The Developer of Apothecary Diaries: Brothers of the Fake Empire Shows Off Gameplay and Reveals More Details About the Project

The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother was pitched as “Atelier Maomao” to developer Gust

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'I Was Thinking About the Possibility of Atelier Maomao': How The Apothecary Diaries Became a PS5 Game

"The Apothecary Diaries and the original Atelier fans match".Waiting for a delayed flight out of the UK earlier this month, I heard word that Koei Tecmo had announced a game based on the light novel series The Apothecary Diaries, subtitled The False Imperial Brother.As the rest of the Push Square team will attest, I let out a little yelp – both IRL in the busy airport and virtually in our Slack chat.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother Announced

Koei Tecmo and Toho Co have announced that The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother is in development for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

The developer of Apothecary Diaries: Brothers of the Fake Empire shows off gameplay and reveals more details about the project

At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Koei Tecmo, TOHO Games, and Gust showed off new gameplay footage from adventure detective Apothecary Diary: The Fake Empire Brothers. This demo includes location exploration, drug creation, and deduction mechanics for protagonist Mao Mao. Players can move freely around the inner palace, communicate with characters, inspect items and collect materials. […]