Gust and Koei Tecmo published a new trailer for theSurge Concertoseries, ultimately revealingCiel nosurge DXandAr nosurge DXtogether asSurge Concerto DX. Release date and platforms haven’t been announced yet.
Gust and Koei Tecmo have recently remastered theAtelier Arland Trilogyand theAtelier Dusk Trilogy. Each game was renamed similarly and released as a pack on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. As such, it’s highly likelyCiel nosurge DXandAr nosurge DXwill be releasing on the same platforms.
Surge Concerto DX: Ciel nosurge DXandAr nosurge DXTeaser Trailer
Ciel nosurgefirst launched on June 19, 2025 on PlayStation Vita. Long story short it’s a JRPG about repairing the memories of mysterious amnesic girl Ion. To reinforce immersion, the game required an online connection to be played as players would connect to Ion from another world. A final version with all DLC, bonus content and playable offline,Ciel nosurge Offline, was released in Japan on August 04, 2025, on PS Vita.Ciel nosurge DXwill be based on this one.
Ar nosurgeisCiel nosurge’s sequel, first launched on PS3 on August 10, 2025. APlusversion launched on August 25, 2025 on PS Vita, andAr nosurgeDX will be based on this version.
Multiple summer-themed goods “handmade by Ion” are now up for preorder onGust’s website in Japan. There’s most notably a new Drama CD featuring Ion voiced by her seiyuu Ai Kakuma. These were all introduced in a separate video:
Surge Concerto DXGoods Introduction
The official site forSurge Concerto DXcan be accessedhere.
While bothSurge Concertogames can be enjoyed without having playedAr tonelico,another JRPG series by Gust, they take place in the same universe.Ciel nosurgestarted theSurge Concertoseries, whichAr nosurgeis also part of. TheAr tonelicoseries and theSurge Concertoseries form together the EXA_PICO Universe. Besides the shared universe, one of the main common theme between both is singing and music.
The recognizable character design and artwork of theSurge Concertoseries is byntny, who later did the chara design on Gemdrops and FuRyu’s ActionJRPGCrystar.
