Twinkle Star Knights has reached a new milestone with more than 4.5 million registered users. The game's official account announced the figure on October 11, 2026, thanked its players for their support, and identified five million registrations as the next target.
The figure specifically refers to cumulative registrations rather than monthly active users or downloads from a single storefront. It arrives roughly three months after the DMM GAMES RPG celebrated its third anniversary.
Quick Summary
- Global / romanized title: Twinkle Star Knights
- Japanese title: ティンクルスターナイツ
- Japanese shorthand: クルスタ / Kurusuta
- Latest milestone: 4.5 million registrations
- Announcement date: October 11, 2026
- Next target: 5 million registrations
- Metric: cumulative registered users
- Not: monthly active users
- Not: downloads from a single storefront
- Developer / production: Studio KUMASAN / Creative Team KUMASAN
- Provider: DMM GAMES
- Operator: EXNOA LLC
- Official genre: Transforming Heroine × Full-Scale Battle RPG
- Business model: free-to-play
- Monetization: in-game purchases
- Original release: July 7, 2023
- Initial platform: PC browser / DMM GAMES
- App Store / Google Play release: November 20, 2023
- Platform: PC browser
- Platform: DMM GAME PLAYER
- Platform: DMM GAMES Store
- Platform: App Store
- Platform: Google Play
- Core format: command-based RPG battles
- Theme: academy
- Theme: transforming heroines
- Theme: fantasy
- Battle system: turn-based command battle
- Battle system: EX Skills
- Battle system: coordinated Unison-style attacks
- Protagonist: Kuroto Himemiya / 緋宮クロト
- Key character: Venus Kujou / 九浄ヴィーナス
- World threat: Recrier / リクリエ
- Main fighters: Star Knights / 星騎士
- Main school: Shinsei Academy
- Other school: Ryusei Academy
- Franchise basis: Twinkle Crusaders / ティンクル☆くるせいだーす
- Original franchise sales: over 120,000 copies according to official DMM materials
- Planning / supervision: Rei Kannagi
- Production: Studio KUMASAN
- OP animation: Akio Watanabe
- OP animation: Bibury Animation Studios
- Theme-song artist: fripSide
- 3rd Anniversary: July 7, 2026
- 3rd Anniversary PV: released
- PV song: Re:build the Order of Stars
- Artist: fripSide
- Words / music: Satoshi Yaginuma
- Arrangement: Satoshi Yaginuma and Shinya Saito
- 3rd Anniversary movie production: G-angle
- 4.5 million campaign: began October 11 after maintenance
- Additional reward: 1,000 free Star Jewels distributed as an additional thank-you
- Current event: Ghost Halloween Party from the Election Management Committee
- Halloween character: Natasha
- Halloween character: Beatrice
- Halloween character: Raksha
- Pass: Vampire Angel Banquet Pass
- Sister Natasha: available early through the pass
- October 30 update: Demon General Awakening 2 planned
- Rerun: Memories of the Abyssal Library planned
- Upcoming feature: profile/business card feature
- Upcoming feature: new Sister content
- Upcoming feature: character development screen overhaul
- New gimmick special boss content: planned for 2026
Milestone, PV, and Gameplay
From 4.5 Million to 5 Million
The official announcement uses 登録者数, making cumulative registrations the most accurate way to describe the milestone across the game's multiplatform ecosystem.
The team is already looking beyond that figure, explicitly naming five million registrations as its next goal.
The Celebration Campaign Is Already Underway
The milestone campaign began following maintenance on October 11 alongside the new Ghost Halloween Party event.
Players also received an additional 1,000 free Star Jewels as part of a broader thank-you that included recognition of the 4.5 million milestone. This was separate from the 3,000 Star Jewels awarded through the official broadcast repost campaign.
Three Years After Launch
Twinkle Star Knights originally launched on July 7, 2023 before expanding to the App Store and Google Play that November.
It adapts ideas from Twinkle Crusaders into a live-service RPG, retaining transforming heroines and timing-focused battles while building a new cast and continuing story.
More Updates Are Coming This Fall
The October 10 official broadcast also previewed future additions including Halloween content, Demon General Awakening 2, a profile card feature, additional Sister systems, and revisions to the development interface.
A special boss mode built around new gimmicks is also still targeted for 2026.
Why This Matters
1) The milestone spans a multiplatform ecosystem
Twinkle Star Knights operates across PC and mobile rather than relying on one storefront.
2) Growth continues after the third anniversary
The game is more than three years old and remains supported with events, characters, and system updates.
3) The next target is already public
The development team has clearly stated five million registrations as the next milestone.
Twinkle Star Knights Game Information
For now, the additional important information currently known includes:
- the official Japanese title is 『ティンクルスターナイツ』
- Twinkle Star Knights is used as the romanized title in this article
- クルスタ is the commonly used official shorthand
- the game officially launched July 7, 2023
- its initial release was through DMM GAMES
- App Store and Google Play versions launched November 20, 2023
- the game supports PC browser play
- a DMM GAME PLAYER version is available
- it is available through DMM GAMES Store
- it is available through the App Store
- it is available through Google Play
- the game uses a free-to-play model
- in-game purchases are available
- DMM describes the official genre as Transforming Heroine × Full-Scale Battle RPG
- DMM GAMES also categorizes it as an RPG
- battles use a command-based system
- characters have EX Skills
- coordinated attacks are a central battle mechanic
- players build teams of Star Knights
- characters include humans, divine beings, and demons
- the story centers on the world-ending Recrier calamity
- monsters emerge alongside that threat
- nations establish academies to train Star Knights
- Shinsei Academy is one of the story's central institutions
- Ryusei Academy is also part of the setting
- Kuroto Himemiya is the protagonist
- Venus Kujou is Shinsei Academy's student council president at the beginning
- Kuroto is eventually told to become both student council president and Demon King
- raising affection unlocks individual character scenarios
- the project is produced by Creative Team KUMASAN
- production operates under Studio KUMASAN
- Rei Kannagi handles planning and supervision
- the project is based on the Twinkle Crusaders series
- official DMM material says the Twinkle Crusaders series surpassed 120,000 cumulative copies
- Akio Watanabe is involved in opening animation
- Bibury Animation Studios is also involved in opening animation
- fripSide handles theme and insert songs
- the game reached its third anniversary on July 7, 2026
- the third-anniversary PV was released the same day
- its song is Re:build the Order of Stars
- the song is performed by fripSide
- Satoshi Yaginuma handles lyrics and composition
- arrangement is by Satoshi Yaginuma and Shinya Saito
- G-angle produced the third-anniversary movie
- 4.5 million registrations were announced October 11, 2026
- the official account identifies five million as the next goal
- the milestone is described as registrations
- it is not published as a monthly active user figure
- Google Play separately displays 100K+ installs and should not be equated with the multiplatform registration total
- the 4.5 million campaign began October 11 after maintenance
- the October 10 official broadcast previewed the campaign
- a new Halloween event also began following maintenance
- the event is titled Ghost Halloween Party from the Election Management Committee
- Natasha received a Halloween outfit
- Beatrice received a Halloween outfit
- Raksha received a Halloween outfit
- the Vampire Angel Banquet Pass was introduced
- Sister Natasha can be obtained early through the pass
- the official broadcast repost campaign awarded 3,000 Star Jewels
- the broadcast also awarded 10 Gacha Tickets
- separate treasure-hunt rewards were distributed
- an additional 1,000 Star Jewels were distributed to all users
- thanks for supporting the 4.5 million milestone was included among the reasons for that additional reward
- three serial codes were announced during the broadcast
- those codes expire October 31, 2026 at 23:59 JST
- serial codes cannot be entered through the iOS app version
- Demon General Awakening 2 is planned for October 30
- Memories of the Abyssal Library is also planned to return
- Saran, Ixillion, and Katia are set to receive new appearances
- a profile/business card feature is being prepared
- additional Sister content is in development
- the character development screen will be revised
- special boss content with new gimmicks is targeted for 2026
- game information is available through the Official Website
- official updates are available through Official X
- the PC version is available through DMM GAMES
- the Android version is available through Google Play
- the iOS version is available through App Store
- the third-anniversary video is available through the Official 3rd Anniversary PV
Closing
Reaching 4.5 million registrations shows that Twinkle Star Knights continues to expand its audience more than three years after launch. Its next publicly stated target is now five million.
The milestone campaign and Halloween event are already underway, with additional systems and content still scheduled across the remainder of 2026.
- Twinkle Star Knights — Official October 11, 2026 Notice Covering the 4.5 Million Registration Campaign, Halloween Update, Rewards, and Upcoming Content
- Twinkle Star Knights — Official Game Website, Story, Characters, Battle System, Genre, and Product Information
- DMM GAMES — Official Game Page, Platforms, Gameplay Overview, Characters, and System Requirements
- Official KUMASAN ch / YouTube — Twinkle Star Knights 3rd Anniversary Official Promotion Movie and “Re:build the Order of Stars” Credits
- EXNOA — Official July 7, 2023 Launch Announcement and Original Product Information
- EXNOA — Official November 20, 2023 App Store and Google Play Release Announcement
- Google Play — Official Android Store Listing, Game Description, Developer, and Platform Information
- Apple App Store — Official iOS Store Listing and Product Information
