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Arcaea developer lowiro has announced In Falsus, a new visual novel-style rhythm game coming to PC via Steam in early 2026. The game will tie “captivating music gameplay” with “a tale of lies and truth within a familiar yet far away modern world.”

Here is an overview of the game, via lowiro:

About

A new rhythm game title tying captivating music gameplay to a tale of lies and truth within a familiar yet far away modern world. In Falsus is a visual novel-styled rhythm game, bringing a youthful narrative shaped by questions of purpose and existence. The tale spans across five interconnected perspectives, told beside immersive music rhythm gameplay and an additional system that crystalizes emotion and memory.

The Sound of In Falsus

In Falsus has a complex and atmospheric soundscape, focusing predominantly on electronic music produced by composers at the forefront of Japan’s independent music scene. The game will release with over 70 songs. More than 40 of these are entirely original—composed by many artists, across many genres, including many not before seen in lowiro’s first title, Arcaea.

World Setting

In Falsus is set in a near-future world and follows the perspectives of multiple protagonists: 5 troubled high school girls born under bleak circumstances, and bound around their necks by mysterious collars. In their world, all people wear these devices for unspoken reasons, but they create a common ground for everyone: by displaying a person’s emotions, and their deceit. At the start of the tale, the 5 girls are each compelled to join a strange organization, but what seemed to be at most an unusual scheme quickly takes a stark turn. It is an adventure examining fate, the future, and the heart. Connection means everything, and in one’s will there is power. These themes are fully realized through the visual direction of In Falsus. A captivating blend of background, character, and scenario illustrations breathe life into this new world.

Characters

Through its visual novel-styled narrative design, In Falsus trails the paths of five protagonists. Each of them—harboring their own loves, fears, and desires—have individual paths that can be selected and played through freely, all of them intertwining to create a complex web of happiness, surprising turns, and deeply emotional moments. Additionally, In Falsus will feature full Japanese voice acting, marking a defining milestone for lowiro.

Nia Cana (voiced by Fuka Izumi

Mei Alder (voiced by Ran Haruka

Ayame Takatsuki (voiced by ???)

Iris Leal (voiced by ???)

Story Etienne (voiced by ???)

Watch the announcement trailer below.

Announce Trailer

English

Japanese

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