The Adventures of Elliot FAQ: Your Questions Answered

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales launches on June 18, 2026. It arrives the same day on every confirmed platform, and a free Prologue Demo is already available to play ahead of release.

It releases for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC. On PC it is sold through Steam (app 3483510) and the Microsoft Store, also known as 'Xbox on PC'.

The Standard Edition is $59.99 / $60 and the Digital Deluxe Edition is $69.99 / $70, adding the Fairy Bangle, Cherry Blossom Anklet and Roselle Ring accessories. There is also a Square Enix Store-exclusive Collector's Edition at $229.99 and an Amazon Exclusive physical edition at $60 that adds a double-sided fold-out poster.

Yes. A free Prologue Demo is available now on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, covering the game's opening chapter in Philabieldia. It contains content from the retail version with some differences, such as limits on which areas you can reach.

Yes. Progress from the Prologue Demo carries over into the full release, so anything you accomplish now is not lost when you buy The Adventures of Elliot.

Pretty much, yes — previewers most often compare it to top-down, Game Boy-era Zelda such as Link's Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom, thanks to its sword, shield, bow and bomb combat and puzzle-filled dungeons. Critics have also likened it to Secret of Mana, Falcom's Ys series and Chrono Trigger.

It is a real-time action RPG, not turn-based. This is notable because it is Team Asano's first action RPG, a deliberate departure from the turn-based Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default.

No. The Adventures of Elliot is a brand-new, standalone story with no prerequisites, so it works as a first Square Enix RPG. If you do own a past Square Enix title such as Octopath Traveler 0, Triangle Strategy or Bravely Default, linking its save data grants small bonus items — but that is entirely optional.

HD-2D is an art style Square Enix coined and trademarked for Octopath Traveler (2018). It blends 2D pixel-art sprites with fully 3D environments and modern effects — dynamic shadows, depth of field, tilt-shift, bloom and volumetric fog — for a diorama-like look. Elliot is positioned as the style's next evolution, applying it to top-down action.

An exact playtime has not been confirmed by Square Enix. Previews describe a classic-length adventure focused on exploration, dungeons and puzzles rather than grinding, so treat any figure as unconfirmed until the full game is out.

Yes, local co-op is supported: a second player can control the fairy Faie while player one controls Elliot. Solo players can steer Faie with the right stick instead. No online multiplayer has been announced.

Adjustable difficulty is confirmed — you can change it on the fly, with the cost of resurrection scaling to your chosen setting. A dedicated New Game+ mode has not been confirmed, so consider that one still unknown until launch.

The Doorway of Time lets Elliot and Faie travel roughly a thousand years across four ages: the Age of Safekeeping, the Age of Reconstruction, the Age of Magic and the Age of Budding. Some dungeons even change depending on which period you visit them in.

Yes — cat collecting is one of the game's confirmed optional pastimes, sitting alongside side quests, the Shrines of Life and the Mystic, and other collectibles to track down.

Yes. The physical Switch 2 release — including the copy bundled in the Collector's Edition — is a Game-Key Card rather than a full cartridge, meaning the card unlocks a download instead of storing the whole game on the card itself.

It is developed by Square Enix's Team Asano, led by producer Tomoya Asano, together with co-developer Claytechworks, the studio behind Bravely Default II. Square Enix publishes it, and it comes from the creators of Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default.