Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 is a turn-based tactical role-playing game about a group of children who travel with the giant tank Taranis through a land scarred by war. When Malt vanishes without a trace, his friends board the Taranis again and push into the Berman Empire. There, they face the Crimson Knights.

The journey combines battles, developing the tank and decisions about the fate of the crew. CyberConnect2 brings the story of the three-part Fuga series to an end.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 was released on May 29, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Developer CyberConnect2 published the game itself.

On Steam, the release date shown for your region is May 28. The official console dates and the international release day are May 29, 2025.

The game is out on Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. On PC, it is available via Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store, among others. PS4 and PS5, as well as Xbox One and Xbox Series, are separate console generations.

CyberConnect2 has also announced a smartphone version. The role-playing game is aimed at a single player on the released platforms and can be played without online teammates.

Battles revolve around Taranis's weapons and targeted attacks on enemy weaknesses. A weakness combo increases damage with consecutive hits. At the same time, it fills the meter for a particularly powerful burst attack.

Each child has their own leader ability. The support system also lets former enemies and allies join the battle once your relationship with them has grown strong enough.

The additional content consists of three costume packs, among others, and a separate music pack for Solatorobo: Red the Hunter. The Solatorobo costume pack changes the clothing of the twelve children. Further packs dress them in cyberpunk or Halloween style. The costumes appear during stays in the tank and on expeditions.

The Season Pass includes the three costume packs. The Solatorobo music pack with five tracks is not included and is sold separately.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 requires on Windows at least an Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD A6-7400K, 8 GB RAM and 10 GB storage. Steam lists as graphics cards a GeForce GTX 750 Ti with 2 GB VRAM or Radeon R7 250X with 1 GB VRAM. Windows 10 or 11 in the 64-bit version and DirectX 11 are required.

For the recommended setup, the store lists an Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD A8-7650K, plus a GeForce GTX 960 or Radeon R7 360. Memory stays at 8 GB.

Through the Omega Terminal, the Taranis tank can be equipped with new abilities. Further functions are unlocked in the memory archives. Collected VP are used to learn Taranis abilities and to buy rare items in Chathie's shop.

The tank's equipment and abilities help determine which challenges the crew can handle on later legs.

On the travel routes, power points open up new tactical options. There, the Taranis can use special abilities, teleport to another waypoint or weaken enemies with balloon bombs before the next fight.

At transmission stations, the children make contact with supporting characters. This creates a second layer alongside the battles, in which the group deepens relationships and prepares its next leg.

The Soul Cannon can end a hopeless battle, but it demands the life of a child. In Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3, the crew threatens to reach for this weapon itself if despair grows too great. The challenge is to protect the group from reaching that point.

The Mega Soul Cannon adds an even more destructive variant. It turns a possible victory over exceptionally strong enemies into a particularly difficult decision.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 offers eight endings and 19 hidden events. Using the Akasha Board, earlier situations can be revisited and battles repeated to discover other story paths.

A special ending only becomes accessible after completing further story paths. Additional scenes deepen the stories of characters with whom the children have built a closer bond.

With quick mode, players can skip ordinary battles and still earn experience points and items. A special instant attack is available for strong bosses.

You can switch between normal mode and quick mode even during an ongoing run. This makes it possible to focus more on the story or on the tactical battles.

The Standard Edition includes the full game; the Deluxe Edition adds a digital artbook, a soundtrack and items for the adventure. Additional game content includes a one-time dummy for the Soul Cannon, which allows it to be used without sacrifice.

The Ultimate Edition combines the Deluxe content with the Season Pass. Anyone who already owns the base game can get the Deluxe extras via a separate upgrade pack. This pack does not include the full game again.

Voice audio is available in Japanese and French. The official game page lists English, French, Japanese and Chinese, among others, as on-screen languages.

On PlayStation, the single-player adventure supports several accessibility options, including alternative button mappings and controls that don't require rapid repeated presses. The quick mode also shortens the battle sections.

A free demo covers the first three chapters of Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3. Players who then play the full version can carry over their progress from the demo.

Owners of save data from the two previous Fuga games receive additional cosmetic content and other bonuses, depending on their earlier completions.