Yesterday at INDIE Live Expo, we got a brand new trailer for Alliance Arts’ upcoming SRPG for The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily. Use the power of modern-day media to control your units in real time and get ahead of the enemy as you help Scarlet take on a royal empire, blaming her for their actions.
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily, the crowd-controlling turn-based strategy game produced by One or Eight (LOST EPIC) and Alliance Arts, disseminates disinformation on PC via Steam Thursday, July 24, 2025, as announced during INDIE Live Expo.
Duchess Scarlet’s irrelevant innocence can’t beat the false murder accusations, and now she faces the Imperial Kingdom’s guillotine. With microseconds to spare, a time-traveling livestreamer from the future named Lily rescues Scarlet from a bloody fate, and the pair sets out together to clear Scarlet’s name.
Enjoy nearly an hour of new gameplay footage showcasing Act I, and take a sneak peek at Act II in the latest trailer on the Alliance Arts YouTube channel introducing 19 new characters, each with their own distinct abilities and Unison Skills.
Fight falsehoods through media manipulation in a pre-Internet era as Lily’s modern-day broadcasting blimp purveys persuasive propaganda from above. Convince enemy generals to move troops to different parts of the battlefield, then flank their weak spots to increase the odds of victory. Sow seeds of doubt to lower their morale and incur defection.
Defeat enemy battalions and free captured prisoners to boost Scarlet’s skills. Convince conflicted opponents to join Scarlet’s cause and increase her ranks. Deepen bonds with allies through conversation to both improve army strength and unlock new Unison skills, and amass an army large enough (and trustworthy enough) to topple the Imperial Kingdom’s reign.
“Whether winning through winsomeness or brute force, The Great Villainess offers many ways to play,” says the development team. “Thanks to the feedback we received from our community, we implemented many community-requested updates, and can’t wait for the community to go hands-on with the final version very soon!”
– Press Release
This is a very interesting concept that is fun to see come out of a SRPG. Thanks to this trailer we also know that the release date is July 24th, 2025.
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily will release on July 24th, 2025, for PC.
