Seven weapon types
Sword and shield, bow, hammer, lance, chain-sickle, bombs and boomerang. Equip two at once and switch freely mid-fight.
Unofficial Wiki & Guide
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
A diorama-styled HD-2D action RPG from Square Enix and the team behind Octopath Traveler. Travel a thousand years across four eras with the adventurer Elliot and his fairy companion Faie — and let this wiki be your map through every age.
- Release
- June 18, 2026
- Platforms
- Switch 2 · PS5 · Xbox · PC
- Genre
- HD-2D Action RPG
- Studio
- Team Asano · Square Enix
What is it?
Square Enix builds its own time-travelling Zelda
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is a real-time action RPG developed by Square Enix's Team Asano and Claytechworks — the same studio lineage responsible for Octopath Traveler, Bravely Default and Triangle Strategy. It is their first action RPG, and the first to take the trademark HD-2D look beyond turn-based combat into top-down, sword-and-shield adventure.
You play as Elliot, an orphan-raised adventurer from the Kingdom of Huther, and Faie, a fairy only he can see. When they uncover the Doorway of Time, their quest to lift a curse on Princess Heuria sends them a thousand years into the past, through four distinct eras of history.
Four Ages, One Millennium
Travel the four eras
The Doorway of Time carries Elliot and Faie across a thousand years. Each age is a different world — with its own towns, factions, dangers and people to help.
01 The present
Age of Safekeeping
Elliot's home era. Humanity shelters inside the Kingdom of Huther behind Princess Heuria's protective barrier.
02 The dark ages
Age of Reconstruction
250 years earlier. With no barrier to hold back the beasts, the survivors of Littlehope cling to hope amid the ruins.
03 A golden age
Age of Magic
Humanity at its height in the magic nation of Weyzn, where the rival Forthewor and Formanit institutes shape the future.
04 Birth of civilization
Age of Budding
The dawn of humankind in the settlement of Hitoyori, where the mysterious Myū tribe wields a power that could be hope — or threat.
How it plays
Action, customization and fairy magic
Combat is fast and physical — but the depth is in how you build Elliot and pair his weapons with Faie's spells.
Magicite customization
Forge magicite at the town shop and slot it into each weapon for new effects — within a per-weapon point budget you can re-tune anytime.
Faie's fairy magic
Ignite, Vacuum, Copy and Warp solve puzzles and turn fights — and they combo with magicite for delayed bombs and quadruple boomerangs.
Shrines & vitality
Clear Shrines of Life for shards; collect four and your max health grows. Shrines of the Mystic teach Faie new magic.
Two-player co-op
A second player can take direct control of Faie — Team Asano's first ever local co-op, doubling as a friendly safety net.
No levels, pure adventure
There is no experience grind. You grow stronger through gear, magicite and exploration — closer to Zelda than to a classic JRPG.
Who you'll meet
Elliot, Faie & the cast
A small core party and a wide cast spread across four eras — kings and scholars, researchers and chieftains.
The Adventurer
Elliot
A compassionate young adventurer raised in Huther's orphanage, sent to explore the ruins beyond the kingdom's walls.
The Fairy
Faie
A fairy only Elliot can see or hear. Her memories from before they met are hazy — and central to the mystery.
Of the Kingdom of Huther
Princess Heuria
Caster of the spell of Safekeeping that shields the kingdom. A curse afflicts her — and lifting it drives the whole journey.
Watch
The gameplay trailer
See the HD-2D world in motion — the four eras, real-time combat and Faie's magic — in Square Enix's official overview trailer.
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Get the game
Release, editions & pre-order
The Adventures of Elliot launches June 18, 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A free Prologue Demo is playable now, and your save data carries over to the full game.
- Standard, Digital Deluxe and a Square Enix Store Collector's Edition with a 4-disc soundtrack and a Doorway-of-Time desktop clock.
- Pre-order for the Elliot's Departure Pack — available until June 17, 2026.
- Link save data from past Square Enix HD-2D games for bonus items.
Gallery
Scenes from the four eras
The wiki
Explore the wiki
Everything we know about The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, sorted into deep, newcomer-friendly pages.
Guide
What the game is, the HD-2D pedigree, and how it compares to Zelda, Mana and Chrono Trigger.
Story
The world of Philabieldia, the Kingdom of Huther, the Doorway of Time and the millennium-spanning quest.
Four Ages
A deep dive into all four eras — their settings, factions and stories.
Characters
Elliot, Faie, Princess Heuria and the full cast across every age, with voice actors.
Gameplay
Combat, the seven weapons, magicite, fairy magic, shrines and co-op explained.
Editions
Release date, platforms, every edition, pre-order bonuses and demo details.
Demo
What's in the free Prologue Demo, how to get it, and how saves carry over.
FAQ
Quick answers to the most common questions about the game.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
When does The Adventures of Elliot release?
The full game launches on June 18, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam and the Microsoft Store).
Is it like The Legend of Zelda?
Yes — it is a top-down, real-time action-adventure with sword and shield, bow and bombs, plus dungeons and shrines that raise your max health. Critics have compared it to Game Boy-era Zelda, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger.
Is there a demo?
Yes. A free Prologue Demo is available on all platforms, and your save data transfers to the full game when it launches.
Do I need to have played Octopath Traveler or Bravely Default?
No. Elliot is a brand-new story with no prerequisites, though linking save data from past Square Enix HD-2D titles grants small bonus items.