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Umamusume: Pretty Derby Game's English Release Slated for June 26 (Updated)
posted on by Anita Tai
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the English version of Cygames' Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Uma Musume Pretty Derby) game announced on Sunday that the game will launch for iOS and Android devices on June 26. Pre-registration opens on Monday.
The staff opened an official website in June, along with an official English YouTube channel with the opening movie "Girls' Legend U."
The Uma Musume Pretty Derby game launched in February 2021 for iOS and Android. The game was originally slated for a release in winter 2018, and was delayed in order to raise the game's quality. The game launched on PC via DMM Games in March 2021. It is free-to-play with optional in-app purchases.
The game's concept begins with Uma Musume (Horse Girls), girls endowed with excellent running capability, and who aim to become top idols and compete in the national sports entertainment show "Twinkle Series." Players take the role of both teacher and trainer for the girls in the Nihon Uma Musume Training Center Gakuen (Japan Horse Girls Training Center Academy) and help them make their debut.
The television anime of Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise premiered on April 6.
The Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Nekketsu Hachamecha Dai Kansha-sai! (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Hot-Blooded Extreme Grand Appreciation Festival) console game launched for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam on August 30.
Update: The main Umamusume: Pretty Derby game will get a release in Japanese only on Steam also on June 26. Source: Steam via Yaraon!
Source: Uma Musume English's X/Twitter account
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