Digimon Alysion and Digimon Story: Time Stranger: Exciting Updates from DIGIMON CON 2025
The excitement at DIGIMON CON 2025 was palpable as Bandai Namco unveiled a slew of thrilling updates for the Digimon franchise. From a new mobile TCG to fresh details about the upcoming Digimon Story: Time Stranger, fans have plenty to look forward to. Let's dive into the highlights from the event.
DIGIMON CON 2025 Announcements
Digimon’s New Mobile TCG Digimon Alysion Is In Development
On March 20, during the DIGIMON CON 2025 livestream, Bandai Namco introduced Digimon Alysion, an innovative mobile TCG that promises to enrich the Digimon universe. Aimed at capturing the mobile gaming audience, Digimon Alysion follows in the footsteps of successful titles like Pokémon TCG Pocket and Marvel Snap. This free-to-play game allows players to collect cards featuring various Digimon and franchise characters, construct their decks, and engage in battles with other players.
What sets Digimon Alysion apart is its anticipated story mode, which introduces a deeper narrative layer to the game. The newly released trailer offers glimpses of gameplay and introduces an all-female cast, including new characters Kanata Hondo, Futre, and Valner Dragnogh, along with a new Digimon named Gemmon. While no specific release date has been announced, a closed beta test is on the horizon, with more details to follow.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger More Details Revealed
The event also shed light on Digimon Story: Time Stranger, with producer Ryosuke Hara providing insights into the game's background, characters, and Digimon special moves. Hara confirmed that players can choose from three iconic starter Digimon from the original Digimon Adventure series: Patamon, Gomamon, and DemiDevimon, aligning with fan speculations based on the game's promotional artwork.
Time Stranger boasts an impressive roster of over 450 Digimon, surpassing its predecessor, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker’s Memory, which featured 330 Digimon. The new trailer showcased some of these Digimon, including Angewomon, Gallantmon, and the beloved Agumon.
Hara also introduced the game's protagonists, Dan Yuki and Kanan Yuki, who are secret agents for the organization ADAMAS, tasked with uncovering threats to humans and Digimon. The main heroine, Inori Misono, and her partner Aegiomon, will join players on their journey. The game's narrative will revolve around the concept of time, with the protagonist navigating through different eras.
In addition to these major announcements, DIGIMON CON 2025 featured a 25th Anniversary PV for the Digimon Anime, new starter decks and booster packs for the Digimon Trading Card Game, and the announcement of a new anime series, Digimon Beatbreak, set to premiere in October 2025. With such exciting developments, the Digimon franchise is poised for a vibrant future.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger is slated for release in 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Stay tuned for more updates and in-depth coverage on these exciting new additions to the Digimon universe.
