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Suikoden Star Leap

Suikoden STAR LEAP is a free-to-play mobile RPG available on iOS and Android in Japan, with overseas mobile and PC (Steam) versions planned. Konami released Main Story Chapter 3 on September 24, 2026, the first new story content since the game launched on August 7.

Synthesized from 10 Yomimono stories · updated 6d ago

Suikoden STAR LEAP reached Japan first. Konami Digital Entertainment announced on June 22 that the free-to-play RPG would launch on iOS and Android in Japan, then worldwide on the same platforms, then on Steam worldwide. The game launched on August 7, and a Gensou Suikoden Live vol. 7 pre-release program on August 6 announced that the protagonist of the original Gensou Suikoden would join as a playable character with the title Heir of Liberation. The game is set in Solar Year 453, four years before the original 1995 game, and follows a village chief's child who sets out with Hisui, Seileen, and Shapur after an attack by a mysterious organization. It uses pixel-art graphics, timeline-based battles, and a war mode with real-time strategy elements.

Story content followed quickly. Konami announced during its Suikoden Live at TGS 2026.9.20 stream that Chapter 3 would arrive on September 24, adding the isolated land of Shampia and Rokkaku Village, with Kasumi and Sasuke returning from Rokkaku and Rachana, Bubu, Tsubaki, Vaval, and Tenryu introduced. The update shipped on September 24 and is the first new story since launch. In Chapters 1 and 2 the protagonist and Hisui met the Three Great Guides of an organization that aims to erase the power of the Runes; Chapter 3 sends the party toward Shampia, a land of martial arts treated as legend, where instructor Rachana opposes an alliance and Tenryu attacks before vowing to return in three days.

Around the game, Konami built promotions and print. A collaboration with five Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA group locations runs from October 1 to October 20, 2026, with character-inspired baths, newly drawn illustrations, a digital stamp rally, limited muffler towels, washi-style stickers, coasters, and postcards. The publisher also confirmed a Steam version supporting gamepad and controller play, an anime collaboration event planned for late November, and login bonuses including 1,500 Gensou Stones from September 24 to October 8 and an SSR Nanami from September 30. Aki Shimizu's manga adaptation ended with its final chapter in the October issue of Kadokawa's Comic Flapper, released September 4, after launching in November 2025.

Key facts

Launch
Suikoden STAR LEAP launched on August 7, 2026 for iOS and Android in Japan. ↗
Platform release order
Konami announced a staggered rollout: iOS and Android in Japan first, then worldwide iOS and Android, then a worldwide Steam release. ↗
Setting
The game is a canonical prequel set in Solar Year 453, four years before the original 1995 game. ↗
Chapter 3 release
Main Story Chapter 3 was released on September 24, 2026, the first new story content since launch. ↗
New region
Chapter 3 adds Shampia, an isolated land of martial arts, and Rokkaku Village. ↗
New and returning characters
Rachana, Bubu, Tsubaki, Vaval, and Tenryu arrive in Chapter 3, while Kasumi and Sasuke return from Rokkaku Village. ↗
Bath collaboration
A campaign with five Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA group locations runs from October 1 to October 20, 2026, with character-inspired baths and a digital stamp rally. ↗
Manga adaptation
Aki Shimizu's manga adaptation ended with its final chapter in the October issue of Kadokawa's Comic Flapper, released September 4. ↗
Steam features
Konami confirmed the Steam version is planned to support gamepad and controller play. ↗
Login bonus
A login bonus from September 24 to October 8 gives 1,500 Gensou Stones over seven cumulative days. ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
game · 2026-09-24 · iOS and Android · 2026-10-03
Release
game · August 7 · 2026-10-03
Release
game · 2026-09-24 · 2026-09-20
Release
game · August 7 · iOS and Android · 2026-09-20
Release
manga · 2026-09-04 · 2026-09-14
Release
manga · 2025-11 · 2026-09-14
Release
game · 2026-08-07 · Japan · 2026-08-05
Release
game · TBA · Japan · 2026-06-22
Release
game · TBA · worldwide · 2026-06-22
Announced
overseas mobile and PC versions are planned · 2026-10-03
Announced
collaboration campaign with five Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA group locations (Suikoden STAR LEAP Bath Collaboration) · 2026-09-22
Announced
Chapter 3 release date (Suikoden Live at TGS 2026.9.20) · 2026-09-20
Announced
Shampia location added in the update · 2026-09-20
Announced
Steam version in development · 2026-09-20
Announced
overseas version in development · 2026-09-20
Announced
Steam release will support controller play · 2026-09-20
Announced
events will be revived for players who start later · 2026-09-20
Announced
collaboration with the Suikoden anime beginning in late November · 2026-09-20
Announced
collaboration with Gokurakuyu from October 1 to October 20 · 2026-09-20
Announced
PV for Chapter 3 of Suikoden Star Leap (Suikoden Live at TGS) · 2026-09-20
Announced
Suikoden STAR LEAP corner at KONAMI booth (TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026) · 2026-09-18
Announced
platform and regional release order · 2026-06-22
Noted
Chapter 3 opens with the discovery that Shanpia, a land of martial arts treated as legend, exists · 2026-10-03
Noted
Tenryu attacks the land, then withdraws and vows to return in three days · 2026-10-03
Noted
the first story update pulls the mobile title back into Suikoden II territory with the return of Rokkaku Village · 2026-10-03
Noted
footage shown during the stream featured characters named Rachana, Sasuke, Kasumi, and Tsubaki · 2026-09-20
Noted
The free-to-play mobile Suikoden title is planned for iOS, Android, and PC (Steam) · 2026-09-20

Connections

Produces of
konami, konami digital entertainment, kadokawa
Staff change of
rui naito
Voice cast of
koki osuzu, miu ayase, ai kureha
Writes of
aki shimizu

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Claim activity

When a claim about Suikoden Star Leap was confirmed, debunked, or disputed against open-web sources. The record stays even after a claim drops off the facts list.

  • Confirmed overseas mobile and PC versions are planned Oct 3 · source
  • Confirmed Steam release will support controller play Sep 21 · source
  • Confirmed Shampia location added in the update Sep 21 · source
  • Confirmed game August 7 iOS and Android Sep 21 · source
  • Confirmed Suikoden STAR LEAP corner at KONAMI booth Sep 20 · source
  • Confirmed Aki Shimizu writes Suikoden Star Leap Sep 15 · source
  • Confirmed Kadokawa produces Suikoden Star Leap Sep 15 · source
  • Confirmed game 2026-08-07 Japan Sep 5 · source
  • Confirmed Konami produces Suikoden Star Leap Sep 5 · source
  • Confirmed game TBA Japan Sep 1 · source
  • Confirmed game TBA worldwide Jun 23 · source

All coverage

Oct 3

Detective Precure Film Gets Gokurakuyu RAKU SPA Collab From October 1

Gokurakuyu Holdings is running a collaboration between the Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA bathhouse chain and the film Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two Secrets, scheduled from October 1 to October 20. The tie-in uses newly drawn illustrations of four Detective Pretty Cure members, including Cure Arcana and Cure Eclair, who appear in their movie-only Future Form. Merchandise includes a muffler towel that costs 1,100 yen on top of the admission fee, a random trading sento key acrylic carabiner at 1,100 yen, trading can badges at 550 yen, acrylic stands at 1,980 yen each, acrylic hair clips at 990 yen each, flake stickers at 1,100 yen per eight-sheet pack, and a clear file set at 1,100 yen. Buyers get a mini illustration card for every 2,000 yen of goods purchased. The menu runs the widest, from Anna's Hanamaru Naruto Ramen at 1,650 yen to Ruruka's Chicken Steak Plate at 2,200 yen.

Oct 3

Suikoden STAR LEAP Adds Chapter 3 Story Content

Konami released Main Story Chapter 3 of Suikoden STAR LEAP on September 24, 2026, for the mobile RPG's iOS and Android versions. It is the first new story content added since the game launched on August 7. In Chapters 1 and 2, the protagonist and Hisui met the Three Great Guides of an organization that aims to erase the power of the Runes. Chapter 3 opens with the discovery that Shanpia, a land of martial arts treated as legend, exists. Guided by Rihyo and Ranrinten, the party travels there to seek an alliance against Tenryu's organization. Rachana, a Shanpia instructor, opposes the alliance. Shanpia is described as a place where fish swim in the sky and where seven secret hot springs are said to lie. Tenryu attacks the land, then withdraws and vows to return in three days. The protagonist then trains under Rachana before the rematch. Domestic mobile release is out now, with overseas mobile and PC versions planned.

Sep 22

Suikoden STAR LEAP Bath Collaboration Runs October 1 to 20

Konami's mobile game Suikoden STAR LEAP is running a collaboration campaign with five Gokurakuyu and RAKU SPA group locations from October 1 to October 20, 2026. Five baths inspired by characters will appear, alongside decorations using newly drawn illustrations and a digital stamp rally. Bonuses include limited muffler towels, washi-style stickers, coasters, and postcards, with goods also sold online from noon on October 1.

Sep 20

Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 Lands September 24 With New Region Shampia

Konami Digital Entertainment announced during its Suikoden Live at TGS 2026.9.20 stream on September 20 that Chapter 3 of Suikoden STAR LEAP arrives September 24. The update adds Shampia, a land isolated from the outside world, and Rokkaku no Sato, presented in the trailer as a village players can walk around. Rachana, a compassionate assistant instructor at Shampia's Senrein Temple, arrives with companions Bubu, Tsubaki, Vaval, and Tenryu; Kasumi and Sasuke return from Rokkaku Village. A login bonus from September 24 to October 8 gives 1,500 Gensou Stones over seven cumulative days. Konami also confirmed development of overseas and Steam versions, with the Steam release planned to support gamepad and controller play. An anime collaboration event is planned for late November, and a login bonus starting September 30 awards SSR Nanami. Suikoden STAR LEAP launched official service on August 7, 2026.

Sep 20

Suikoden Star Leap Chapter 3 PV Reveals Sasuke, Kasumi, Tsubaki

Konami showed the PV for Chapter 3 of Suikoden Star Leap at Suikoden Live at TGS on September 20. The footage features Rokkaku Village and introduces Sasuke (voiced by Koki Osuzu), Kasumi (voiced by Miyu Ayase), and Tsubaki (voiced by Ai Kureha). The free-to-play mobile Suikoden title is planned for iOS, Android, and PC (Steam) and has been available on iOS and Android since August 7.

Sep 18

Suikoden STAR LEAP Booth Puts Series Timeline On Display At TGS2026

The KONAMI booth at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026 hosts a Suikoden STAR LEAP corner inside the "KONAMI Anniversary to the Future" area. It shows a timeline of the series, listing the in-game calendar rather than release years, plus a 30th anniversary visual drawn by Junko Kawano. Visitors on public days can receive an instruction manual, a water bottle based on the spring in Taiju Village, mini character clear stickers in 8 types, and original puffy stickers.

Sep 14

Suikoden Star Leap Manga Ends With Final Chapter

Aki Shimizu's manga adaptation of the Suikoden: Star Leap game ended with its final chapter in the October issue of Kadokawa's Comic Flapper magazine, released September 4. The manga launched in November 2025, following the game's story set before the first Suikoden and after Suikoden V.

Aug 10

This Week in Mobile Games: Genshin Impact 7.0 Heads to Snezhnaya

This week's mobile games column leads with Genshin Impact's 7.0 update, Everwinter Without Mercy, arriving August 12th. The update opens the frozen nation of Snezhnaya, adds Cryo-based elemental reactions, a third-person shooter mode via tech-goggles, and introduces characters Odette and Alyosha. The column also explains why many live-service games schedule events for mid-to-late August.

Aug 7

Suikoden STAR LEAP Adds Suikoden I Protagonist as Heir of Liberation

Konami announced on August 6 that the protagonist of the original Gensou Suikoden will appear in the new mobile RPG Gensou Suikoden STAR LEAP. The character, bearing the title Heir of Liberation, is the protagonist as they appeared in Gensou Suikoden I. At maximum enhancement, the character can deal massive damage with powerful all-attacks and secret arts, and can greatly strengthen their own attack power through individuality. The announcement came during the official program Gensou Suikoden Live vol. 7: Pre-Release Special for Gensou Suikoden STAR LEAP. The game launched on August 7 for iOS and Android in Japan, with a Steam version and overseas release undecided. STAR LEAP is a free-to-play title and the first mobile game in the series, set in Solar Year 453 in the same world as previous entries. It depicts a new story of the 108 Stars centered on the Rune of Change, one of the 27 True Runes. The protagonist, a village chief's child, sets out with companions Hisui, Seileen, and Shapur to restore their village after an attack by a mysterious organization. The game features pixel-art graphics, timeline-based battles, and a war mode with real-time strategy elements.

Jun 22

Genso Suikoden Star Leap Launches First on iOS and Android in Japan

Konami Digital Entertainment announced on June 22 the platform and regional release order for Genso Suikoden Star Leap, a new free-to-play RPG in the Suikoden series. The game will launch first on iOS and Android in Japan, followed by a worldwide iOS and Android release, and finally a Steam release worldwide. The title is a canonical prequel set in Solar Year 453, four years before the original 1995 game, and follows a new protagonist and the 108 Stars. New companions can be obtained for free, with additional characters from past titles appearing through gacha and events. The staggered release order was chosen to ensure stable gameplay tailored to each region and device, according to the official announcement. Development is in its final stages, and the team is working to announce a release date soon. The game is the first mobile entry in the series and the first free-to-play title in the franchise.