Black Lily's Tale Switch Version Goes Gold Ahead of October 29 Release With New After-Story

Black Lily's Tale, originally released in Japan as 早咲きのくろゆり, is one major step closer to its Nintendo Switch launch. Famitsu reports that the console version of 1000-REKA's dystopian yuri adventure reached its master-up milestone in early September 2026, meaning its release build has been completed.

The Nintendo Switch edition is scheduled for October 29, 2026 at ¥4,378. It includes all additional scenarios previously released on Steam alongside a new post-game story titled 「はじめて境界を越えた日」, which follows Hana Sasamori and Itsuki Omiya after the events and tragedies of the main story.

Quick Summary

• Global title: Black Lily's Tale
• Japanese title: 早咲きのくろゆり
• Type: dystopian yuri adventure / visual novel
• Developer: 1000-REKA
• Steam developer / publisher: 1000-REKA
• Steam co-publisher: mirai works
• Switch production / publisher: 1000-REKA
• Physical package publisher: ebten / KADOKAWA Game Linkage
• Character design / original concept: Fukahire
• Newest platform: Nintendo Switch
• Switch release date: October 29, 2026
• Status: master-up completed
• Master-up timing: early September 2026
• Specific master-up date: not detailed
• Standard Switch price: ¥4,378 including tax
• Japanese rating: CERO C
• Switch text: Japanese
• Switch voice: Japanese full voice
• Switch formats: physical and digital
• PC version: Steam
• Steam App ID: 1931940
• Initial Steam release: October 2023
• Official global Steam title: Black Lily's Tale
• Steam developer: 1000-REKA
• Steam publishers: 1000-REKA and mirai works
• Steam English: interface and subtitles supported
• Steam Japanese: interface, full audio and subtitles supported
• Steam Korean: interface and subtitles supported
• Steam Simplified Chinese: interface and subtitles supported
• Mode: single-player
• Steam Achievements: supported
• Steam Cloud: supported
• Family Sharing: supported
• Steam demo: available
• Protagonist: Hana Sasamori
• Japanese protagonist name: 笹森花
• Main heroine: Itsuki Omiya
• Japanese name: 近江谷樹
• Setting: Sapporo
• School: Naeshiro Private High School
• Hana's year: third year of high school
• World setting: 18 years after the CLII virus was fully contained
• CLII impact: more than half of the underage population died
• Main themes: love, adolescence, tragedy and a curse
• Story structure: loops leading to tragic endings
• Core mechanic: interrupting choices
• Second mechanic: manually typing keywords
• Mechanical goal: change the course of tragedy
• Switch content: all previously released Steam additional scenarios
• New Switch content: はじめて境界を越えた日
• New scenario placement: after the main story
• New scenario focus: Hana and Itsuki after overcoming the main tragedy
• Possible Steam release: mentioned as a possibility, not confirmed
• Famitsu Wedding DX Pack: available for preorder
• Wedding DX Pack price: ¥11,198
• 3D Crystal Set: available
• 3D Crystal Set price: ¥16,698
• Amazon.co.jp physical listing: available
• Standard product ASIN: B0H6983LDR

Switch Release PV, Steam and Gameplay

The Switch Build Is Complete Ahead of October 29

Famitsu's latest update confirms that the Nintendo Switch production reached master-up in early September.

Master-up is an important milestone for a physical console release because it indicates that the build intended for production and distribution has been finalized. For Black Lily's Tale, that milestone comes roughly seven weeks before its October 29 launch.

There has been no change to the release date announced in June. The standard version remains priced at ¥4,378 including tax, while several physical preorder packages are also being offered.

The exact day on which master-up was achieved has not been provided. This article therefore keeps the official “early September” wording rather than assigning an unannounced date.

The Switch Edition Includes a New Story After the Ending

The Nintendo Switch edition is more than a basic port of the PC game.

1000-REKA and KADOKAWA Game Linkage have confirmed that it includes all additional scenarios already released for Steam, collecting the existing side and post-story content into the console package.

It also adds a new scenario titled 「はじめて境界を越えた日」.

The story takes place after the main ending and again centers on Hana Sasamori and Itsuki Omiya, showing another part of their relationship after the tragedies surrounding the original game have been overcome.

The publisher notes that this Switch addition may eventually be distributed on Steam. No PC release date, pricing, or DLC format has been confirmed, however.

Saving Hana Requires More Than Picking a Dialogue Option

Black Lily's Tale uses a system that differs from a conventional visual novel.

Hana becomes trapped in a sequence of tragic loops, yet the game does not always present the player with an obvious list of choices when fate needs to be changed.

Instead, the player must understand the ongoing conversation and recognize when to interrupt the choice process.

After intervening, players do not simply select a predefined response. They are asked to type a keyword themselves based on what they believe can change the situation.

The correct word must be inferred from clues and information discovered during the story. Understanding those clues can create a new route and help avert a tragic outcome.

The result positions the player almost as the person giving Hana the words she cannot bring herself to say.

Hana and Itsuki's Love Story Unfolds 18 Years After CLII

Black Lily's Tale is set 18 years after the CLII virus was fully contained.

The disease previously killed more than half of the underage population, leaving major social scars even after everyday life eventually returned.

Against that background, Hana Sasamori is a third-year student at Naeshiro Private High School in Sapporo.

As graduation approaches, she realizes that what she feels toward her friend Itsuki Omiya is more than gratitude or friendship.

Hana wants Itsuki to be happy above everything else. That very desire makes her fear that confessing her feelings could damage their relationship.

The game ties that internal conflict to its repeating tragedies, wider character relationships, and the idea of affection becoming something that feels like a “curse.”

The Wedding DX Pack Extends Their Story Into Physical Merchandise

Alongside the standard software, the physical launch includes a Famitsu Wedding DX Pack through ebten.

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The ¥11,198 set includes the Nintendo Switch game, a newly drawn B2 tapestry by Fukahire, an acrylic panel, Hana and Itsuki acrylic stands, character badges, and a wedding invitation.

That invitation is specifically framed as something sent by Hana and Itsuki after the story and is recommended to be opened after completing the game.

A larger Famitsu Wedding DX Pack 3D Crystal Set is priced at ¥16,698.

It includes everything from the regular Wedding DX Pack plus a Hana and Itsuki 3D crystal and an LED stand.

The bonuses therefore directly reflect the relationship's post-story direction instead of functioning as unrelated promotional merchandise.

Steam Still Has Broader Language Support

One major difference between the PC and Switch releases is language support.

The announced Japanese Nintendo Switch edition lists Japanese text only, alongside full Japanese voice acting.

Steam currently supports interface and subtitles in English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese, with Japanese as the only full-audio language.

The PC version also offers a demo, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing.

International players who require English text are therefore still better served by the PC edition based on the Switch specifications announced so far.

Why This Matters

1) The Switch release is more than a straightforward port

It bundles the existing Steam scenarios and adds an after-story that is not currently available on PC.

2) The typing mechanic makes the player actively solve the tragedy

Players have to understand the story and enter the keyword they believe can alter Hana's fate.

3) Master-up provides another degree of certainty ahead of October 29

With the console build completed in early September, production has entered its final stage before physical release.

4) The Wedding DX bonuses directly continue the game's ending themes

The tapestry, Hana and Itsuki merchandise and wedding invitation all connect to the development of their relationship.

Game and Nintendo Switch Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the official global game title is Black Lily's Tale
• the Japanese title is 早咲きのくろゆり
• 1000-REKA is the primary developer
• Fukahire handles character design and the original concept
• the Steam edition is published by 1000-REKA and mirai works
• the Nintendo Switch edition is produced and released by 1000-REKA
• the physical package is distributed through ebten / KADOKAWA Game Linkage
• the Nintendo Switch edition reached master-up in early September 2026
• the exact master-up date has not been announced
• the Switch release remains scheduled for October 29, 2026
• the standard edition costs ¥4,378
• its Japanese rating is CERO C
• the Switch edition lists Japanese text only
• Switch voice acting is fully Japanese
• the Switch package contains all existing Steam additional scenarios
• the new Switch scenario is titled はじめて境界を越えた日
• that scenario takes place after the main story
• it centers on Hana and Itsuki
• the publisher says it may later come to Steam
• no Steam date for the new scenario has been announced
• no PC DLC price for the scenario has been announced
• the Steam game has been available since October 2023
• its Steam App ID is 1931940
• Steam offers a demo
• Steam supports single-player
• Steam Achievements are available
• Steam Cloud is available
• Family Sharing is available
• English interface and subtitles are supported on Steam
• Japanese interface, subtitles and full audio are supported
• Korean interface and subtitles are supported
• Simplified Chinese interface and subtitles are supported
• the story takes place 18 years after the end of the CLII outbreak
• CLII previously killed more than half of the underage population
• Hana Sasamori is the protagonist
• Itsuki Omiya is the focus of Hana's romantic feelings
• both are high school students approaching graduation
• their school is located in Sapporo
• players face multiple tragic loops
• the game does not rely only on conventional dialogue menus
• players can interrupt conversations at specific moments
• after interrupting, they type a keyword
• those keywords must be inferred from story clues
• the Wedding DX Pack costs ¥11,198
• the Wedding DX Pack uses new Fukahire artwork
• it includes a B2 tapestry
• it includes an acrylic panel
• it includes Hana and Itsuki acrylic stands
• it includes character badges
• it includes a wedding invitation
• the 3D Crystal Set costs ¥16,698
• the higher-tier set adds a Hana and Itsuki crystal with an LED stand
• physical preorders are available through announced retailers
• retailer stock may change
• official information is available through the Black Lily's Tale Official Website
• developer updates are available through 1000-REKA Official X
• the console announcement video is available through the Official Nintendo Switch Release PV
• the PC version is available through Black Lily's Tale on Steam
• the Wedding DX Pack is available through the KADOKAWA Official Store
• the physical game also has an Amazon Japan listing

Closing

Black Lily's Tale for Nintendo Switch has now passed its master-up milestone and remains on track for an October 29, 2026 launch. In addition to every Steam scenario released so far, Switch players will receive a new story following Hana and Itsuki after the main game.

There is still no confirmed date for bringing that new scenario to Steam, despite the possibility being acknowledged. The Switch edition also remains Japanese-text-only based on the announced specifications, leaving Steam as the primary official option for players who require an English localization.