Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute Western Release Confirmed

Publisher Clear River Games confirmed that City Connection’s Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, an enhanced port of the first game in the Culdcept card-based strategy series will be getting a western release. The publisher will be releasing the game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, with City Connection releasing it for PC via Steam.

The western console versions will release on September 8, 2026, with the game launching for console in Japan and PC internationally on July 30, 2026. It will be available digitally on all platforms, with PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch also receiving physical editions. The physical $34.99/€29.99 Standard Edition and $79.99/€69.99 Cepter Edition are available to pre-order from Clear River Games. The Cepter Edition includes an art book, a 2-CD soundtrack (composed by Yuzo Koshiro), nine acrylic standees, and ten art cards.

Culdcept The First initially released for Sega Saturn in Japan in 1997 before later coming to PlayStation, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS, also only in Japan. The enhanced port was announced alongside Culdcept Begins, the first new entry in the series since 2016, which acts as a prequel to the first game. It will include new quality of life features such as rewind points, quick save/load options, and the ability to always display player and opponent hands on screen.