Cygames have newGranblue Fantasygames in mind following Arc System Works' fighting game. In particular, a newGranbluecasual game could be coming.Cygames' RPGGranblue Fantasyreached its 6th anniversary on March 2020. To celebrate, Famitsu publishedan interview with Producer Yuito Kimura and Director Tetsuya Fukuhara. The interview is extremely long as the duo touches upon many subjects. Including the elusive release date ofGranblue Fantasy Relink,and possible ports to PS5 and Stadia.Throughout the interview, Kimura and Fukuhara mainly discuss the originalGranblueFantasygame and its recent developments. The two men mention how there are still many new players regularly joiningGranblue. Moreover, few players drop the game and the abandon rate is extremely low among veteran players in particular. This means the game’s player base isn’t shrinking.RegardingGranblue Fantasy Versus' reception, things went better than what they expected worldwide. Yuito Kimura mentioned they are happy someGranblue Versusplayers picked up the original game too. Kimura also believes that in theGBVSplayer base, around half picked it up because they’re into fighting games, and the other half are fans ofGranbluein the first place.
In Japan, digital + physical sales ofGBVShave exceeded 200,000 copies as of June 01, 2025.
My paycheck isn’t big enough to translate the whole interview, but it has many minor but interesting tidbits if you’re intoGranblue. If you know some Japanese, you should definitely read it. Else, you should wait for other fans to get to it.
Regarding NewGranblue Fantasygames
Near the end of the interview, Famitsu asked Yuito Kimura and Tetsuya Fukuhara if Cygames have plans in store for newGranblue Fantasygames:
Yuito Kimura:“There are multiple games we’d like to make, and we hope we’ll be able to do something at some point.”
Tetsuya Fukuhara:“I also have some vague ideas for new games, butGBVShas just been released, and updates and DLCs for it will continue. Plus, we still haveRelinkto work on, so for now we’ll keep focusing on these two games.”
Yuito Kimura:“Yeah,Relinkisn’t an easy project. So we can’t work on too many other things simultaneously. But I’d like to try making a casual game forGranblue.”
Personally speaking, I’m hoping for aGranblue Fantasy tactical RPG. I’d also be nice if Cygames managed to releaseUma Musumeone day, before delving into newGranbluegames.
Granblue Fantasyis playable on PC and smartphones. You can readour guide to play the game here.Granblue Fantasy Versusis out now on PS4 and Steam. You can check outour review ofGBVSand ourbeginners' guide.Granblue Fantasy Relinkis coming to PS4, someday. You can checkmore details on the game here.
