Trickcal: ReVive to get global launch and major fanfare at Taipei Games Show
Absurd!
- Trickcal Re:Vive is set to arrive on mobile as it hits global launch
- Developer Bilibili Games made a big splash at the Taipei Games Show
- Trickcal Re:Vive is an absurdist, turn-based, card-collecting RPG
Well, it seems our globetrotting writer Anderson Han can give himself a pat on the back because one of his personal picks for Korean mobile releases he wanted to see a global launch is now set to do just that! Trickcal Re:Vive was billed alongside other top picks, and now publishes Bilibili Games has made a splash at Taipei Games Show with more than just the announcement that Trickcal is soon to release globally.
But first, what is Trickcal Re:Vive? Well, this turn-based card-collecting RPG is a bit of a change of pace from some of the more melodramatic releases out there. Leaning heavily into an absurdist world, it sees you recruit from over fifty different apostles as a protagonist that unexpectedly becomes the leader of a worldwide religion.
While these kinds of epic adventures may sound rather serious, Trickcal Re:Vive is eager to showcase a sense of humour. Whether that's the more anime trope of cute characters doing cute things or nods to everything from Cyberpunk 2077 and Grand Theft Auto to a vast number of sublime and stupid subplots.
That sort of over-the-top absurdity was very much on show at the Taipei Games Show this year, where Trickcal Re:Vive was showcased with a specially wrapped Ferrari Itasha that ferried lucky guests around Taipei. That and the requisite boatloads of merch alongside the announcement of an impending global launch indicate Bilibili and Epid Games have high hopes for Trickcal Re:Vive when it hits global storefronts.
As for when we can expect it? Your guess is as good as mine since all we know for certain is that said global release is on the cards, with development ongoing. But for my money, I'd guess at a late 2025 or early 2026 release date, although I wouldn't rule out a mid-2025 release either.
