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Qliphah in Providence's Shadow

Set against the backdrop of a distorted Shibuya—where supernatural anomalies have begun bleeding into reality—the story follows two dual protagonists. Both harbor these very anomalies within themselves as they…

24 September 2026 ESRB T

Qliphah in Providence's Shadow is a platform developed by UnitePlus, released 24 September 2026 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Qliphah in Providence's Shadow is

Qliphah in Providence's Shadow is a platform game developed by UnitePlus and released in 2026. It was published by Arc System Works. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tokyo has collapsed. In a city where reality itself is eroding, grotesque entities known as “Aberrations” roam the ruined streets. While working as a simple delivery boy, Souma Hoshigami is brutally attacked by an Aberration—leaving him in a fractured, ‘Half-turned’ state where man and monster fuse into one. He is rescued and taken into custody not as a citizen, but as ‘lost property’ by Rena Hizuki, a lethal investigator from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Public Safety Department, Foreign Affairs Fifth Division (commonly known as the Public Safety Mutation Response Division). Step into the shoes of Rena and Souma in a world choking on reality-shattering contamination. Track…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/ AMD Radeon R7 360. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Qliphah in Providence's Shadow launched on 24 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Qliphah in Providence's Shadow — frequently asked questions

When did Qliphah in Providence's Shadow come out?
Qliphah in Providence's Shadow was released on 24 September 2026 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Qliphah in Providence's Shadow?
At minimum, Qliphah in Providence's Shadow needs Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti/ AMD Radeon R7 360 graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Qliphah in Providence's Shadow?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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