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Shiravune to Release Utawarerumono: Zan 2 Game on Steam
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Shiravune announced on Tuesday that it will release AQUAPLUS' Utawarerumono: Zan 2 game on PC via Steam. Shiravune did not announce a release date for the game, but people can add the game to their wishlist on Steam now.
Shiravune describes the game:
Utawarerumono: ZAN 2 follows and expands the story of Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth, punctuating its most exciting moments with fast-paced action gameplay. This title presents an opportunity for longtime fans to revisit their favorite moments and for new players to discover this classic series from a more casual and approachable perspective.
The game launched for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in Japan in July 2021.
AQUAPLUS released the original Utawarerumono: ZAN action game in Japan for PlayStation 4 in September 2018. Tamsoft worked with AQUAPLUS on the game. NIS America released the game in the West in September 2019. Shiravune will release the game on PC via Steam on October 23.
The Utawarerumono franchise received a mobile spinoff game Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (Monochrome Mobius: Toki no Taika) , which launched for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in September 2023. The game celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Utawarerumono franchise. Utawarerumono franchise head writer Suga Munemitsu is credited for the game's original concept and script.
AQUAPLUS released the original Utawarerumono game in 2002 for the PC. The game inspired a 2006 television anime series and a 2009 original video anime series. ADV Films released the television series in North America in 2007, and Funimation then picked up the North American release rights.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception (Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen), the second game in the series, launched in Japan in September 2015. The game's anime adaptation, Utawarerumono: The False Faces, debuted in October 2015. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks released the series on home video.
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro), the last game in the Utawarerumono trilogy, launched in North America and Europe on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in September 2017. The game shipped in Japan for PlayStation 3, PS4, and PS Vita in September 2016. The game's television anime adaptation premiered in July 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and it also streamed an English dub.
Source: Press release
