Romance and mystery visual novel Iwakura Aria heads west in 2025

PQube has announced that a new MAGES. visual novel is heading west during 2025 with the reveal of Iwakura Aria.

Iwakura Aria is set in a post-war Japan, as a young girl Ichiko tries to take back some control of her own life in these tumultuous times. Having been left behind by society, her final hopes rest in the Iwakura household, where Ichiko has managed to secure a job as a maid. But things aren’t quite as they seem, with the family’s heir Aria also dealing with an uncertain future.

Follow Ichiko as she gets to know Aria and the truths behind the Iwakura household while uncovering more sections of the mansion. The choices you make during the story will lead to one of nine different endings, deciding Ichiko and Aria’s fates 33 years after the main game’s events.

Iwakura Aria will launch for Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam during 2025. Physical copies for Switch will launch alongside digital, though pre-orders are not available at this time (expect these closer to release.)

Iwakura Aria overview via PQube:

  • 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 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.

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