{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3079b4aa1f6147fafe75a23b","clusterId":"c_efad5e86a625625eb96696b1","slug":"cinderia-sets-two-player-co-op-test-for-october-reveals-new-character-kosumurasaki","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Cinderia Sets Two-Player Co-Op Test For October, Reveals New Character Kosumurasaki","summary":"MyACG Studio announced at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Cinderia's next major update is a two-player co-op mode. The stage ran on September 20 at Makuhari Messe, with producer Xiao Yu and publishing lead Hotpot presenting. Testing starts in October and implementation is planned for November or December. The multiplayer network foundation is finished, Chinese and Japanese servers are live, and a closed test runs through the official Discord. Xiao Yu said the studio would like to release it within three months and at the latest within the year. Co-op itself already works, and he said four players is technically possible, but in-game events are still designed for solo play. The roadmap also lists a high-difficulty Heat system, new bosses, monsters, maps, and events, plus work on character stories and a true ending ahead of the planned March 2027 official release. Cinderia is in early access on Steam at 2,000 yen.","whyItMatters":"MyACG Studio is committing to co-op via a public Discord test rather than a finished patch, which keeps the mode adjustable while the Steam early access build remains the primary product.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four playable characters are Lu, a red-hooded knife hunter; Rivet, a blonde engineer with a cannon; Isdara, a blue-eyed knight with a shield; and Uma, a princess who summons forest allies. Each has its own action system and over 80 exclusive passives, so Hotpot said \u0026#34;it\u0026#39;s not uncommon to be doing completely different controls in the early, middle, and late stages of a single run.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stage was a joint project between Game*Spark and the AUTOMATON editorial department. iid game media head Kousuke Miyazaki was MC and AUTOMATON editor Satoshi Aiuchi joined as guest.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXiao Yu traced the project to a witch-fighting story built with \u0026#34;Puella Magi Madoka Magica\u0026#34; as a reference, before staff tastes pulled it toward Diablo and heavier material. The hardest part of development, he said, was regional difference: Japanese players favor keyboard and mouse, Chinese players watch guides and versus videos and play fast.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKosumurasaki has no official name yet and is called \u0026#34;Murasaki-chan\u0026#34; internally. She was once slated to be cut. She is a petite girl in purple clothing and a hood, and her theme is music: left click drops musical notes for ranged attacks, right click charges a ranged attack. Xiao Yu said music design is difficult and he is still deciding how much of a rhythm-game form to include.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Xiao Yu on Cinderia's co-op: the network foundation is done and four players is technically possible, but in-game events are still designed for solo play, so the next three months go into item sharing and combo techniques.","twitterPost":"The new Cinderia character Kosumurasaki was nearly cut from the game, has no official name yet, and is still having her passives and magic cards reworked. She fights with musical notes at range.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"At Tokyo Game Show 2026, MyACG Studio laid out Cinderia's next steps: a two-player co-op mode testing in October and planned for November or December, plus a new ranged character named Kosumurasaki. A high-difficulty Heat system, new bosses, and story work are also on the roadmap toward the planned March 2027 release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/29/172895.html\",\"title\":\"将来は4人協力も？ダークファンタジーローグライト『Cinderia』TGS2026ステージで2人協力モードの実装時期と新キャラ「小紫」をお披露目\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/29/188462.html\",\"title\":\"Four-player co-op in the future? 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