Hobby Japan Shows Queen's Blade Re:Build at BitSummit PUNCH
Hobby Japan exhibited its upcoming digital card game Queen's Blade Re:Build at the BitSummit PUNCH event in Kyoto from May 22 to 24. The game is a roguelite armor-break card game, the company's first self-published title, developed by its card game division. The build on display was the same one planned for the June Steam Next Fest. Players control characters from the Queen's Blade series, including the playable fighter Leina, and battle enemy Beautiful Fighters in real-time card combat. The armor-break mechanic is central: damaging an opponent's armor allows subsequent attacks to deal direct damage. Hobby Japan producer Yoshihiko Uto said the team first prototyped the game with physical cards and a rulebook, then handed those to an external developer for digital implementation. The company retained control over balance and item tuning. The game will launch with three playable characters: Leina, Tomoe, and Iri. A hard mode with seven escalating difficulty stages is planned, with the hardest level set so that even the developers clear it only 60 to 70 percent of the time. Hobby Japan chose the Queen's Blade IP because of its existing fan base for attractive female characters. Queen's Blade Re:Build is scheduled for a summer 2026 release on Steam.