{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2383ab2f8ab4e2e23d069593","clusterId":"c_49d9d933b8b152136ad61341","slug":"epic-seven-steam-store-page-opens-ahead-of-8th-anniversary-update","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Epic Seven Steam Store Page Opens Ahead of 8th Anniversary Update","summary":"Smilegate announced on August 24 that the mobile RPG Epic Seven will launch on Steam within the year, with the store page already open since August 22. The announcement came through an 8th anniversary showcase video titled \"Infinity (INFINITY)\" released on the official YouTube channel on August 22, featuring producer Tak Gwang-Jin and development director Heo Dae-Gyun. The Steam version will support account linking via STOVE, gamepad controls, and a new server for first-time players, with matchmaking for World Arena and guild battles kept separate for a period before integration. The 8th anniversary updates include a new side story \"Paradise Lost\" starting August 27, new heroes Lizette and Politis, Unknown Pioneer, an offline auto-repeat feature, and a collaboration with Smilegate's other title Chaos Zero Nightmare, which adds heroes and new PvE content \"Dimension Exploration\" plus PvP content \"Call of Chaos.\" The esports tournament E7WC 2026 begins qualifiers on September 12, with finals on November 28 at Super Plex Hall in Jamsil Lotte World Tower, Korea. Anniversary events from August 27 include 1,260 free Covenant Summons and a \"Majestic Bunny Girl New Moon Luna\" skin based on a player popularity vote. The game launched in South Korea in August 2018 and in Japan in November 2019.","whyItMatters":"The Steam release opens Epic Seven to a new distribution platform for the first time in eight years, with a dedicated server to ease new players into an established competitive community.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Steam version is the first new server addition for Epic Seven in eight years. The new region keeps World Arena and guild battle matchmaking separate from the existing pool for a set period, then merges it in.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe wishlist event rewards scale with total registrations, giving narrative bookmarks, a magic control catalyst selection box, mystery medals, and bottles of knowledge.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game currently runs on iOS, Android, and PC via STOVE and Google Play Games on PC, in addition to the upcoming Steam release.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe story setting is the world of Orbis, where the goddess of life Diche repeatedly regresses the world after demon invasions, and the game follows the heirs of the covenant in the seventh world.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCombat is turn-based command battle, with animation presented as full-frame 2D animation, a production style the company highlights.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe collaboration with Chaos Zero Nightmare brings major combatants from that title in as heroes, and the new \u0026#34;Fate\u0026#34; effect, selectable during battle, is designed to make fights less predictable.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe offline auto-repeat function lets players continue auto-farming and collect growth items while away from the game.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn offline \u0026#34;Eternal Inheritance Festival\u0026#34; event runs August 29, with a collaboration café open until September 30.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Epic Seven's Steam page is up, and the first new server in 8 years is coming with it. New players get their own matchmaking pool before merging with veterans.","twitterPost":"Smilegate's 8th anniversary showcase for Epic Seven also revealed a ChaZero crossover, offline auto-repeat, and 1,260 free summons starting August 27.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Epic Seven heads to Steam within the year, with a fresh server, a ChaZero crossover, and a packed 8th anniversary event slate. The showcase video is already live, and the wishlist campaign is underway.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/428/4428784/?rss\",\"title\":\"Epic Seven announces Steam store page and more 8th anniversary update information\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260824-462137/\",\"title\":\"Free-to-play beautiful anime RPG 'Epic Seven' finally comes to Steam, releasing within the year. 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