Netmarble Unveils 'Solo Leveling: Karma' Isometric RPG, Explores Untold Chapter In Jinwoo's Story
The announcement came via a reveal trailer during Crunchyroll's panel at Anime Expo over the weekend, showcasing its flashy isometric hack-and-slash action featuring protagonist Jinwoo against notable foes like the Statue of God and the High Orcs. Like the manhwa (webtoon), Jinwoo will also be able to summon shadows such as Igrs and Iron to assist in battle. Take note, however, that the trailer features spoilers for the manhwa series that has yet to be covered in the anime.
According to the teaser, the game is set to follow an untold chapter in Jinwoo's story, exploring a 27-year gap not covered in the original work as he 'enters the fray of an endless war once again.' Apart from its general gameplay and setting, no further information was revealed on its roguelite formula, so fans will have to wait and see what kind of progression systems the title will feature, and with it being a mobile release, how egregious its microtransactions will be.
This marks the game based on the IP by developer Netmarble, who previously helmed the 2024 mobile gacha action RPG Solo Leveling: Arise , which is also set for a 2026 follow-up, Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive , a separate standalone title with enhanced multiplayer features due to launch on Xbox consoles and PC.
The release date and platforms for Solo Leveling: Karma have yet to be announced. The game is based on the popular 2018 manhwa series, which spawned an anime adaptation in January 2024, which is currently awaiting its third season.
'In a world where hunters, human warriors who possess magical abilities, must battle deadly monsters to protect mankind from certain annihilation, a notoriously weak hunter named Sung Jinwoo finds himself in a seemingly endless struggle for survival.' reads the synopsis for Solo Leveling , 'One day, after narrowly surviving an overwhelmingly powerful dungeon that nearly wipes out his entire party, a mysterious program called the System chooses him as its sole player and in turn, gives him the extremely rare ability to level up in strength, possibly beyond any known limits.'
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