Turn-based strategy game The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (大悪逆令嬢 ストラテジーオブリリィ) will officially launch on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on December 3, 2026. Publisher Alliance Arts announced the console versions on October 29, confirming a Japanese retail price of ¥3,290 for each platform.
The console launch will also introduce new collaboration costumes for Scarlet and Lily, featuring designs from two other Alliance Arts titles. The outfits will be added to the existing Steam edition through an update scheduled for the same day.
Quick Summary
- Title: The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
- Japanese title: 大悪逆令嬢 ストラテジーオブリリィ
- Genres: turn-based strategy, tactical RPG
- Publisher: Alliance Arts
- Developers: Alliance Arts, One or Eight, WSS Playground
- Platforms: PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5
- Console announcement: October 29, 2026
- Switch 2 launch: December 3, 2026
- PS5 launch: December 3, 2026
- Steam release in Japan: July 24, 2025
- Official price: ¥3,290 including tax
- Switch 2 preorders: available
- Players: single-player
- Protagonists: Scarlet and Lily
- Scarlet: a duchess falsely accused of murdering the Emperor
- Lily: captain of the Stream Airship
- Core mechanics: capturing or executing enemy generals
- Signature feature: Stream Airship battlefield broadcasts
- Strategy systems: supply lines, outposts, unit abilities
- Relationship system: Trust and Unison Skills
- Lily's new costume: Q-chan Dress
- Lily collaboration: Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis
- Scarlet's new costume: Femme Sœur Dress
- Scarlet collaboration: PUKEY GODDESS SHOT TRICK
- Steam costume update: December 3, 2026
- Digital Deluxe Edition: game, soundtrack, digital artworks
- Languages: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German
- Indonesian language: unsupported
- Main character design: Rolua
- Music: Akiyama Uni
- Steam App ID: 2454960
- Steam availability: released
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Console Trailer
Switch 2 and PS5 Versions Arrive December 3
Alliance Arts confirmed that The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily will become available on Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on December 3, 2026.
Both versions have an official Japanese price of ¥3,290 including tax. Nintendo Switch 2 preorders opened through Japan's My Nintendo Store on October 29, while the PlayStation Store listing is also available.
The game previously launched on Steam on July 24, 2025, Japan time. Its console release gives players additional ways to experience Scarlet and Lily's rebellion without requiring a gaming PC.
Alliance Arts also offers a Digital Deluxe Edition containing the base game, soundtrack, and digital artwork collection.
Scarlet and Lily Receive New Collaboration Outfits
The console launch will be accompanied by an update introducing two collaboration costumes for the main characters.
Lily receives the Q-chan Dress, inspired by Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis. Meanwhile, Scarlet gets the Femme Sœur Dress, based on PUKEY GODDESS SHOT TRICK.
Both games are part of Alliance Arts' publishing catalog, making the outfits a crossover between different projects from the same publisher.
Alliance Arts also confirmed that Steam players will receive the same costume update on December 3, alongside the console versions.
Leading a Revolution with the Stream Airship
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily follows Scarlet, a duchess falsely accused of assassinating the Emperor. Together with Lily, the captain of a technologically advanced broadcasting airship, she escapes the imperial capital and launches a rebellion to prove her innocence.
Combat takes place through turn-based strategy battles. Players command limited forces, maintain supply lines, and use the Stream Airship to influence battlefield conditions.
The airship can halt enemy advances, interrupt supply routes, persuade hostile troops to surrender, and increase allied mobility. Its most important ability is the Capture Stream, which allows Lily to capture enemy generals.
Captured commanders can become allies with additional skills. Alternatively, players may execute them and increase Scarlet's power as she moves toward the Demon Queen path.
Capturing Every General Leads to the Happy Ending
One of the game's defining decisions involves capturing or executing enemy generals.
Both approaches allow the story to continue, but their consequences differ. Capturing every general is necessary to reach Scarlet and Lily's happy ending, while executing opponents increases Scarlet's strength at the cost of uncovering the complete truth.
The game also includes a relationship system in which allies develop bonds through fighting together. Certain character pairs gain Trust after winning battles, unlocking additional character stories and combination abilities called Unison Skills.
These systems connect tactical decisions with recruitment, character development, and the story's conclusion.
Why This Matters
1) Broadcasting functions as a strategic weapon
The Stream Airship offers a different approach to tactical RPG combat, allowing players to manipulate enemy movements and supply routes through broadcasts.
2) Capturing or executing enemies changes the story
Decisions about enemy generals influence recruitment and possible endings rather than simply determining the outcome of individual battles.
3) Existing Steam players receive new content
The collaboration costumes are not console-exclusive, allowing PC players to enjoy the update on the same day as the Switch 2 and PS5 launch.
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Game Information
Additional important information currently known:
- the official Japanese title is 大悪逆令嬢 ストラテジーオブリリィ
- Alliance Arts publishes the game
- development involves Alliance Arts, One or Eight, and WSS Playground
- main character designs are by Rolua
- music is credited to Akiyama Uni
- the Steam edition has been available since July 2025
- Switch 2 and PS5 editions launch December 3, 2026
- the announced standard price is ¥3,290
- Switch 2 preorders opened October 29
- combat follows turn-based strategy mechanics
- Scarlet is a duchess accused of assassinating the Emperor
- Lily captains the Stream Airship
- they lead a rebellion against the Empire
- battles can end through capturing or executing enemy generals
- Scarlet or Lily dying causes defeat
- supply lines determine how units receive support
- Stream Airship abilities alter battlefield conditions
- Capture Stream enables general capture
- captured generals can be recruited
- capturing every general is required for the happy ending
- Unison Skills unlock through character relationships
- Q-chan Dress is Lily's collaboration costume
- Femme Sœur Dress is Scarlet's collaboration costume
- Steam receives the costume update on December 3
- an official strategy guide is available through Act 4
- seven languages are supported, excluding Indonesian
- game information is available through the Official Website
- the console announcement is available through Alliance Arts Official Release Announcement
- costume details are available through Alliance Arts Official Costume Update
- the console trailer is available on Official YouTube
- announcements are posted on Alliance Arts Official X
- Switch 2 preorders are available through My Nintendo Store
- the PS5 listing is available through PlayStation Store
- the PC edition is available through Steam
Closing
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily expands to Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on December 3, 2026, bringing its supply-line tactics, general recruitment mechanics, and battlefield broadcasting systems to additional platforms.
The launch also introduces two collaboration outfits for Scarlet and Lily. Steam players will receive the update on the same date, while Switch 2 preorders are already available through Japan's Nintendo Store.
- Alliance Arts — Official Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 Release Announcement, December 3 Launch, Price, and Game Information
- Alliance Arts — Official Q-chan Dress and Femme Sœur Dress Collaboration Costume Update
- The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily — Official Game Website, Character Credits, and Release Information
- Alliance Arts Official YouTube — Console Release Announcement Trailer
- Steam — Official The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily Game Page and Gameplay Information
