Three Kingdoms BOND Board Performance Trial Version Launches June 15 at Steam Next Fest
The trial version represents a significant pivot from the earlier playtest's competitive focus to a solo strategy-puzzle mode, signaling that the developer is still refining the core gameplay loop ahead of the summer 2026 launch.
Reporting from 4 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, ASCII.jp.
Get Wrapped Up Inc. will release a trial version of its deck-building roguelite army battle game Three Kingdoms BOND during Steam Next Fest. The Three Kingdoms BOND Board Performance Trial Version goes live on June 15 at 13:00 JST and runs through June 22. The trial introduces a new mode called Board Performance, which consists of 14 stages of increasing difficulty. Players clear stages to acquire generals and use them to tackle harder challenges. Three strategists are available in the demo: Guo Jia, Da Qiao, and Zhuge Liang. The trial version includes three major improvements over the Steam Playtest held from May 22 to 26. It replaces the asynchronous ranked battle mode Summit Struggle with the stage-clear Board Performance mode. The available strategist roster has been revised, replacing Cai Yan with the three new characters, and general tactics have been completely overhauled. Battle visuals have been improved for clarity, and voice lines have been added during tactic activations. The full release of Three Kingdoms BOND is scheduled for summer 2026. The game is created by Yasuhiro Nishiyama, known for Sega's Sangokushi Taisen, and features over 100 newly drawn officers.
The trial version is part of Steam Next Fest, a large-scale event where players worldwide can try unreleased demos for free and interact with developers. The game is a deck-building roguelite army battle set in the Three Kingdoms period. It is described as "no action, no pay-to-win. A completely fair short-term strategic battle," according to the press release.
The full release is planned for summer 2026 at a price of 800 yen (one-time purchase). It will support 1-2 players with online versus, and will be localized in Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and English. The game features over 100 newly drawn officers, with more planned via updates. Officers shown in screenshots include Zhang Chunhua, Cheng Yu, Guan Yu, Lady Mi, Jian Yong, Sun Quan, Zhang Jiao, Diao Chan, Lady Lu, Han Sui, and Huang Gai.
The full version will include three modes: Board Performance (a strategy practice mode where clear rates are exposed globally), Strategist Chronicle (asynchronous battles using past data to raise rank), and Mandate Battle (weekend-only real-time PvP). The game is developed and sold by Get Wrapped Up Inc., founded by Yasuhiro Nishiyama, creator of Sega's Sangokushi Taisen.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「Steam Next フェス」にて「三国志 BOND 盤上演武体験版」6月15日13時より配信決定
- Automaton 武将ローグライトストラテジー『三国志BOND』Steam無料体験版が配信開始。『三国志大戦』生みの親が放つ期待作、“10分決着”アドリブ頭脳戦ゲーム
- Denfaminicogamer 『三国志大戦』の西山泰弘氏が手がける新作『三国志BOND』のSteam体験版が配信決定。アクションなし・課金強化なしの完全公平な短期決戦頭脳戦。曹操・劉備・孫堅ら100名以上の武将が登場予定
- ASCII.jp Steam Next フェスにて『三国志BOND盤上演武体験版』の配信が決定！