Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024 video game
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| 2025 | Won multiple NAVGTR Awards 2024, including Art Direction (Fantasy), Costume Design, Gameplay Design (New IP), Game of the Year, Game (Original Role Playing), and Original Dramatic Score (New IP) |
| 2025 | Longlisted for Audio Achievement at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Longlisted for Music at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was longlisted for Best Game at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was longlisted for Artistic Achievement at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Won the Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game at the New York Game Awards. |
| 2025 | Won Role-Playing Game of the Year at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio won the Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game at the New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio received an Honorable Mention for Best Audio at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio is pending for Best Visual Art at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was nominated for Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year at the New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio is pending for Best Narrative at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio won Role-Playing Game of the Year at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | Metaphor: ReFantazio is pending for Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards |
| January 21 2025 | Manga adaptation began serialization in Shueisha's V Jump magazine, drawn by Yoichi Amano. |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio released with eight pieces of day one downloadable content (DLC), including costume and music packs inspired by various Atlus game series such as Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, and Etrian Odyssey. |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was selected as Game of the Year by prominent gaming publications IGN and GameSpot, recognizing its significant critical acclaim. |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio won Best Role-Playing Game at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio won Best Art Direction at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was nominated for Outstanding Visual Style at the Steam Awards |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was nominated for Best Visual Design at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2024 | IGN selected Metaphor: ReFantazio as their Game of the Year. |
| 2024 | GameSpot selected Metaphor: ReFantazio as their Game of the Year. |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. |
| 2024 | Metaphor: ReFantazio, a role-playing video game by Atlus, is released, featuring a story and characters directed by Katsura Hashino and character designs by Shigenori Soejima. |
| October 11 2024 | The game sold one million copies on its release day across all platforms, marking a significant commercial success. |
| September 25 2024 | Full downloadable 'Prologue Demo' released for all platforms, offering five hours of gameplay including first four dungeons and seven Archetypes. |
| September 19 2024 | Haas F1 Team announced a collaboration with Atlus, featuring game protagonist designs on driver helmets and cars during the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix. |
| August 2024 | Fourth trailer 'United Kingdom of Euchronia' was released. |
| August 2024 | Third trailer 'Travel Beyond Fantasy' centered on the election system was published online. |
| August 2024 | A second demo featuring the game's first hour was playable to the press during Gamescom. |
| July 2024 | Full story trailer was released following the Archetypes trailer. |
| June 2024 | Demo from ATLUS Fes was also presented at Summer Game Fest. |
| June 2024 | Second trailer 'Awaken' focused on game's Archetypes was released during the second ATLUS Exclusive stream. |
| June 2024 | First playable demo released during ATLUS Fes 2024, showcasing three isolated scenarios from the game's story. |
| April 2024 | Atlus began a series of 'ATLUS Exclusive' livestreams introducing various aspects of the game. |
| 2023 | More information about the game was finally revealed after years of silence since the initial 2016 announcement. |
| December 2023 | An end-of-year livestream was broadcast by the publisher, featuring Japanese voice cast and unveiling more story, character, and gameplay details. |
| December 2023 | A second trailer with additional gameplay, character, and story details premiered during The Game Awards 2023 pre-show. |
| June 2023 | A 'Special Celebration Livestream' confirmed the game's development for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. |
| June 2023 | Metaphor: ReFantazio was officially unveiled during Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase video presentation, announcing its release for Windows and Xbox Series X/S. |
| July 2021 | Naota Hiraoka stated in an interview with Weekly Famitsu that Project Re:Fantasy was progressing 'little by little'. |
| November 2019 | Shigenori Soejima confirmed in Game Informer that the game had a concrete direction and the team was moving forward with development. |
| February 2018 | Hashino indicated he would share more details about the game following the Japanese release of Catherine: Full Body. |
| December 2017 | A second concept video for the game was released, alongside the announcement that Studio Zero was developing Catherine: Full Body. |
| December 21 2016 | Project Re:Fantasy (later renamed Metaphor: ReFantazio) was first announced as the first game from Studio Zero. |
| December 19 2016 | Atlus Japan revealed that Hashino was establishing a new internal development studio called Studio Zero. |
| September 2016 | Following the Japanese release of Persona 5, Katsura Hashino announced his intent to leave the Persona series development team to explore other projects. |
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