The news was announced by the producer of Digimon Survive, Kazumasu Habu, through a video where he apologized for the game’s delays and confirmed that the development team is planning to share more news on the game soon.

Announced in 2018, Digimon Survive celebrates the Digimon anime’s 25th anniversary, and focuses on the journey of Takuma Momozuka as he gets transported to a mysterious world full of monsters and danger. The game is a tactical RPG with a focus on storytelling and turn-based battles, with players controlling Takuma and Agumon through their journey.

Digimon Survive will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

Announced in 2018, Digimon Survive is about Takuma Momozuka and his friends who visit a local temple to learn more about the Beast Gods. Eventually, they come across Koromon and other Digimon before being whisked away to an alternate world. Along with standard Digimon mechanics like digivolution, there are also different choices to be made and branching paths to discover (some leading to various character deaths).

With 12 chapters and three different routes, Digimon Survive is expected to offer 80 to 100 hours of gameplay. For more details on the various characters, head here. Stay tuned for more information and gameplay in the coming months.

Digimon Survive has had a fairly long development period. Initially announced in 2018, it’s been delayed three times with the last stated release window being Q3 2022. However, series producer Kazumasa Habu revealed that the release date is still being “adjusted internally.” Some of the delays can seemingly be attributed to the project shifting development teams, which led to lots of reworking as per Habu.

Witchcraft was previously working on the title but according to Bandai Namco Entertainment EU, it’s now HYDE that’s in charge of the project. Digimon Survive is currently in development for Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch, and aims to provide a playtime of 80 to 100 hours for all of its routes.

In the Q&A segment (transcription via Gematsu), Habu said, “In response to our call for inquiries, we’ve received a number of questions regarding the development status of Digimon Survive. We’re very sorry for keeping you waiting even though you’re looking forward to it. We apologize again for not providing any new information and/or keeping you waiting. We sincerely apologize for the delay.

“As we’ve already informed you, once we postponed the release due to a change in the development team, and that we are now developing the game with a new development team. Changing teams has led to a lot of rework on the game, leading to delays. This has caused a lot of uncertainty that prevented us from giving regular updates. However, thanks to the efforts of the new development team, we are now able to be back on track, getting closer and closer to the completion of the game.”

Habu also revealed that information on the release date is expected to “take a little longer” since the team is “still adjusting it early.” “Once again, we sincerely apologize for the delay. But we would appreciate it if you could wait just a little longer.”

Originally, Witchcraft was announced as developing the title but Bandai Namco Entertainment EU’s official page indicates that HYDE is the developer. The latter has worked with Atlus, Nippon Ichi Software, Gust, Marvelous and even Bandai Namco since 2005. It even worked with Comcept and Keiji Inafune on Red Ash.

As for Digimon Survive, it’s currently in development for Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch. Habu revealed several other details during the Q&A segment like how battles allow up to 10 units to join in. The main scenario has 12 chapters which branch out into three different routes, each with their own ending. Completing all routes along with other content will apparently take “about 80 to 100 hours.” Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.

Developed by Witchcraft, Digimon Survive is described as a survival tactical RPG. It features many of the same tenets as other Digimon titles like battles and Digivolutions. However, it focuses more on decision-making and story-telling with different paths to take and multiple endings to unlock. Along with battles, you also have “Drama Parts” which effectively serve to narrate the story while “Free Action” offers a limited amount of time to go anywhere and converse with NPCs.

It all sounds Persona-ish but the fact that characters can live or die based on your decisions gives it a bit more spice. Digimon Survive is in development for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

Bandai Namco’s Digimon Survive has had a somewhat tumultuous development cycle. Delayed to 2020, reports emerged about the game being indefinitely delayed (presumably because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic). Nevertheless, a Bandai Namco US representative told Gematsu that the title is still slated for release this year.

There weren’t any additional details provided though we did learn more about the overall gameplay structure back in January. Essentially, Digimon Survive is a survival strategy RPG where players can influence the story with various decisions. You’ll see different endings and different events play out. Some characters might even bite the bullet based on your decisions.

However, many of the Digimon fundamentals – like digivolution, battles and more – are still in effect. You’ll still be focused on training Digimon but also participating in a much more heavy-handed story. Digimon Survive is currently in development for Xbox One, PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has a change in release date for Digimon Survive from "2020" to "TBA."

A @BandaiNamcoUS rep has confirmed to Gematsu that Digimon Survive is still on track for a 2020 release and that "the switch from 2020 to TBA is a typo on Famitsu’s side." pic.twitter.com/jSjjO0QeME

— Gematsu (@gematsu) April 22, 2020