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Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle Launches July 9 on Steam, Created by Former Capcom and Vanillaware Veteran
Digitalis Publishing and developer 15 Industry have announced that Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, a gamebook-inspired fantasy adventure RPG, will launch on PC via Steam on July 9, 2026. The game was created over six years by Yoshio Nishimura, a veteran who previously worked at Capcom and Vanillaware, and features over 300 hand-drawn illustrations. The soundtrack is composed by Final Fantasy and Tactics Ogre composer Hitoshi Sakimoto.
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Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle releases on July 9 for PC via Steam
RPG SiteMay 27
Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle launches July 9 "Choose your own adventure" neo-classic digital gamebook RPG Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle will launch for PC via Steam on July 9, Digitalis Publishing and developer 15 Industry announced.
GematsuMay 26
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AUTOMATON and Game*Spark highlighted the unusual development circumstances — Nishimura working in a remote mountain village — while RPG Site focused on the Hitoshi Sakimoto soundtrack credit, a detail not prominently featured in other outlets.
What we know
- Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle launches July 9, 2026 on PC via Steam
- Developed by Yoshio Nishimura, a veteran of Capcom and Vanillaware, under his indie label 15 Industry
- Nishimura spent six years creating the game, reportedly working from a remote mountain village
- The game is a choose-your-own-adventure digital gamebook RPG featuring over 300 hand-drawn illustrations
- Soundtrack is composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto, known for Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story
- A new gameplay trailer was released alongside the launch date announcement
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