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Maliki: Poison of the Past to Launch March 11th, 2025

Maliki: Poison of the Past Artwork

Developer Blue Banshee and publisher Ankama have announced that Maliki: Poison of the Past will be released on March 11th, 2025, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. This turn-based adventure RPG is based on the 2004-running French webcomic Maliki by comic artist Souillon. The game will feature English, French, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese localizations.

Preview the trailer from the Mix 2024 Fall Showcase below.

Join Maliki and other survivors in Maliki: Poison of the Past as they embark on an enchanting journey full of puzzles, turn-based combat, and exploration. Plant, harvest, cook, craft, and guard the Domaine’s Thousand Root Tree, which serves as a refuge for resting in between fights.

Overview of Maliki: Poison of the Past

Join Maliki and her wacky family in their epic battle against Poison, a fearsome plant creature that has colonized space-time. Go along on a fantastic odyssey through the ages that provides a unique mix of exploration, temporal riddles and turn-based fights full of surprises.

Key Features

A Committed and Off Beat Story

In a world where defeated humanity clashes with invasive, vengeful natural forces, a small group of colorful adventures struggle to right the world’s balance and save their home. But who is Poison? What is Maliki hiding? And can we pet the cats?

A New Genre of Combat

Use an original mechanic in turn-based combat: time manipulation! Alter the course of time to create powerful combos with allies, send your opponents into the past, and link your attacks by sliding them toward the future!

A Refuge Outside Time and Chaos

Between sessions exploring time, the Domaine is the perfect place to recharge. Develop your peaceful haven: plant, harvest, cook, craft, and take care of the Thousand-Root Tree holding back time!

A Unique Graphic Signature

Thanks to the combined talents of graphic novel greats and experienced video game creators, MALIKI: POISON OF THE PAST offers dynamic graphics with a tang that embody a marriage between French visual culture and Japanese chibi.

20 Years of Fabulous Stories

The graphic novel series Maliki is a touchstone for many readers. It’s making its first incursion into the world of video games and opening a door to easily enter its delightful universe.

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Maliki: Poison of the Past launches on March 11th, 2025, for Switch and PC via Steam.

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Tin Manuel

Tin Manuel

Tin is a designer and a writer by day and an adventurer in whatever game she is playing at night. She gets giddy talking about RPGs (specifically JRPGs), new releases, and reveres almost every female protagonist. She has two cats and two dogs, whom she loves dearly. She’s forgetful at times, but she will always remember Aerith’s death frame by frame in 480p.

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