Fairy Tail RPG Delayed from June to July 2020 (Updated)

Koei Tecmo and Gust’s RPG adaptation of Hiro Mashima’sFairy Tailhas been delayed according to Famitsu. In its upcoming releases calendar, this week’s Famitsu magazine (officially titled “Weekly Famisu Magazine July 31, 2025 Issue”) listsFairy TailRPG as releasing on July 30 instead of June 26.

Famitsu makes this calendar by asking Japanese companies about their game’s status. And Famitsu is in contact with Koei Tecmo Japan, not Koei Tecmo America, who should know more on the game’s status. However, it could also be an error. As it recently happened withDigimon Survive, whose release date in Famitsu went to"TBA" for a weekand thenback to “2020” the following week.

If this isn’t an error on Famitsu’s part, Koei Tecmo should confirm the delay ofFairy TailRPG in the next few hours or days.

If confirmed, this would be the second delay forFairy TailRPG, as it was firstsupposed to release on March 19. Back when that first delay happened, Producer Keisuke Kikuchi explained how the gamehas been furthermore improved.

The most likely scenario is development of the game slowing down due to work from home conditions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. If you’re been keeping an eye on DualShockers, we reported multiple times these past weeks how Japanese studios in particular are struggling to adapt.Square Enix,Arc System Works,Masahiro Sakurai,or niche studios you probably never heard about likeEntergramall mentioned development is slowing down with telework.

Fairy TailRPG is coming to PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. you may read the latest character profiles and game systems, most notably the guild system and the duel system,with our past coverage.The game has a physical limited edition in Japan with an Erza + Lucy + Wendy swimsuit poster.You can check it out here along with some OST samples.This physical Limited Edition, titled the Guild Box,was announced in Europeand my own country France, but not in USA. Seems like americans always get the short end of the stick when it comes to limited editions.

Update:Koei Tecmo has officially announced the delay with a statement citing Covid-19 impacting the development schedule as expected.Fairy TailRPG is coming on July 30 in Japan and Europe, and one day later on July 31 in North America.