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Crunchyroll Game Vault Expands Its Library With Six All-New Exclusive Titles Coming To Mobile This Summer

Crunchyroll Game Vault Expands Its Library With Six All-New Exclusive Titles Coming To Mobile This Summer
Metal Slug Tactics is one of the new games added on Crunchyroll's Game Vault. (Image courtesy of Crunchyroll)

(Press Release)

—Visual Novel Pub Encounter Brings Middle-Aged Romance to Mobile Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9—

—Pre-Registration Now Open for Mobile Debuts of Metal Slug Tactics, Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation, and Two Strikes—

—Pixel-filled Beat ‘em Up Phantom Breaker: Ultimate Battle Grounds Is Set to Throw Down on Mobile Later This Summer—

Manila, Philippines – Crunchyroll Game Vault continues to level up, making it easier (and cheaper!) to jump into fan-favourite games. This summer, six games will launch on mobile as part of Crunchyroll’s growing library of anime and anime-inspired titles for its Premium Mega and Ultimate Fan Members worldwide.

Pub Encounter—Step into a cozy, old-fashioned pub and fall in love with one of several middle-aged men. Launching Wednesday, July 9, on mobile!

Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol. 1—The acclaimed visual novel receives an all-new iOS version as it joins Crunchyroll Game Vault. Pre-registration is now open!

Metal Slug Tactics—The famed action series with a bold new twist: turn-based tactical combat! Pre-registration is now open!

Phantom Breaker: Ultimate Battle Grounds—Pixel-filled beat em’ up makes its mobile debut as part of Crunchyroll Game Vault.

Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation—A heartwarming, hilarious, and beautifully animated summer adventure! Pre-registration is now open!

Two Strikes—A stylish 2D samurai fighting game where every move counts. With a single well-timed strike, defeat your opponent—or fall by their blade.

In case you missed it, Classroom of the Elite - Merge Puzzle Special Exam -launched as a Crunchyroll Game Vault exclusive during Anime Expo. The game is now localised in English and available worldwide for the very first time. Additionally, as part of Game Vault, it is fully playable without its original micro-transactions progression model.

Crunchyroll Game Vault launched in November 2023 and now has a library of over 60 exclusive titles, including River City Girls, Moonstone Island, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and more, exclusively for Crunchyroll members at the Mega and Ultimate Fan tiers in more than 200 countries and territories. New and existing fans can sign up or upgrade to a Crunchyroll Mega or Ultimate Fan membership to nab their key to the vault to enjoy games alongside over 25,000 hours of anime.

NEWLY LAUNCHED & ADDED TITLES!

Classroom of the Elite - Merge Puzzle Special Exam - (JORO)

Will you rise to the top or fall victim to the competition? The choice is yours in the Classroom of the Elite mobile game. Start your journey today and prove you have what it takes to thrive in this high-stakes academic environment.

  • Mobile Debut outside of Japan
  • Language: English

UPCOMING TITLES!

Pub Encounter (Dogenzaka Lab)

Step into a cozy, old-fashioned pub and immerse yourself in a heartwarming tale of love, fate, and companionship. Pub Encounter is a beautifully illustrated otome visual novel where you find yourself meeting a group of charming and distinguished older gentlemen, each with their own past, personality, and secrets. As you spend time together, bonds will form, emotions will deepen, and romance may blossom.

  • Mobile Debut
  • Language: English

Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio)

Metal Slug returns with a bold new twist—turn-based tactical combat! Command legendary heroes from the iconic series like Marco, Tarma, Fio, and Eri as they take on a new kind of battlefield. Dive into strategic, grid-based gameplay packed with explosive action, pixel-perfect art, and roguelite replayability.

  • Mobile Debut
  • Languages: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish - Spain

Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol. 1 (Frontwing)

The first installment of the acclaimed Grisaia franchise, Grisaia: Phantom Trigger is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes) that drops players into a world of covert missions and espionage. It features a totally new storyline and cast of characters by returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki.

  • App Store Debut
  • Language: English

Shin chan: Me and the Professor Summer Vacation (Neos Corporation)

Join Shinnosuke Nohara—better known as Shin chan—for a heartwarming, hilarious, and beautifully animated summer adventure! In Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation – The Endless Seven-Day Journey, Japan’s favorite troublemaker embarks on a nostalgic journey through the countryside, filled with quirky characters, mysterious happenings, and the lazy, magical days of childhood summer.

  • Mobile Debut
  • Languages: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Dutch

Two Strikes (Retro Reactor)

Two Strikes is a stylish 2D samurai fighting game where every move counts. With a single well-timed strike, you can defeat your opponent—or fall by their blade. Featuring hand-drawn ink-brush visuals inspired by classic Japanese art and fluid combat mechanics, this is a duel of precision, not button-mashing.

  • Mobile Debut
  • Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Dutch

Phantom Breaker: Ultimate Battle Grounds (Rocket Panda Games Japan)

Enter a pulse-pounding world of pixel-powered chaos with Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate, the definitive mobile remaster of the beloved anime-style beat 'em up! Step into the shoes of Mikoto, Waka, Itsuki, and Yuzuha – a quartet of fierce warriors fighting through the streets of Tokyo to rescue a kidnapped friend and stop an interdimensional threat.

  • Mobile Debut
  • Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain

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