Sangokushi BOND is in early access on Steam as a buy-to-play deck-building roguelite auto-battler, with three modes and four faction DLC packs, following a Steam Next Fest demo in June 2026.
Sangokushi BOND, a deck-building roguelite auto-battler set in the Three Kingdoms period, entered early access on Steam on July 14, 2026. The game was released by Gerappa! at a price of 760 yen, with a pay-to-play model that avoids pay-to-win elements. The early access version includes three modes: Board Performance, a stage-clear mode with global leaderboards; Gunshi Chronicle, an asynchronous versus mode against other players' past data; and Rival Match, an online real-time friend match mode. Four downloadable content packs priced at 500 yen each grant immediate access to 11 officers and cosmetic items for the Wei, Shu, Wu, and Warlords factions, though all officers are earnable through normal gameplay.
Before the early access launch, a demo titled Sangokushi BOND Banjo Enbu Demo was available on Steam Next Fest from June 15 to June 22, 2026. The demo featured a new mode with 14 stages of increasing difficulty and three playable strategists: Guo Jia, Da Qiao, and Zhuge Liang. That demo was released by Get Wrapped Up Inc., a company founded in May 2025 by Yasuhiro Nishiyama, the creator of the Sangokushi Taisen arcade series. Nishiyama also served as producer for the early access release, with a live stream scheduled for July 14, 2026, where players who matched and defeated him could earn a special title.
A preview of the early access build published on July 19, 2026, highlighted the game's strategic depth in the recruitment and formation phase, where players recruit Three Kingdoms generals with rock-paper-scissors troop type compatibility and position them on a grid before battles resolve automatically. The preview noted that the early access build lacks a battle speed-up or skip function, which could become a friction point given the repetitive nature of roguelike runs.
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Deck-building roguelite auto-battler Sangokushi BOND, from developer Gerappa!, focuses on recruiting Three Kingdoms generals with rock-paper-scissors troop type compatibility. Players position units on a grid before battles resolve automatically. The early access build lacks a speed-up or skip function, which may impact replay pacing.
Gerappa released the early access version of Sangokushi BOND on Steam on July 14, 2026. The buy-to-play title, priced at 760 yen, is a deck-building roguelite army battle set in the Three Kingdoms period. It was created by Yasuhiro Nishiyama, known for the Sangokushi Taisen series. The early access version includes three game modes: Board Performance, a stage-clear mode with global leaderboards; Gunshi Chronicle, an asynchronous versus mode against other players' past data; and Rival Match, an online real-time friend match mode. Alongside the release, four time-saving downloadable content packs are available at 500 yen each, one for each of the Wei, Shu, Wu, and Warlords factions. Each pack grants immediate access to 11 officers plus cosmetic items, though all officers can be earned through normal gameplay without purchase. A release commemorative live stream is scheduled for 20:00 JST on the official YouTube channel, featuring the development team and guest Hayate Gundan 1 Lord. Players who match and defeat producer Nishiyama during the stream can earn a special title.
Get Wrapped Up Inc. released the demo for Sangokushi BOND, a deck-building roguelite army battle game, on Steam Next Fest on June 15, 2026. The demo, titled Sangokushi BOND Banjo Enbu Demo, is available until June 22. It features a new mode called Banjo Enbu, which consists of 14 stages of increasing difficulty. Players clear stages to acquire generals and use them to tackle harder challenges. The demo includes three playable strategists: Guo Jia, Da Qiao, and Zhuge Liang. This version replaces the asynchronous ranked battle mode from a previous playtest held in May. The full game is scheduled for release in summer 2026 at a price of 800 yen. It supports online versus modes, including real-time and asynchronous battles, and will feature over 100 generals with original illustrations. The developer, Get Wrapped Up, was founded in May 2025 by Yasuhiro Nishiyama, known for creating the arcade strategy game Sangokushi Taisen at Sega. The game emphasizes fair, short-term strategic battles without action controls or pay-to-win elements.