Build Your Deck. Roll the Dice. Take Their Territory!Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute Is Back on Modern Consoles, Available Now

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The cult 1997 classic makes its long-awaited modern console debut with new quality-of-life features courtesy of Clear River Games

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Karlstad, Sweden – September 8, 2026 - Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in partnership with developers City Connection and in cooperation with series creators Omiya Soft, announced today that the highly-regarded 1997 strategy title Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, arrives today digitally on Nintendo® Switch™, PlayStation®5 and XBOX Series X|S to accompany the PC version of the game which was launched at the end of July this year. A physical version of the game is expected to ship in November of this year.

Much loved by fans of the original 1997 release, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute is back, bringing its fiendishly addictive mix of board-game strategy and card-based combat to a brand-new audience of soon-to-be-fans. Ready to sate the appetites of players who love to think before they pounce, the deep strategic gameplay and enchanting fantasy world has kept players returning to the series year after year. This enhanced version, complete with English subtitles for the very first time, also features a range of quality of life updates to enthrall Western audiences who have never experienced the joy of the deep gameplay mechanics that are the cornerstone of the Culdcept experience.

Set within the mythical universe of Culdra Space, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute is set within a fantastical place created by the omnipotent goddess Culdra, where players step into the shoes of a Cepter, a powerful adventurer wielding a book containing a self-constructed 50-card deck. Deep within the heart of this mysterious world lies Culdcept, a legendary book said to possess the power of creation itself. The journey to become the ultimate Cepter is fraught with danger - with every roll of the dice, players traverse the board, strategically building their territory, while at the same time summoning all manner of strange and extraordinary creatures to aid in their battle.

Players of the game, also known as Cepters, can claim and defend their territories by carefully placing their creatures across the map, while at the same time using Spell Cards to enhance their choices, each one offering a different way to turn the tide of battle and evade defeat. Manipulate dice rolls, strengthen your creatures, disrupt opponents and outwit rival Cepters in a strategic battle where every decision could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

With its addictive fusion of board game tactics, deck-building strategy and fantasy adventure, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute invites a new generation of players to discover exactly why this cult classic has remained so captivating for fans around the world.

Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute comes complete with quality-of-life enhancements, designed for the modern gamer. The main features include:

Rewind the game to any point where a Checkpoint was passed at a Fort or the Castle.
Quick Save & Load enables players to save and load at any time, independent of the main game's standard save function.
Bonus Pack increases the number of Reward Cards received at the end of a match. (can be toggled ON/OFF in the options menu).
Reveal Hands is a brand-new feature allowing gamers to constantly display both their own and their opponent's hand on-screen—information that was only visible at specific times in the original version. Reveal Hands can be toggled ON/OFF, and the display size adjusts automatically depending on the game's screen layout.
Language Switching allows gamers to play the game in either Japanese or English.

Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute is available digitally for purchase today on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and XBOX Series X|S with an SRP of $29.99 / €29.99 for the Standard Edition. PC gamers can buy the game on Steam for an SRP of $29.99 / €29.99/ £24.99.

The physical edition of the game will be available to buy on November 5th 2026 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 from the Clear River Games store.

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About Clear River Games

Clear River Games is a publisher with love for classic retro games. We are a small team in Karlstad, Sweden, founded by the Freemode Group (part of Embracer Group). Our vision is to bring the joy of experiencing vintage retro games and revived classic game franchises to players all over the world. We focus on publishing high-quality classic game franchises, modern retro and pixel art games and indie games that inspire gamers and bring back great memories of the past or discover new great games. With physical editions distributed online and in retail stores, we want to make great and unique games accessible to retro game fans around the world.

About City Connection

City Connection was founded in 2005 and owns the IP of long-established game maker ‘Jaleco’. The name ‘City Connection’ is reference to a previously released game by Jaleco, much loved by the City Connection president. City Connection is a game developer and publisher, as well as a soundtrack business (Clarice Disc), licensing business, publishing/editing/writing business, and engages in all manner of activities relating to video games. City Connection specializes in increasing the value of much-loved IP, utilizing some of the industry’s most experienced talent and reinventing games for a modern audience. City Connection strive to deliver quality games which delight gamers and respect original IP.