Cantarella: Dominion of Qualia launches for PC via Steam in 2026
Mediascape has opened a Steam page for a new dungeon crawler RPG titled Cantarella: Dominion of Qualia. While the Steam page does not have a specific release window yet, the Japanese press release does have one in the year 2026.
This new game is spearheaded by Shoichiro "Jun.A" Sakamoto, a music composer who also runs the Sound Sepher doujin circle. This dungeon RPG will have roguelike elements where getting a game over will still retain the stat growths and acquired skills/abilities, and the characters recruited will have randomized stats.
Cantarella: Dominion of Qualia will notably have an enormous roster of staff and characters. There will be over 170 recruitable characters designed by over 40 illustrators—the latter include the likes of Yuji Himukai, Shigatake, ReDrop, HACCAN, and CARNELIAN, with Youka assuming the main illustrator spot. The game will also have a soundtrack made by more than 10 composers, such as Kenji Ito, Motoi Sakuraba, Hiroki Kikuta, and Shoji Meguro.
You can find the official trailer, screenshots, and descriptions for Cantarella: Dominion of Qualia right below. The Steam page so far indicates that the game will be available in Japanese and English, but the Japanese language also somehow exclusively has an additional Subtitle tick.
Game Overview
A ruined world. A tower of madness.
A girl is cast into a never-ending killing show.This is a dark occult, post-apocalyptic RPG in which you consume the existence of others,
make ruthless choices and sacrifices, and challenge the summit of the tower itself.A catastrophic calamity known as “Megalomachia” brought about the end of the world.
Only one place remains where humanity can survive:
a colossal structure simply known as the Tower.Within it awakens Arka, a girl who has lost all memory of her past.
Guided—and manipulated—by the enigmatic twins Alice and Teles,
she is drawn against her will into an endless death spectacle known as “The Killing Hour.”◆ The Tower and the Dominion of Qualia
The Tower is divided into eight corrupted zones known as Dominion of Qualia (D.O.Q).
These regions are infested with madness and aberrations,
each ruled by a powerful entity known as the Eight Delusions.Kill the aberrations.
Devour them.
Command them.Conquer each D.O.Q, defeat the Eight Delusions,
and ultimately slay the ruler who stands at the summit—the False Princess, Malizia—to rewrite the fate of the Tower itself.Game Features
◆ Conquer the Eight D.O.Q in Any Order
Exploration order is completely free.
Which Dominion of Qualia you challenge first is entirely up to you.Your chosen path dramatically alters:
the enemies you encounter
the allies you gain
and the strategies available to you
The rulers of each D.O.Q—the Eight Delusions—can be confronted not only through combat,
but also through negotiation, alliances, and betrayal.Under forbidden circumstances, it is even possible to join forces with Malizia, the False Princess herself.
Who you trust, and who you discard,
will shape the story and determine which ending you reach.◆ A Strategic “Death Game” RPG Built on Lives and Loops
Failure during exploration reduces your remaining lives.
When they run out, it is game over.However, only your progress is lost.
Your party’s growth, acquired skills, and abilities carry over,
allowing you to challenge the Tower again with greater strength and knowledge.
Optimize the shortest possible route
Aim for a no-death clear
Loop endlessly and push your party to its absolute limits
How you overcome the Tower is entirely your choice.
◆ Over 170 Characters and Endless Party Builds
The aberrations lurking within the Tower can be defeated and recruited as allies.
The game features over 170 recruitable characters.Each ally’s abilities and skills are randomly generated,
ensuring that no two playthroughs ever produce the same party build.◆ The EX System: Existence Is a Resource
All recruited aberrations possess an EX (Existence) value—a measure of how much of their being remains.
EX decreases by 1 each time HP reaches zero
When EX reaches zero, that character is permanently lost
EX can be restored by devouring other allies
Devoured allies grant skills, experience, and level-ups
In this Tower, survival demands consumption.
Those who cannot devour will not endure.
Those who cannot endure will not exist.You are constantly forced to choose:
Who will you save, and who will you consume?◆ An Endless Loop of Death and Rebirth
Within the dying Tower, you will rise again and again—making choices, devouring existence, and growing stronger each time.
This is a dark RPG woven from blood, memory, and sacrifice:
an endless loop of death without escape.◆ Lavish Character Illustrations
More than 40 renowned illustrators bring the Tower’s inhabitants to life with stunning and varied artwork.
Artists such as Yuji Himukai, Shigatake, ReDrop, HACCAN, and CARNELIAN each lend their unique style to the madness and beauty of this world.
◆ Battle Music by Legendary Japanese Composers
The game’s battle music is composed by over 10 acclaimed composers,
including Kenji Ito, Motoi Sakuraba, Hiroki Kikuta, and Shoji Meguro.Their powerful and diverse compositions heighten every battle and bring each desperate struggle vividly to life.