{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ae3edb219431a731a676bf79","clusterId":"c_8942e1f66f0f3f354e0acf2d","slug":"suikoden-star-leap-chapter-3-arrives-september-24","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Suikoden Star Leap Chapter 3 Arrives September 24","summary":"Konami Digital Entertainment said on September 20 that Chapter 3 of Suikoden Star Leap will be released starting September 24. The announcement came during the Suikoden Live at TGS 2026.9.20 streaming program, broadcast at noon from Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall from September 17 to September 21. The update adds a location called Shampia, and footage shown during the stream featured characters named Rachana, Sasuke, Kasumi, and Tsubaki. Suikoden series IP producer Rui Naito also said a Steam version and an overseas version are in development, and that the Steam release will support controller play. He said events will be revived for players who start later so that characters cannot be missed. A collaboration with the Suikoden anime is planned to begin in late November, and a collaboration with Gokurakuyu runs from October 1 to October 20.","whyItMatters":"By confirming a Steam release and event revivals alongside the Chapter 3 date, Konami is treating the mobile title's content schedule and its late-arriving players as things the same announcement has to serve at once.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRui Naito, the Suikoden series IP producer, tied the Steam and overseas versions together at the same stream. Suikoden Star Leap is free to play, distributed now for iOS and Android, and it is the Suikoden series\u0026#39; first free-to-play mobile game. Its story is set in Solar Calendar Year 453, four years before the 1995 release of the original Suikoden, and it fills in gaps across Solar Calendar eras.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSuikoden anime: broadcast on 32 stations nationwide starting October 3, with the story delivered in two consecutive cours through March 2027.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStage adaptation of Suikoden II: Theater H in Tokyo from July 3 to July 19, then Sky Theater MBS in Osaka from July 24 to July 25.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGokurakuyu collaboration: the \u0026#34;Suikoden STAR LEAP Instruction Manual\u0026#34; handed out at the Tokyo Game Show 2026 venue will also be distributed at participating Gokurakuyu stores.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stream came from noon on September 20 as part of Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe and TKP Tokyo Bay Makuhari Hall.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rui Naito on event revivals in Suikoden Star Leap: \"So that characters can't be missed.\" Chapter 3 lands September 24, with Steam and overseas versions in development.","twitterPost":"Suikoden Star Leap adds Shampia in Chapter 3 on September 24. The same stream confirmed a Gokurakuyu collab from October 1 to October 20 and an anime collab in late November.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Konami used its Tokyo Game Show stream to date Suikoden Star Leap Chapter 3 for September 24 and to confirm Steam and overseas versions are in development. The Suikoden anime starts October 3 on 32 stations, and a Suikoden II stage adaptation runs in Tokyo and Osaka in July.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2142494.html\",\"title\":\"Suikoden STAR LEAP Chapter 3 Set for September 24 Release; New Location Shampia to Appear [TGS2026]\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609202h\",\"title\":\"Suikoden Star Leap Steam Version to Support Controller Play, Mobile Version Events Also Planned for Revival - The First Free-to-Play Mobile Game in the Suikoden Series\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9074,"outputTokens":1316,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789885765,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T06:24:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T06:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T06:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8942e1f66f0f3f354e0acf2d","canonicalTitle":"「幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP」第3章が9月24日に配信決定。新たな地・シャンピアが登場へ【TGS2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_04b2123f88827eb4f0bc1c8c","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Suikoden STAR LEAP\"],\"studios\":[\"Konami Digital Entertainment\"],\"people\":[\"Rui Naito\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T03:56:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T06:36:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T06:38:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/887/G088743/20260920027/","title":"「幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP」，メインストーリー3章が9月24日に追加。アニメ「幻想水滸伝」とのコラボイベントも決定"},{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2142494.html","title":"「幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP」第3章が9月24日に配信決定。新たな地・シャンピアが登場へ【TGS2026】"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609202h","title":"『幻想水滸伝 スターリープ』Steam版はコントローラーでのプレイに対応、モバイル版のイベントも復刻予定。『幻想水滸伝』シリーズ初となる基本プレイ無料のモバイルゲーム"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Suikoden STAR LEAP"],"studios":["Konami Digital Entertainment"],"people":["Rui Naito"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Chapter 3 of Suikoden Star Leap will be released starting September 24, 2026, Konami Digital Entertainment announced on September 20, 2026.","The Chapter 3 update adds a location called Shampia and showed characters named Rachana, Sasuke, Kasumi, and Tsubaki in streamed footage.","Suikoden Star Leap is the first free-to-play mobile game in the Suikoden series and is currently distributed for iOS and Android.","The Suikoden anime will air on 32 stations nationwide starting October 3, with its story delivered across two consecutive cours through March 2027.","A stage adaptation of Suikoden II runs at Theater H in Tokyo from July 3 to July 19, 2026, and at Sky Theater MBS in Osaka from July 24 to July 25, 2026."]}