Mana Alchemy is in development at Metasla for a 2027 release on Steam and console. A playable demo ran at Tokyo Game Show 2026, and Metasla plans a trial version within the year to gauge interest.
Metasla announced Mana Alchemy on September 4, 2026 as a Vampire Survivors-like open-world RPG. The game targets PC via Steam and console, with release planned for 2027. No console platforms were named. Metasla is a three-person studio based in Nagoya. Its previous PC release, Sea Fantasy, launched in 2025 and sold over 50,000 copies.
Metasla then confirmed a booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, with the first playable demo of Mana Alchemy. Visitors who showed a wishlist registration screen received an early development prototype in an original DVD package.
At the show, Metasla presented the game as an open-field take on the Vampire Survivors formula. Players level up, choose enhancements, and assemble attacks inside a limited-space grimoire. Combining materials dropped by enemies creates new magic through alchemy. The protagonist, Merlin, is raised in a pioneer village after being cast aside by the witch Daved. Combat is movement-only, with spells firing automatically once set into a grimoire grid, and equipping staves raises stats and grants each staff a unique ultimate spell. The story is framed around a choice between forgiveness and revenge.
Since the show, Metasla has said it plans a trial version within the year to gauge interest, testing whether an endless-run genre can carry an open-world field and a spatial build system.
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At Tokyo Game Show 2026, developer METASLA showed Mana Alchemy, a Vampire Survivors-style game set on a large open field. Players level up, choose enhancements, and assemble attacks inside a limited-space grimoire. Combining materials dropped by enemies creates new magic through alchemy. The protagonist, Merlin, is raised in a pioneer village after being cast aside by the witch Daved. METASLA plans a trial version within the year.
Metasla announced it will exhibit Mana Alchemy at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The Vampire Survivors-like open-world RPG will feature its first playable demo at the booth. Visitors who show a wishlist registration screen will receive an early development prototype in an original DVD package as a novelty item. The game targets PC via Steam and console, with release planned for 2027.
Metasla announced Mana Alchemy, a Vampire Survivors-like open-world RPG, on September 4, 2026. The game is set for a 2027 release on Steam, with a console version planned but no platforms named yet. The story follows Merlin, the youngest of eight daughters born to the great witch Dawed. Lacking magical talent, Merlin is cast out as a child and saved by a talking grimoire called Harley. She sets out across the island of Shudar, ruled by her mother and crawling with monsters, to take revenge on the seven older sisters who now rule it. Combat is movement-only: spells fire automatically once set into a grimoire grid, in the style of Vampire Survivors. Players build magic by arranging blocks in the grid, and can create new spells by alchemizing collected materials and existing magic. Equipping staves raises stats and grants each staff a unique ultimate spell. The story is framed around a choice between forgiveness and revenge. Metasla is a three-person indie studio based in Nagoya. Its previous PC release, Sea Fantasy, launched in 2025 and sold over 50,000 copies.