In a time (not so) long ago, we once heard wind of the fabled Argent Twilight release date. However, following a… disappointing soft launch in 2022, publisher Nexon decided to stop development on the game, closing it off to existing players and pulling the plug on its global launch.
First teased under the name of Project SF2 back in August 2021, Argent Twilight was set to be a ‘collectible character RPG’ (aka a gacha game), boasting 3D cartoon graphics crafted entirely in Unreal Engine 4, as well as a goal to become the ‘ultimate’ collectible mobile game.
However, it quickly became clear that it wasn’t truly destined to be the ‘ultimate’ anything – except, perhaps, the ultimate failure. Despite some players praising its high production value, stunning visuals, brilliant voice acting, and great potential, many claimed it was sorely lacking in features, was extremely grindy, featured excessively greedy monetization, and that its gacha rates were absolutely abysmal.
And thus, Argent Twilight’s tale came to a premature end, leaving many of us out in the cold without even a glimpse of the action first-hand. But, if you’re still curious about this lackluster gacha’s fate, we’ve condensed all of the important bits below.
Will we ever get an Argent Twilight release date?
No, there’s no Argent Twilight release date, as the game is canceled. Previously, Argent Twilight went into soft launch on July 21, 2022, and was available through Google Play and the App Store in the following countries:
- Canada
- Malaysia
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
Nexon initially aimed for a global release date in the third quarter of 2022, but following the negative reception during the soft launch, the publisher decided to pull the soft launch and discontinue further development, axing a global release entirely.
Even the game’s website is no longer available, though an official explanation did surface, with the creators stating “After internal discussions, the team came to a conclusion that it would be hard to satisfy users”, followed by your standard apologies and ‘thank you’s.
Is there an Argent Twilight trailer?
If you’re curious about what you’re missing out on, you can check out the official Argent Twilight trailer above. Alternatively, you can head over to the Nexon Mobile Games YouTube to see more content, including a 60-second game intro listing all the features the game hoped (and failed) to bring.
What is Argent Twilight?
Argent Twilight was set to be a 3D, TBS RPG with gacha mechanics. It featured some pretty impressive, anime-style cutscenes that certainly had us intrigued, but its gameplay appeared to be pretty barebones.
The game saw you form a team of characters and set out on a grid-based battlefield, where you could swipe and drag your finger across the screen to reposition your allies and launch one of their two skills whenever it was their turn. Skills had different ranges, and there was a standard elemental strength/weakness system at play.
While we didn’t get the chance to try out the game for ourselves, we’ve seen plenty of gameplay footage from the soft launch that showed it to be quite a clumsy and lackluster gameplay loop that did little to carry the excessive amount of time and money it expected you to surrender. This is especially true when other gacha games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail have done so much to raise our standards – and even simpler mobile games like AFK Arena managed to nail this formula all the way back in June 2018.
Still want to know more about this sorrowful story? Well, we’re not going to judge. As we mentioned above, there are plenty of videos floating around YouTube that showcase what once was, including this soft launch gameplay preview from MMO Culture, which shows the first hour and a half of gameplay. Honestly, after sitting through that, we’re pretty sure that it was in Nexon’s best interest to send Argent Twilight straight to the Shadow Realm before anyone else found themselves exposed to it.
And with that depressing note, that’s all we’ve got to say on the cancellation of the Argent Twilight release date. If you’re hoping to cheer yourself up with something a little more successful, be sure to check out our guides to the best mobile RPGs, and snap up some free gacha currency with our Zenless Zone Zero codes, Genshin Impact codes, Honkai Star Rail codes, and Wuthering Waves codes.