Entergram announced on August 27 thatGensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope, also known asKaleidoscope of Phantasm Prison, will launch on June 22, 2025 in Japan, on PlayStation Vita, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. The game will be 4400 Yen in physical, 3960 Yen in digital, and the limited edition is 7700 Yen. All prices are tax included.Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prisonwasfirst officially announcedon July 20, 2025, and is a horror-themed ADV written by Ryukishi07. The main author of 07th Expansion’sWhen They Cryseries:Higurashi, Umineko, andCiconia.The game also includes BGMs by Dai and xaki, two composers ofWhen They Cry.Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prisonincludes character designs by Itaru Hinoue, the co-founder of Key, who worked onKanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters,etc.Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prisonwas supposed to launch on July 04, 2025 in Japan. Anindefinite delaywas however announced in September 2019 due to production issues. After a shortdevelopment updateback in May 2020, the game finally got a release date now.The game was first teased back in March 2018, under the code nameSangeki Sandbox,with only the names Ryukishi07, Itaru Hinoue, and no other details. That was enough to get any otaku hyped though.
Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prisonis the story of four girls who end chained up in a torture room.
We have from left to right:
A fifth girl named Sora Motoki, voiced by Fuuka Haruna, is also important to the story. The game is fully voiced.
At the center of the room, a mysterious boy inside a cage tells them they need to kill one for the other three to survive, or all die. Players will select four cards to distribute to each one of the girls, deciding their fate. The cards are two âJudgmentâ cards (written as âexecutionerâ in Japanese), one âPierrotâ card, and one âPrisonerâ card (written as “condemned” in Japanese). Players will repeat the game over and over, changing the role of each girl by changing the card distribution, and attempt to figure out what’s really happening.
Ryukishi07 officially nicknamed the gameGerokasu, which means “trash” or “vomit” in Japanese.Gerokasuis also a word frequently used by Bernkastel inUmineko.
Lastly, the Grand Opening animation sequence of the game was revealed as well. Unlike the first opening animation which is bright and cheerful, this one reflects the true nature of the game.
Kaleidoscope of Phantasm PrisonGrand Opening
The Grand Opening theme song is titledI’m the Great Pretender, sung by Naomi Tamura.
Lyrics: Naomi Tamura
Music: Naomi Tamura, Takanori Tsunoda
Arrangement: Takanori Tsunoda
Sound produce & Guitar: Takanori Tsunoda
Guitar: Yasutaka Sagae
Mix & Recording Engineer: Satoshi Nakamura
Entergram also opened anew official page titled Project07,gathering all of its Ryukishi07 and 07th Expansion related projects: The best price version ofHigurashi Houwhich just launched on PS4 and Switch.Gensou Rougoku no Kaleidoscope, now coming December 17. And the PS4, Switch version ofUmineko Saku, fully titledUmineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Symphony.New information onUmineko Sakuwill come on September 3.
Kikuko Inoue, legendary seiyuu who voices Virgilia inUmineko, recently tweeted she recorded her lines forUmineko Saku:
This would be worrying in a normal situation, as dubbing in Japanese games is usually done very early in development. However,Umineko Sakuis technically an enhanced version of the Alchemist PS3 ports, with new elements, so the game should be out soon. We might get a release date on September 3.
Be sure to check outour past coverageif you want the full details revealed so far onGerokasu. We also translated thecast and staffcommentsrevealed so far.We will translate more soon and cover the shop specific preorder bonuses. So stay tuned.
Kaleidoscope of Phantasm Prisonwas never announced in the West, but it might come around seeing Ryukishi07 and Itaru Hinoue are pretty well-known figures.
