NIS America and Nippon Ichi Software have confirmed a release date for their pixel action RPG Cladun X3 on Nintendo Switch.
“Villains from near and far have been summoned to Arcanus Cella to participate in a cutthroat death game in the name of achieving world peace. You are one of those villains,” the game’s premise is explained in a press release.
“To survive this dangerous death game, you’ll need to power up your strength and venture into the depths of mysterious dungeons. Conquer floors teeming with ferocious monsters, avoid deadly traps, and make evil allies to aid in your journey. Do you have what it takes to become the ultimate evil?”
In Cladun X3, everything from characters to their weapons and even music is fully customisable. You can choose from six different weapon types and 10 different jobs as you set out to conquer Arcanus Cella’s dungeons.
Recruiting custom characters to join your cause, you can use their power to enhance a single unit with the Magic Circle System. Each job available to use has its own stats, preferred weapons and Magic Circles for you to experiment with.
The publisher has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- Pixel Power: Hack, slash, and spell your way to villainous victory in floors teeming with monsters and traps! Conquer the death game in the story mode, and test your mettle in randomly-generated Ran-geons filled with untold treasures.
- Your Dungeon, Your Rules: Customise practically every aspect of your Cladun experience from A to Z! Create your own characters, weapons, towns—even music!
- Form a Circle: A Magic Circle, that is! In this system unique to the Cladun series, inactive party members can be assigned to formations to provide stat boosts and abilities to a single player-controlled character. Plus, they’ll also serve as handy meat shields in battle!
Cladun X3 will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 26 September 2025.
