Vanillaware is developing a new entry in the Oboro Muramasa series, Oboro Muramasa Kaitan, for Nintendo Switch, and an enhanced edition of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, Muramasa: Revenant Blades, for multiple platforms including PC, both targeting an early 2027 release.
Vanillaware announced two projects during the June 9 Nintendo Direct broadcast, both published by Marvelous and both scheduled for early 2027. The first is Oboro Muramasa Kaitan, a new entry in the Japanese-style action RPG series that originally launched on Wii in 2009 and later on PS Vita in 2013. The announcement was accompanied by images captured from the stream, but no gameplay footage or further details were shown. The title revives a franchise that has not seen a new mainline release in over a decade.
The second announcement, also made during the same Nintendo Direct livestream, is Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Muramasa: Rebirth. This version launches for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, marking Vanillaware's first PC release. It features 4K visuals, new English voiceover and localization, and new modes.
Both projects are being developed by Vanillaware, the studio behind titles such as 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Dragon's Crown, with Marvelous publishing. The two announcements together represent a significant return to the Muramasa franchise, which had been dormant since the PS Vita era, and signal continued publisher interest in premium 2D action RPGs on Nintendo hardware.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.
Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/vanillaware.
CC BY 4.0.
Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Muramasa: Revenant Blades, an enhanced edition of Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Muramasa: Rebirth, during a Nintendo Direct livestream. The game launches for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in early 2027. It features 4K visuals, new English voiceover and localization, and new modes. This marks Vanillaware's first PC release.
During the June 9 Nintendo Direct broadcast, Marvelous and Vanillaware announced Oboro Muramasa Kaitan, a new entry in the Japanese-style action RPG series. The game is scheduled for an early 2027 release on Nintendo Switch. Oboro Muramasa originally launched on Wii in 2009 and later on PS Vita in 2013. Vanillaware, the developer behind titles such as 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Dragon's Crown, is handling development, with Marvelous publishing. The announcement was accompanied by images captured from the stream, though no gameplay footage or further details were shown. The title revives a franchise that has not seen a new mainline release in over a decade, positioning it as a notable return for the studio's action RPG lineage.