{"id":9427,"date":"2026-09-07T04:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/qliphah-providences-shadow-pre-orders-open-gameplay-trailer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T04:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:24:48","slug":"qliphah-providences-shadow-pre-orders-open-gameplay-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/qliphah-providences-shadow-pre-orders-open-gameplay-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Qliphah in Providence&#8217;s Shadow Pre-Orders Open \u2014 New Gameplay Trailer Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-orders for <strong>Qliphah in Providence&#8217;s Shadow<\/strong>, the upcoming tactical counter-timeline RPG from Arc System Works and developer UnitePlus, are now live \u2014 and a brand-new gameplay trailer has dropped to show exactly how the game&#8217;s unusual battle system works. As <a href=\"\/blog\/qliphah-in-providences-shadow-release-date-september-2026\/\">we covered when the September 24 release date was confirmed<\/a>, this is shaping up to be one of the more interesting RPGs of the month, and the new trailer makes a strong case for it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mRu-UUXhpUs\" title=\"Qliphah in Providence's Shadow - Pre-Order Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Qliphah in Providence&#8217;s Shadow &#8211; Pre-Order Trailer \u2014 via Arc System Works Europe on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How the Counter-Timeline Combat Actually Works<\/h2>\n<p>The headline mechanic is the Timeline \u2014 a scrolling display that shows incoming enemy attacks before they land, colour-coded by type (Red, Blue, Yellow). Your job is to queue up skills of the matching colour on that same timeline slot, converting a hit you&#8217;d take into a counter that deals damage back. Land a perfect counter and you launch the enemy into the air; chain a follow-up with your sub-character and the numbers start stacking fast.<\/p>\n<p>You can slow time or pause mid-battle at any moment to plan these stacks \u2014 which means the system rewards both on-the-fly reaction and careful setup equally. Protagonist <strong>Soma Hoshigami<\/strong> (the courier infected by an Anomaly and left in a &#8220;Half-turned&#8221; state) and investigator <strong>Rena Hizuki<\/strong> can be swapped mid-combo, with Buddy Counters requiring both characters to coordinate their timing for the big payoff. It looks frantic but the pause-anytime design keeps it approachable.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qliphah-ss1.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rena Hizuki fighting a Wailing Wraith enemy in collapsed Tokyo street in Qliphah in Providence's Shadow\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qliphah-ss2.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Soma Hoshigami unleashing a Secret Art against The Blighting Sovereign boss in Qliphah in Providence's Shadow\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Pre-Order Bonuses and Pricing<\/h2>\n<p>Pre-orders and early-purchase copies come with a solid stack of extras: <strong>three additional character skins<\/strong> for both Rena and Soma, plus access to <strong>Voidfall<\/strong> \u2014 a standalone extra battle mode featuring 16 high-difficulty encounters with their own exclusive rewards. Voidfall is described as a brutal endgame challenge layer separate from the main campaign, so if you like pushing builds to their limits after the credits roll, it&#8217;s worth grabbing early.<\/p>\n<p>The game is priced at <strong>US$24.99<\/strong> across all platforms \u2014 PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Games Store \u2014 making it one of the more accessible new releases this month. Singapore players can pick it up through the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, or Steam as usual; no region-locking issues have been flagged. Check <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">our game news section<\/a> for further pricing updates closer to launch.<\/p>\n<h2>The Story: Collapsed Tokyo, Two Unlikely Partners<\/h2>\n<p>Set in a near-future Tokyo after a catastrophe called the World Collapse, the city is now overrun by grotesque creatures known as Anomalies, and reality itself is fraying. Soma gets attacked on a courier job, survives in a half-human half-Anomaly state, and ends up in the custody of Rena Hizuki from the Metropolitan Police&#8217;s Foreign Affairs Fifth Division. Their investigation spirals through a mystery involving a narcotic called &#8220;Tiny True&#8221; and cursed glyphs called Stigmas \u2014 all told through fully voiced dialogue and a cel-shaded aesthetic that leans into the horror of the setting without losing the anime style Arc System Works is known for.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qliphah-ss4.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Visual novel story scene showing Rena Hizuki and Soma Hoshigami in Qliphah in Providence's Shadow\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Worth Your September Budget?<\/h2>\n<p>At S$30-odd equivalent for a fully original JRPG from the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue publisher \u2014 fully voiced, with a genuine mechanical hook and a dark-Tokyo aesthetic that feels distinct from anything else launching this month \u2014 Qliphah looks like a solid pickup for fans of character-action-adjacent RPGs. The pre-order bonuses add meaningful extra content rather than cosmetics alone, and the Voidfall mode suggests UnitePlus has designed the combat to hold up beyond the main story.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qliphah-ss3.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Close-up character art showing a protagonist with partial Anomaly corruption in Qliphah in Providence's Shadow\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Arc System Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Qliphah in Providence&#8217;s Shadow<\/strong> launches <strong>September 24, 2026<\/strong> on PS5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Epic Games Store. Pre-orders are live now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcsystemworks.com\/game\/qliphah-in-providences-shadow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arc System Works&#8217; official page<\/a> and all major storefronts.\n<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arc System Works&#8217; tactical counter-timeline RPG Qliphah in Providence&#8217;s Shadow opens pre-orders ahead of its September 24 launch, with new gameplay trailer and bonus Voidfall mode revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":9422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[424,122,134,64],"class_list":["post-9427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-arc-system-works","tag-jrpg","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-ps5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qliphah-header.jpg?fit=460%2C215&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2s3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9068,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/qliphah-in-providences-shadow-release-date-september-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9427,"position":0},"title":"Qliphah in Providence\u2019s Shadow: Arc System Works\u2019 Tactical Timeline RPG Hits PS5, Switch and PC on 24 September","date":"September 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Arc System Works and UnitePlus launch Qliphah in Providence\u2019s Shadow on 24 September for PS5, Nintendo Switch, Steam and Epic \u2014 a tactical timeline RPG set in a monster-ravaged 2030 Tokyo, priced at US$24.99.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/qliphah_header.jpg?fit=460%2C215&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4150,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/arc-system-works-showcase-2026-reveals\/","url_meta":{"origin":9427,"position":1},"title":"Arc System Works Showcase 2026: Every Reveal","date":"June 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"ARC SYSTEM WORKS Showcase 2026: BlazBlue CF gets its first new character in nine years, plus Robo-Ky for GG Strive and new tactical RPG Kamibou no Kurifa.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/asw-showcase-2026-banner.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4376,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/under-night-in-birth-ii-zohar-dlc-summer-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9427,"position":2},"title":"Zohar Is Coming to Under Night In-Birth II This Summer","date":"June 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Arc System Works reveals Zohar as UNIB II's fourth DLC fighter alongside a major balance update. 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