea Game Awards.
Sep 12
Nexon plans to launch Mabinogi Mobile in Japan within 2026 and is accepting pre-registrations for the Android and PC versions. In an interview with 4Gamer, devCAT head Kim Dong-gun and director Lee Jin-hoon said the project began years ago, was shown at G-STAR early on, and now aims to keep Mabinogi's signature elements: vertical orientation for conversation, horizontal for combat.
Sep 4
Nexon will exhibit Mabinogi Mobile and Fareidria at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe. The two titles take different routes into the Japanese market: Mabinogi Mobile reinterprets the 20-year-old Mabinogi IP with life content, while Fareidria, led by Blue Archive's Cha Minso PD, applies that game's success formula. Nexon has many new titles planned but chose only these two for the show.
Aug 28
Nexon held a media preview for Mabinogi Mobile on August 19, with a presentation from the development team including Mabinogi creator Kim Dong-gon. The free-to-play MMORPG carries over Performing and Production elements from the original, rebuilt for PC and Android/iOS. The Magic Compass auto button advances quests and dungeons almost automatically, while Assist Mode handles combat skills. The game won the Grand Prize Presidential Award at the 2025 Korea Game Awards after launching in South Korea last year.
Aug 28
Mabinogi Mobile pre-registration began on August 24. In an interview, DevCAT studio head Kim Dong-gon and development director Lee Ji-hoon discussed the game's relationship to the PC Mabinogi. They described it as a different bard's interpretation of the same world, not a remake or a separate work, incorporating ideas Kim could not realize originally.
Aug 27
Nexon announced on August 24 its lineup for Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to September 21. The centerpiece of the Nexon booth in Hall 7-C04 is Mabinogi Mobile, the online RPG scheduled for domestic service in Japan during 2026. The title rebuilds the Mabinogi world, originally launched as a PC game in 2005, with a new story, mobile-optimized controls, and community functions. It supports cross-play between mobile and PC. The booth recreates the starting village Tir Chonaill, where visitors can try the demo around a campfire, plus a photo spot featuring the Goddess Statue. Demo players who pre-register receive an original cooling towel, and general visitors get A4 clear files. The second playable title is Faleidria, a new game from NEXON Games' IO DIVISION, known for Blue Archive. Built in Unreal Engine 5, it is set in the fictional Anima City and features interactions with characters called Mates. The booth recreates its Twilight Manor setting, and characters Minie, Ohana, Shami, and Elevator Girl will greet visitors. A rock-paper-scissors mini-game offers cooling towels and 15cm can badges as rewards. Faleidria's release timing remains undecided.
Aug 27
Nexon opened pre-registrations for Mabinogi Mobile on August 24, 2026, ahead of a planned Japan launch within 2026. The online RPG, developed by devCAT, will be free-to-play with some paid content, and is set for iOS, Android, and PC with cross-play support. The game rebuilds the world of the long-running Mabinogi IP, featuring a new original main story alongside familiar characters like Nao, Rona, and Pan, plus new original characters. Players choose from 18 classes across six systems, including Warrior, Mage, Archer, Healer, Bard, and Thief, and can switch classes by changing weapons. The game includes life content such as sheep shearing, cooking, fishing, and housing, as well as social features like musical instrument performance and campfires. Mobile play is optimized with a screen mode that switches based on device orientation, an auto-battle system, and a 'Serendipitous Encounter' system for joining other players in dungeons. Pre-registration milestones offer in-game rewards, including a 'Swordsman School Uniform Set' at 200,000 registrants. The game will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
Aug 21
Nexon announced on August 21 that the official program for Mabinogi Mobile, an online RPG scheduled to launch in Japan within 2026, will stream on August 24 at 8 PM. Host Chunii will be joined by voice actors Tomomi Isomura and Tomoaki Ono, plus Nijisanji virtual liver Kaede Higuchi. The program will show the latest gameplay footage and reveal new information, including pre-launch campaigns. The game supports cross-play on PC and mobile.
Aug 6
NEXON Korea announced on July 23 that the MABINOGI ETERNITY PROJECT, the Unreal Engine version of the MMORPG Mabinogi, will hold an alpha test in Korea from September 3 to 6. It is the first test aimed at a large number of players. Applications run July 23 to August 12 at 23:59. Players experience early stages with newly appearing characters, with movement and hit feel improved from past trial play feedback.
Jul 8
Nexon announced its booth lineup for Tokyo Game Show 2026, featuring Project RX, a new subculture game from Blue Archive developer IO DIVISION, and Mabinogi Mobile, the cross-play mobile remake of the classic MMORPG. A teaser site is live, with more details to come.
Jun 17
At NEXON's NDC26, DevCAT developers Kim Hye-jin and Cho Sol-bin presented how Mabinogi Mobile's main quest is designed for players who skip text. They cited South Korean data showing average screen focus has dropped to 47 seconds, and described a philosophy of making story content function as gameplay rather than text to be read.