Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Launches on Steam July 9, 2026
The release date and trailer confirm a full-scale gamebook RPG from a veteran Vanillaware artist, with a handcrafted aesthetic and a deliberate avoidance of generative AI, targeting fans of classic fantasy and tabletop roleplaying.
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Digitalis Publishing and 15 Industry announced a July 9, 2026 Steam release for Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, a gamebook-style RPG. The game features over 300 hand-drawn illustrations by former Vanillaware artist Yoshio Nishimura, music by Hitoshi Sakimoto, and over 300,000 characters of text. A new gameplay trailer debuted at BitSummit Mixtape.
Developer Digitalis Publishing and publisher 15 Industry set a July 9, 2026 Steam release date for Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, a gamebook-style RPG where player choices and dice rolls determine the story. A new two-minute gameplay trailer debuted at BitSummit Mixtape on May 27.
The game is the work of Yoshio Nishimura, a former Vanillaware artist who worked on Odin Sphere and Dragon's Crown. Nishimura spent six years in the mountains of Nara hand-drawing over 300 illustrations for the project, with no generative AI used. The soundtrack comes from Hitoshi Sakimoto, composer of Final Fantasy Tactics and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim.
Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle contains over 300,000 characters of text and an estimated playtime of over 20 hours. The press release describes it as a 'NeverEnding Story'-like reading-type fantasy adventure that aims to evoke the roots of gamebooks and TRPGs, citing Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, and Delicious in Dungeon as touchstones.
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