Visual novel Iwakura Aria getting worldwide Nintendo Switch release
PQube made it known today that it’s picked up Iwakura Aria for western publishing. It will be available on Nintendo Switch in 2025.
Iwakura Aria is a visual novel from Mages. Japan has had the title since June, but now we know that an English localization is in the works for next year.
You can find plenty of details about it via the following overview:
Iwakura Aria is a brand-new original visual novel from Mages. The Iwakura mansion holds a dark secret. Ichiko the new young maid joins looking for nothing but safety and security, but she would soon find herself entangled with the beautiful daughter of the Iwakura household. Unravel the secrets of the Iwakura mansion in this gripping suspense visual novel.
Key Features
- Heart Pounding Revelations: Play as Ichiko, housekeeper to the Iwakura mansion, and uncover the chilling machinations at play as you grow closer to Aria and her dark fate.
- Change the Future: With nine different endings to unlock, the choices you make affect the outcome of the future and the life the protagonist is living 33 years after the events of the main game.
- Unlock Secrets: Use the map to explore different rooms of the mansion to piece together key information needed to uncover characters’ hidden secrets.
- Ichiko’s Sketchbook: Carefully detailed drawings of what captivates her interest, these drawings can also reveal hidden clues to the twisted heart of the Iwakura mansion.
- Renaissance Dream: The story comes to life through painterly illustrations and cut-out frames which piece together multiple images into one scene, by illustrator Hyakunen and graphic designer Fumi Nakada.
- Gripping Connections: The bonds between the women of the mansion pull together the story, from friendship to love, these strong emotions underpin the suspense which builds with each chapter.
PQube has published an official trailer, which you can view below.