Faraday Blues turns your family into cards as you try to save them across three eras

One person cannot be in two places

Faraday Blues uses character cards to let players intervene in a family’s history. You place people into conversations and events, then enter the timeline to see what changed. The cards are not creatures dealing damage. They determine who gets to be present when it matters. The story spans three eras, with earlier decisions affecting what happens later.

As game director Zhenghua Yang explains in Xbox Wire, assigning someone to a smaller interaction may keep them busy during a major event. Helping one relationship can leave somebody else without support.

You play Lina, a daughter looking for parents who do not know she exists. An old computer and a strange tabletop give her a way to revisit their tragedies. Resetting the board lets her try a different arrangement rather than simply accept the first outcome.

Consequences travel across three eras

Serenity Forge’s overview describes three connected visual novels with different periods and visual identities. Earlier relationships and memories affect the stories that follow, so the later chapters inherit changes made in the earlier ones.

Exploring the apartment reveals character cards, while recovered memories can influence future decisions. The studio advertises 64 endings. That is a count of outcomes, not a claim of 64 full campaigns or a confirmed playtime.

Co-creator and lead artist Satchely previously worked on Doki Doki Literature Club’s character art. Kevin Ye is the narrative director. The revealed artwork shifts between domestic spaces and unsettling imagery, giving the family story a visibly fractured setting.

The announced release window

The Xbox announcement gives a 2027 window for Xbox Series X|S and PC, with cloud support. Steam still lists its date as to be announced. Its current language list includes English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. Further platforms and localization details should be checked against their own announcements rather than assumed from the Xbox presentation.

Our Xbox Tokyo Game Show roundup covers the wider presentation. For something to play before launch, our PS5 and PC RPG selection offers a range of role-playing adventures.