Metasla is a three-person indie studio in Nagoya preparing Mana Alchemy, a Vampire Survivors-like open-world RPG, for a 2027 release on Steam with a console version planned. The game gets its first playable demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Metasla announced Mana Alchemy on September 4, 2026, its first open-world project after the 2025 PC release Sea Fantasy. The game is a Vampire Survivors-like RPG set for a 2027 release on Steam, with a console version planned but no platforms named. The story follows Merlin, the youngest of eight daughters born to the great witch Dawed. Lacking magical talent, she is cast out as a child and saved by a talking grimoire called Harley, then sets out across the island of Shudar, ruled by her mother and crawling with monsters, to take revenge on the seven older sisters who rule it.
Combat is movement-only: spells fire automatically once set into a grimoire grid. 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.
Five days after the announcement, Metasla said it will exhibit the game at Tokyo Game Show 2026, running September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The booth hosts the first playable demo. Visitors who show a wishlist registration screen receive an early development prototype in an original DVD package.
Sea Fantasy, the studio's previous PC release, launched in 2025 and sold over 50,000 copies, with a 'very positive' Steam user rating.
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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.