Nippon Ichi Software announced Bar Stella Abyss, a new roguelike strategy RPG title. The company also released a reveal trailer for the game, which will release in Japan on February 29, 2024.
Bar Stella Abyss focuses around interacting with the different patrons of the titular bar, as well as exploring and fighting in the otherworldly “Drunken World.” The protagonist is Wanderer, a mysterious figure that lost their face and arm in the Drunken World, and is set to recover them by diving back in the dungeon.
You can check out the reveal trailer for Bar Stella Abyss here:
The gameplay is divided between roguelike strategy RPG sections, where players explore and fight enemies in the Drunken World, and light life-sim sections where the protagonist interacts with the patrons of Stella Abyss and shares drinks with them to advance the plot and obtain different bonuses. These characters will also appear in the Drunken World as allies.
During expeditions into the Drunken World, players will obtain Stella, the power of the constellations. These are abilities that can be equipped into skills to strengthen or change them. There are over 130 Stella, and a maximum of four can be equipped in each skill at a time. Stella will reset after each run.
The company announced last week that the new IP would receive its first trailer, and released its first key art. In fact, Nippon Ichi Software already teased the game back in Summer 2023.
Bar Stella Abyss is currently in development for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4, and it will release in Japan on February 29, 2024. There is currently no confirmation that the game will appear overseas.
