Publisher PLAYISM and developer Areazero will release high-speed shooting battle action game Valkyrie of Phantasm for PlayStation 5 and Switch in 2025, the companies announced.
Valkyrie of Phantasm first launched in Early Access for PC via Steam on October 23, 2022, followed by a full release on October 18, 2024.
Additional downloadable content characters are also planned for release sometime after the console launch.
Here is an overview of the game, via PLAYISM:
About
Control characters from the Touhou Project series in this shooting action game featuring high-speed aerial versus combat! Danmaku battles faster than you’ve ever seen will unfold in the skies of Gensokyo as you use your mobility to dodge countless bullets flying at you with a variety of spells.
Story
A meteorite suddenly crashes into Gensokyo.
A crack appears on its metallic, egg-like surface, and small particles of light shine through the cracks, and they scatter all at once, in all directions.
Eventually, they reach the most powerful residents of Gensokyo.
One of these lights reaches Reimu Hakurei. It engulfs her, as it transforms into what looks like a suit of armor.
A name echoes in her head, and she repeats it out loud:
“Valkyrie Arms…”
Sensing the beginnings of an incident, she sighs and looks off in the direction which the light came from.
She floats up into the air, and is gone in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing but a red trail of light behind her.
“My body feels so light…”
Flying faster than ever before, Reimu realizes that her armor—her Valkyrie Arms—are to thank for her newfound speed.
Who gave her this power, and for what purpose? To find the reason behind it all, Reimu hurries on her way… but it doesn’t take long before someone stands in her way.
“Looks like I’m not the only one.”
Standing before Reimu is another girl, similarly clad in a set of Valkyrie Arms. They were both granted the same power, and they both know what must be done…
And thus, a high-speed danmaku battle begins.
Valkyrie of Phantasm is based on the Touhou series, but has a brand new original story with the creators’ own interpretations of the world and characters. This is a Touhou Project fan game developed by Areazero.
Game System
- Basic Actions
- Attack – Perform a close-range melee attack.
- Shot – Shoot bullets; hold for rapid-fire.
- Spell – Cast a powerful bullet pattern spell.
- Step – Perform a quick evasion.
- Boost Dash – Dash mid-flight at high-speeds.
- Guard – Put up a barrier to block attacks.
- Special Actions
- Accel Drive – Power up temporarily (raises movement speed, motion speed, and attack power). The increase in stats depends on the number of charges in the Drive Gauge. Level 1 to Level 3 + Level MAX. Has burst effects.
- Accel Drive Spell – A powerful spell only usable during Accel Drive.
- Ultimate Spell – An extremely powerful spell only usable at Level MAX.
- Charged Melee Attack – Has a guard-breaking effect. Shatters the guard and staggers the opponent.
- Rush Attack – A mid-range charge attack.
- Side Attack – A high-speed flank attack (take two steps at a right angle and attack from the flank).
- Backstep Attack – Do a backstep and then attack.
- Boost Dash Attack – A powerful strike dealt after a Boost Dash that staggers the opponent.
- Step Cancel – Take a step to cancel the idle time in between attack actions.
Number of Players
- One-to-four-player battles.
*Multiplayer requires online play.
Watch a new trailer below.