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{{Game
| name= Suikoden STAR LEAP
|jpname = 幻想水滸伝 <ruby>STAR LEAP<rp>(</rp> <rt>スターリープ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>
|roname = Gensōsuikoden Sutārīpu
| image= Star Leap teaser art
| caption= Suikoden STAR LEAP announcement art
| developer= MYTHRIL 
| publisher= Konami
| platforms= * iOS/Android
* Steam
}}

'''Suikoden STAR LEAP''' (幻想水滸伝 <ruby>STAR LEAP<rp>(</rp> <rt>スターリープ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, ''Gensōsuikoden Sutārīpu'') is an upcoming role-playing game and the sixteenth installment in the [[Suikoden series]], developed as the first original RPG Suikoden title for mobile platforms and Steam client. Announced during the [[Suikoden Live]] Broadcast on March 4, 2025, it marks the franchise’s return with an original game after more than a decade<ref>[[Suikoden Live]] Broadcast, March 4, 2025 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIjGwGAJJ4s Youtube.com]</ref>.

The game retains classic elements from the series, including six-character party battles, base-building mechanics, and the recruitment of the [[108 Stars]] of Destiny. Set near the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]], the story follows the son of a village chief whose life is upended by a sudden attack, setting him on a new journey.

==Lineage==
It will be the fifth release of a Suikoden game on mobile phones after the release of [[Suikoden#Mobile devices|Suikoden]] (2008) and [[Suikoden II#Mobile devices|Suikoden II]] (2009) for the Konami Net DX service, [[Genso Suikoden Tierkreis Hoshikuzu no Shiro]] (2008), and [[Pachislot Genso Suikoden]] (2011). It will be the first RPG-style Suikoden title that has been directly developed for mobile platforms.

It will be the first original Suikoden game release since [[Genso Suikoden Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki]] in 2012 as well as the first original title set in the "main" Suikoden setting since 2006's [[Suikoden V]].

==Gameplay==
[[File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 7.jpg|right|thumb]]
As the first original RPG mobile game of the series, Suikoden STAR LEAP adapts the gameplay style of the first two Suikoden games to a portable format.

From the preview presented in the Suikoden Live Broadcast, it appears that this title will feature a six-character party, like most main Suikoden games. Larger scale battles have also been shown.

It has also been confirmed that there will be base building as players restore their village, and 108 Stars of Destiny will be recruitable through the story, with additional characters from outside the story via gacha.

Locations will have "Landmarks", areas of interest which give optional conversations and lore. Landmarks also function as fast-travel points within areas, with the player character able to travel between landmarks using his [[Speed Rune]].

===Battle System===
Characters have access to basic attacks, runes, and Secret Techniques - which can only be activated when the character's gauge is full. Characters can be classified in three different categories based on their weapon damage: blunt damage (orange fist), slash damage (green blades), and magical damage (purple tome); some characters have access to multiple types of damage, like [[Safia]] who can deal both blunt and magic damage.

Characters can also unbalance enemies should they focus attacking their weaknesses. Chains - huge and powerful full team attacks - are also available when the player's four-or-more characters can attack in rapid succession.

Lastly, the player can choose up to three support character to aid in battle.

===War Battles===
War battles are shown as occurring in real time. Players select units and direct their movements and special attacks as they, and the enemy's units, traverse the map.

Four different war unit types have been seen so far: Infantry, Mounted, Archers, and Magic units. Units have special abilities depending on their commander that can be activated.

==Plot Overview==
[[File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 4.jpg|right|thumb]]
Suikoden STAR LEAP starts on a village on the shore of a lake to the east of the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]]. One night, [[Hero (Suikoden STAR LEAP)|our hero]], son of the village chief [[Hou]], comes back home successful from his first hunt. The village is filled with celebration and brimming with hope for the coming days, but an assault is launched, and the fate of the village is changed in an instant.

Along with allies such as his maid [[Hisui]], [[Shirin]], and [[Shapur]], the hero embarks on a journey to restore peace to the village.

In the midst of the great whirlpool of destiny, the Hero's small adventure turns into a large ambition.

The story will revolve around the [[Rune of Change]], one of the [[27 True Runes]]. The game's main plot is confirmed to be set in [[Solar calendar|SY]] 453, two years before the events of [[Suikoden]] and three years after the end of [[Suikoden V]]<ref>『幻想水滸伝 STAR LEAP』インタビュー。[https://www.famitsu.com/article/202503/34239 Famitsu.com]</ref>.

Part of the game will involve traveling west to the [[Scarlet Moon Empire]] and encountering [[Flik]], [[Humphrey Mintz|Humphrey]], [[Odessa Silverberg|Odessa]], and [[Viktor]] and seeing the origins of the [[Toran Liberation Army]].

==Gacha==
The story [[108 Stars]] of Suikoden STAR LEAP will be obtained through normal story progression without any interaction with gacha elements. Additional characters, such as those from different games, variants of different characters (such as older or younger versions), and other alternative characters will be available through the game's gacha mechanics or through special events.

At the moment, characters have been shown to come in three forms of rarity: R rank, SR rank, and SSR rank. Characters obtained through story progression do not currently have a rarity rank.

==Music==
'''Campanula''' is the main theme of Suikoden STAR LEAP. Japanese musician [[Nakamura Kaho]] wrote, composed, and sang the song, which is said to be based on the character of [[Hisui]].

Three orchestral versions of songs from the game were also performed by [[Metroberry]] on the first [[Suikoden Live]] as a ''STAR LEAP SP medley''; "'''March Forth, Under the Stars (Hero's army theme song)'''", "'''Overcoming Difficulties (normal battle)'''", and "'''Blooming Fields (field)'''."

[[Kamochi Akari]] is the lead sound creator for the game, especially in regard to original tracks, while Metroberry's [[Yamamoto Kazuya]] is involved with rearrangements of music from previous games in the series.

==Gallery==
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File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 1.jpg|Cutscene (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 2.jpg|Town exploration (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 3.jpg|Town exploration (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 4.jpg|Cutscene (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 5.jpg|[[Viki]] (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 6.jpg|[[Flik]], [[Humphrey Mintz|Humphrey]], and [[Viktor]] (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 7.jpg|Party battle (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 8.jpg|Field battle (March 4, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 9.jpg|Cutscene (May 15, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 10.jpg|Cutscene (May 15, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 11.jpg|Cutscene (May 15, 2025)
File:Suikoden STAR LEAP initial screenshot 12.jpg|Cutscene (May 15, 2025)
</gallery>

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