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Lumines Arise was first revealed at the start of PlayStation's State of Play on June 5, 2025. Serving as the game director for Arise is Takashi Ishihara, with Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Mark MacDonald and Julian Chunovic being executive producers. For Enhance, they were wanting to create an entirely new Lumines game from scratch in Unity that was not a remake of a previous entry, after the release of Lumines Remastered. Under the working title of Lumines X: new moon, the development team that had worked on Rez Infinite, and Tetris Effect returned to work on the game's modes, story and graphics. Noboru Mutoh serves as the sound artist, while composers Takako Ishida (who was also the sound director for the game) and Hydelic worked on the tracklist of 36 songs for the game's stages.
Development Timeline#
2025
- June 5, 2025 - As the first game to appear in PlayStation's State of Play on June 5, 2025, Lumines Arise is announced with it's first trailer. The first single from the game's soundtrack; "Only Human", was also released on music streaming services.
- June 10, 2025 - A demo build of Lumines Arise was playable at Summer Game Fest.
- July 22, 2025 - A demo build of the game was playable at Bitsummit the 13th.
- August 26, 2025 - A downloadable demo was released for Steam and PlayStation 5. The second single from the game's soundtrack; "Dreamland", was also released on music streaming services.
- September 19, 2025 - A demo build of the game was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2025 at the PlayStation booth.
- November 11, 2025 - Lumines Arise is released worldwide.
- November 18, 2025 - The game's Original Soundtrack album will release on February 2, 2026 on Bandcamp, and the third single from the soundtrack; "Arise", was also released on music streaming services.
2026
- January 19, 2026 - Lumines Arise wins the "Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game" at the New York Game Awards.
Behind the Music#
The original soundtrack provides the definitive synesthetic journey for the game, made from the ground up from the award-winning musical minds behind Tetris Effect: Connected and Area X of Rez Infinite. Across 37 masterfully crafted tracks, Hydelic and Takako Ishida blend pulsing acid techno, ethereal house, orchestral soundscapes and soulful vocal pop anthems. After the game's State of Play reveal trailer was released, “Arise”, “Dreamland” and “Only Human” became standout singles. The game's Journey mode takes you from lush jungles, oceans teeming with life and snakes preparing to strike, to more electronic frontiers like bustling neon streets and the endless expanse of outer space. Whether players are looking to lose themselves in a hypnotic trance or find their next high-energy anthem, the game's original music serves as an emotional, sensory experience that stays with you long after the final note fades.
Pre-release Differences#
Journey#
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In gameplay, there are minor changes in the HUD. On early screenshots and gameplay footage, "Square" is used instead of "2x2 Squares", and "Avatar" is used instead of "Loomii".
Trailers#
Announcement Trailer#
Watch on YouTubeAs shown at the beginning of PlayStation's State of Play on June 5, 2025, this opening movie-styled trailer shows early gameplay footage of a selection of the 35 stages in Lumines Arise, with "Only Human (Trailer Mix)" playing in the trailer.
Demo Trailer#
Watch on YouTubeThis trailer was released on August 26, 2025, and shows gameplay from the downloadable demo version.
Launch Trailer#
Watch on YouTubeThis trailer was released on the game's November 11, 2025 release date.