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Melty Blood Type Lumina

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Release
game · 2027-04-22 · 2026-09-17
Release
game · until July 10, 2026 · Steam · 2026-06-27
Release
game · until June 26 · Steam · 2026-06-20
Release
game · April · 2026-09-21
Release
game · TBA · 2026-09-19
Announced
Act Mode (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-21
Announced
Lumina Gauge (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-21
Announced
Grand Scenario Mode (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-21
Announced
playable for the first time at Tokyo Game Show 2026 (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-19
Announced
playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at the Aniplex booth (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-17
Noted
Grand Scenario Mode, built around a newly written scenario by Kinoko Nasu that runs roughly 20 hours · 2026-09-19
Noted
The game features over 10 characters, a story mode written by Kinoko Nasu, and Fate collaboration fighters like Saber and Mash. · 2026-06-20

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Sep 21

MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA Adds Act Mode And Lumina Gauge

MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA, the successor to MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA, was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 20, where a media session also detailed the new Grand Scenario Mode. The demo showed Act Mode, a simplified control scheme with one-button special moves and strengthened Rapid Beat, plus the Lumina Gauge, which replaces the Moon Drive Gauge. Release is set for April.

Sep 19

MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA One-Button Act Mode Playable At Tokyo Game Show 2026

The upcoming 2D fighter MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA is playable for the first time at Tokyo Game Show 2026, ahead of its April 22, 2027 release on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and Steam. The demo covers the versus mode with seven characters and offers Act, a one-button control scheme that strings combos together, alongside the traditional Duel inputs.

Sep 19

MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA Adds 20-Hour Nasu Scenario Mode

At Tokyo Game Show 2026, a closed-door session on MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA covered Grand Scenario Mode, built around a newly written scenario by Kinoko Nasu that runs roughly 20 hours. The mode opens with novel-style prose and adds 2D adventure sections where players move across maps, pick choices, and fight characters. Series lead Kano Serizawa said the fighting game foundation was solid, but that fighting games alone will not draw new players.

Sep 17

MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA Hands-On Adds Ren, Neco-Arc, and Roa

MELTY BLOOD: TWI-LUMINA is playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21, at publisher Aniplex's booth. The demo offers Versus Mode only. Selectable characters include Ren, Tohno Shiki, Arcueid Brunestud, Ciel, Neco-Arc, Michael Roa Valdamjong, and the Fate/Grand Order guest Mash Kyrielight. The build adds two control styles: Act, which supports forward-input dashes and one-button special moves, and Duel, which keeps conventional command inputs. The old Moon Skill and Moon Drive gauges are gone, replaced by a cross-shaped gauge. New shared systems include Gauntlet, a rush move usable while absorbing an opponent's attack, and Forced Release, which blows the opponent away. Ren returns after being unplayable in MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA. She fires triangular projectiles, warps by turning into a cat, and throws a cat. Press materials state a release date of April 22, 2027, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Steam.

Jun 20

Melty Blood: Type Lumina Gets 70% Off Steam Sale Until June 26

The Steam version of Melty Blood: Type Lumina, a fighting game set in the Tsukihime universe, is 70% off until June 26. The game features over 10 characters, a story mode written by Kinoko Nasu, and Fate collaboration fighters like Saber and Mash. A new title, Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina, was announced at EVO Japan 2026.