# Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero

> Join Marona and her Phantom friends on a mission to defeat the sinister Shipwreck Fleet! Recruit Phantoms, bind them to objects, combine them with Gadgets, and even merge them with Marona herself in this Play-It-Your-Way RPG.

## Game facts

- Developer: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
- Publisher: NIS America, Inc.
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Apr 24, 2025
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Adventure, RPG, Strategy, Turn-BasedTactics, Party-BasedRPG, TacticalRPG, Turn-BasedStrategy, SRPG
- Steam Deck: Verified (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3049990/)
- Languages: Interface: American English, Japanese (Japan), French (France); Subtitles: American English, Japanese (Japan), French (France); Audio: American English, Japanese (Japan) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/phantom-brave-the-lost-hero)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Extensive customization and varied build creation using Phantoms
- Strong strategic enjoyment provided by Marona's transformations and the Fusion and Confriend systems
- Cute, appealing characters and a bright, relaxing story

### Weaknesses

- Serious technical problems including memory leaks, frame-rate drops, freezes, and characters repeatedly being flung or launched
- Perceptions that freedom and core systems have been reduced compared with the previous game, along with controversy over a lack of respect for its fans
- Insufficient UI and combat convenience features, with no animation skip or combat speed-up options

## Links

- [Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/3807)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/3807/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T13:10:26.590Z