2023年 06月 29日 08:30 AM

【Game】The 25 most anticipated mobile games coming in 2023 and beyond/ PART 3

Over the past few years, the handheld industry has boomed into its own beast in gaming.With many upcoming mobile games being released every year, gamers have to know what games to look forward to! This article will focus on the upcoming anime mobile games in 2023 and beyond, and you will be surprised to find that a lot of big titles are gearing up to tap into the mobile market!

20.The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War

While it has already been a joy to know that The Legend of Heroes game franchise is getting an anime adaptation, 《The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War》is also getting a mobile game with a planned launch in 2023 in Japan.

Developed by UserJoy, the same developer of《 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War》,the mobile game will feature a story mode based on the events of the anime, along with a new playable story and unique characters. The ARCUS II system from Trails of Cold Steel III is also featured in this title, with players being able to explore the world while advancing through the story.

21.World II World

Developed by Aniplex and DeskWorks!, the indie studio that created the award-winning RPG TIME: The Legend of Wright,《World II World》 is no ordinary mobile game as the developers claimed it to be a traditional single-player RPG without any social/ multiplayer elements. World II World is scheduled for release in Japan this Winter.

Set in three divided worlds, the 2D sidescrolling game is split into two screens, in which players enjoy different stories unfolding on the upper and lower screens. As the mobile game is set in a world divided into two, the scenario will proceed separately on the upper and lower screens, with two viewpoints showcased at the same time.

The mobile game has also prepared a lot of gimmicks making use of the two split-screen features. For instance, if you launch a rocket at the lower screen, the rocket will fly above and assists the battles on the upper screen. The game will also require you to use both hands to do simple actions at the same time on the two screens. This system may sound familiar on the DS, but it will be the first of its kind in mobile games.

22.Ikemen Villains: Wrapped in Wicked Romance

As the 10th-anniversary celebration mobile game of the Ikemen series, 《Ikemen Villains: Wrapped in Wicked Romance》 certainly lives up to its expectation with attractive visuals and an intriguing story plot. Falling for the villains seems to be the current trend in the world of otome games, and Cybird will unquestionably make it as enticing as it could be.

The mobile game depicts a romance story with nine villains in 19th century England, based on the concept revolving around the darkest and sexiest addictive love. Before the nine men succumb to their curse, the heroine is forced to live a sweet sinful life, because love is one thing that drives them absolutely crazy. Ikemen Villains: Wrapped in Romance is set to release in the spring of 2023 for Android and iOS in Japan.

23.Hitori no Shita: The Outcast

Under One Person – The Outcast may not be a very familiar name in the Western community but the Chinese webcomic by Dong Man Tang is actually gaining fame with its right-to-the-point portrayals of martial arts. The Japanese version of the series has been serialized in the web magazine Shounen Jump+ since December 22, 2017, under the title Hitori no Shita.

And the intensive action of Hitori no Shita will be brought to the mobile platform by MoreFun Studios, a subsidiary of Tencent Games. With a fusion of modern Chinese culture, mystical martial arts action, and supernatural folklore, the game will adapt to the events of the webcomic series.

According to what was shown in the gameplay trailer, the game intrigues with its distinctive art style, exciting fighting animations, and kinetic combat system. The mobile game is still under development with no planned release date.

24.Aster Tatariqus

With an ambitious tagline of having “the largest story in volume in the history of mobile games,” 《Aster Tatariqus》 is a 3D strategy RPG set in a fantasy world where aspiring youths attend Astera academy, a prestigious school that teaches you everything you need to know from sorcery, swordplay, tactics, and more in a bid to raise the world’s next greatest heroes.

You play as Noire on his journey to become a hero with his schoolmates, battling it out against the forces of Barbaroy, a faction of demons and monstrous creatures with the goal of wiping out humanity from history. The mobile game apparently also apparently will have some connection to FgG studio’s Phantom of the Kill, but this connection has yet to be revealed. Aster Tatariqus is set to release in Japan in 2023.

25.unVEIL the world

《unVEIL the world》 is probably the dark horse of this list of highly-anticipated mobile games in 2023. Created by Shueisha Games and NetEase Games, the strategic adventure RPG has a fantasy setting centering on the adventure of a mysterious girl Yuta and her friends, who found several mysterious portals that lead to countless worlds.

Though not much has been revealed in terms of gameplay, unVEIL the world features character designs by Posuka Demizu, who is known to be the creator of The Promised Neverland! The mobile game also promised to have graphics that allow you to feel the light, wind, earth, and breath of its fantasy world with powerful yet charming characters! No release date has been announced yet but it will be coming to iOS and Android soon!