Sample the Saturn Strategy Sensation as Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute Comes to Console Courtesy of Clear River Games

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Go Back to Where It All Began as Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute Will Arrive in the West for the Very First Time!

Karlstad, Sweden – April 30, 2026 - Clear River Games, a video game publisher specialising in classic and retro games, in partnership with developers City Connection and series creators Omiya Soft, announced today that the highly-regarded Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute will arrive in the West for Nintendo® Switch™, PlayStation®4, Playstation®5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Coming in both digital and physical versions for Nintendo Switch and PS5 at the same time, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute has long been envied by digital board game fans in the West, since Culdcept The First was originally released in 1997 for the SEGA® Saturn. Upon launch, the game quickly became a fan favourite thanks to its engrossing deck-building gameplay, enchanting fantasy setting and gorgeously detailed artwork.

For the very first time, Clear River Games and City Connection will invite gamers to discover the magic of the Culdcept universe by returning to where it all began, in this enhanced version of the original classic, finally playable with English subtitles and complete with quality of life features for the modern gamer.

Watch the Announcement Trailer Here!

In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, gamers enter the fictional universe of Culdra Space, created by the omnipotent Goddess Culdra, creator of Culdcept, a book strong enough to wield the power of creation itself. Gamers assume the role of a ‘Cepter’ heading into battle with their Book, a self-constructed 50-card deck.

Traverse across the map, guided by the roll of the dice and summon a diverse range of incredible creatures, strategically using your cards to progress on the spaces where you land. In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, any land where you place a creature becomes your territory, and by using Spell Cards, gamers can manipulate dice rolls, support their creatures, or sabotage their rivals. Making your way through the map will be no easy task however. Land on another player's territory and it will cost you, as gamers are forced to pay in Magic Power as a toll. Don’t go down without a fight; summon a creature and win the battle, claiming the territory as your own! In Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute, the key to victory lies not only in a creature's stats and special abilities but also in the various effects of the game’s Item Cards and support bonuses received from the land or from allies.

Seize territories and increase Magic Power to gain the upper hand, and the first Cepter to collect the target amount of Magic Power and return to the Castle is declared the winner. Once the battle is won, gamers receive a random set of cards based on ranking, which can be incorporated into their Book, refining their tactics for the next battle.

In addition to the legendary game itself, Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute will come complete with quality-of-life enhancements, designed for the modern gamer. Features include:

Rewind the game to any point where a Checkpoint was passed at a Fort or the Castle.
Quick Save & Load enables gamers 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 expected to launch via digital download on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as physical versions for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, launching at the same time. The standard edition MSRP is $34,99 / €29,99, while the deluxe edition MSRP is $79.99 / €69.99.

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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.