TOKYO — Dec. 6th, 2024 — The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, the crowd-controlling turn-based strategy game produced by One or Eight (LOST EPIC), WSS playground (Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-), and Alliance Arts, transmits a debut demo on PC via Steam today.
Escape false murder accusations as Scarlet, a hedonistic duchess guilty only of disobeying the aristocracy’s tiresome customs. Flee the imperial armies eager to see Scarlet’s head roll and buy time until she can clear her name. Conspire with Lily, a time-traveling livestreamer, and convince the opposing generals of Scarlet’s innocence, win their loyalty…and perhaps even form a rebellion.
In an era without the internet, leverage the power of media to outwit enemy forces. Hop aboard an imperial airship, spread (occasionally fake) news from above, and sway public opinion to increase the odds of victory during every battle.
Strengthen Scarlet’s army with her winsome ways: capture prisoners of war, then sway them with propaganda.Plant seeds of doubt into the minds of opposing commanders to cut off supply chains, divert troops away from battlegrounds, and flank distracted squadrons to thin out their ranks.
“The Great Villainess explores an alternate reality where mass media could be perceived as mystical powers,” says Daichi Saito, CEO of WSS Playground. “We encourage all who test the demo to lend their voice to development, we look forward to your feedback!”
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is coming to PC in 2025 with language options in English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Korean. For more information, Visit the Alliance Arts official website, follow Alliance Arts on Twitter and YouTube.
About One or Eight
One or Eight is a Japan-based game development studio with a focus on creating obsession-worthy titles, with various Touhou Titles under their belt including Marisa of Liartop Mountain and Touhou Danmaku Kagura: Phantasia Lost, as well as other iconic releases like LOST EPIC, EARTH WARS, VTuber Baseball, and many more.
About WSS Playground
Founded in October 2019, WSS Playground is a development studio that takes “play” seriously, with notable titles in their portfolio including The Great Vilianness: Strategy of Lily, DRAINUS, EDEN.schemata();, Touhou Luna Nights, and NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD.
About Alliance Arts
Creating interesting games and delivering them to a large audience is a difficult task for a single company. Alliance Arts is a confluence of independent people joining forces to create a system that delivers interesting games to a large audience.
