is a

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developed by Pokelabo for Android and

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. The game is directed by

Yoko Taro is a Japanese video game director and scenario writer. Starting his career at the now-defunct game company Cavia, his best-known work was on the action role-playing video game series ''Drakengard'', and its spin-offs, ''Nier'' and '' Nier: Aut ...

, better known for his work in the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series. The game was released in Japan by

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in June 2017, and worldwide by Pokelabo in July 2020.

Plot

In a world called Library filled with countless stories, the Characters within each story wish to revive their author for their desired future. To do so, they work together to gather inochi and fight the Nightmares that devour stories, knowing they will inevitably have to kill each other to get their wish.

Development

The game was originally supposed to be published by

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outside of Japan but was delayed indefinitely due to localisation reasons. The game's publishing was then handed over to Pokelabo. The game's soundtrack was scored by

Keiichi Okabe is a Japanese composer and arranger, best known for composing music for the ''Tekken'' and '' Drakengard'' series. He started his career at Namco in 1994, where he primarily composed for arcade games. Outside of video games, he has composed for a ...

, Keigo Hoashi, and Shotaro Seo.

Reception

The game received a "mixed or average" rating according to

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. ''Hardcore Droid'' gave the title 2.5 stars out of 5, concluding, "Amazing visuals and audio can’t make up for the stale story lines and over-complicated class system. However, the wave style combat mode saves the day with its unique monsters and stylish attacks." ''Noisy Pixel'' gave the game a 7 out of 10 and wrote, "''SINoALICE'' gives us a rather gripping narrative...Unfortunately, that same genius isn’t found in the battle system outside of the standout online Guild Battles."

Manga adaptation

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adaptation, illustrated by himiko, started serialization on the ''MangaUp!'' service in 2019. In July 2021, Square Enix announced they licensed the manga for English publication.

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