Utawarerumono Trilogy Coming to Switch in Japan

Devleoper Aquaplus announced that it is releasing the Utawarerumono trilogy on Nintendo Switch in Japan. The games — Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen, Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth — will be released together as the physical Utawarerumono Trilogy Set on January 25, 2025. The games will then be made available digitally separately on March 27, 2025.

Developed in conjunction with Sting, the Utawarerumono games combine visual novel and tactical RPG gameplay. Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen is a remake of the first game in the visual novel/tactical RPG series that originally released in 2002 in Japan. The game stars Hakuowlo, a man with amnesia who is trying to find his place in the world while embracing his destiny. Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth are a sequel duology taking place some years after the first game. They follow another young man with amnesia, who awakens in the middle of nowhere wearing a hospital gown.