A beta test for Octopath Traveler Tairiku no Hasha was already held, and while it's free to play mobile, it's an actual RPG, with an actual ending. You can read more about the game's story here. That was announced alongside Octopath Traveler Tairiku no Hasha / Champions of the Continent, a prequel RPG coming to mobile platforms. Please keep in mind all names in this article aren't official romanizations and are subject to change.Acquire, the development studio behind Octopath Traveler, already announced they're working on a new Octopath Traveler console game. You can read their statement and check Octopath Traveler Tairiku no Hasha's first trailer in our previous story. The Octopath Traveler official Twitter has also already revealed that they're working on another Octopath Traveler game for consoles and that players eagerly awaiting it should play this mobile game prequel to wait until it releases. You need to make a Square Enix Members account first and fill up a form, and 1600 people will be chosen 800 on iOS, 800 on Android. Square Enix is also accepting applications until March 17, and those selected will be chosen to participate in a test session of the game from March 26 to April 2.
The game has no precise release date yet besides 2019, and preregistrations are open on the official site. Tairiku no Hasha has even higher chance seeing Octopath Traveler's success outside Japan. There's a fairly high chance Octopath Traveler Tairiku no Hasha will get localized in the west, as nearly every mobile game by Square Enix do come over. Yasunori Nishiki, who composed the OST of Octopath Traveler on Switch also announced on Twitter he is returning for Tairuku no Hasha's OST.