NIS America and Nippon Ichi Software have confirmed The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster will arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch in 2027, with both retail and digital releases planned on the Nintendo eShop worldwide.
The announcement positions the title among the studio’s narrative-driven catalog, developed by the same team responsible for The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince and The Cruel King and the Great Hero.
Context and developer pedigree
The project is being developed by the team behind the earlier storybook-style action-adventure titles that blended fairytale aesthetics with puzzle and combat systems.
NIS America is handling the announcement and distribution details for regional markets.
The confirmed 2027 release date applies to both boxed and digital versions on Nintendo platforms.
Premise and gameplay overview
The game is set in a world afflicted by a magical disease called Paper Mortis.
According to the reveal trailer, Paper Mortis has been a long-feared condition that transforms people into picture books and, over time, causes those books to become monstrous.
The story centers on Mono, a young girl whose older sister contracts Paper Mortis.
Mono ventures into the Libratarium—the repository where affected individuals are kept—to find and rescue her sibling.
Rewritten trailer statements
The reveal trailer describes Paper Mortis as a historical scourge that primarily affects girls entering adolescence, transforming sufferers into books and then into paper creatures.
In the trailer’s narrative, Mono says her sister was taken for care after being infected, and that the disease’s progression can ultimately metamorphose patients into monsters.
Determined to reunite with the only person who truly loved her, Mono heads to the Libratarium and will ally with Mar, a vengeful monster, in her search.
Mechanics and structure
Gameplay will mix exploration of the Libratarium with dives into different storybooks to uncover the tales behind each transformed girl.
Players can expect puzzle-solving, boss encounters, and story-driven progression as Mono navigates the book-worlds to save her sister.
Author
This report was prepared by Alex Seedhouse, a long-time Nintendo reporter who has covered the platform and its games for more than a decade.
The announcement positions the title among the studio’s narrative-driven catalog, developed by the same team responsible for The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince and The Cruel King and the Great Hero.
Context and developer pedigree
The project is being developed by the team behind the earlier storybook-style action-adventure titles that blended fairytale aesthetics with puzzle and combat systems.
NIS America is handling the announcement and distribution details for regional markets.
The confirmed 2027 release date applies to both boxed and digital versions on Nintendo platforms.
Premise and gameplay overview
The game is set in a world afflicted by a magical disease called Paper Mortis.
According to the reveal trailer, Paper Mortis has been a long-feared condition that transforms people into picture books and, over time, causes those books to become monstrous.
The story centers on Mono, a young girl whose older sister contracts Paper Mortis.
Mono ventures into the Libratarium—the repository where affected individuals are kept—to find and rescue her sibling.
Rewritten trailer statements
The reveal trailer describes Paper Mortis as a historical scourge that primarily affects girls entering adolescence, transforming sufferers into books and then into paper creatures.
In the trailer’s narrative, Mono says her sister was taken for care after being infected, and that the disease’s progression can ultimately metamorphose patients into monsters.
Determined to reunite with the only person who truly loved her, Mono heads to the Libratarium and will ally with Mar, a vengeful monster, in her search.
Mechanics and structure
Gameplay will mix exploration of the Libratarium with dives into different storybooks to uncover the tales behind each transformed girl.
Players can expect puzzle-solving, boss encounters, and story-driven progression as Mono navigates the book-worlds to save her sister.
Author
This report was prepared by Alex Seedhouse, a long-time Nintendo reporter who has covered the platform and its games for more than a decade.
