Netmarble to Launch 'Nahonrep: Arise' in May... "Expecting Turn to Profit"

Pre-registration Starts from the 19th... Global Official Launch in May

Netmarble's most anticipated title of the year, "Solo Leveling: Arise (Nahongrep)," is set to launch this May. Given the global acclaim of the original intellectual property (IP), Netmarble plans to drive success by delivering a story faithful to the original and stylish gameplay.

On the 19th, Netmarble held a media showcase for the action RPG Nahongrep at G-Tower in Guro-gu, Seoul, revealing key gameplay features and business strategies.

Netmarble CEO Kwon Young-sik introduced, “Netmarble has received great love from users by developing and servicing various IPs. We created this game based on that development capability.”

Nahongrep is a single-player action RPG where users become the original protagonist, ‘Sung Jin-woo,’ and conquer gates. It boasts high-quality original content implementation and stylish combat action.

In ‘Story Mode,’ users experience the storyline as Sung Jin-woo, the only character in the universe who can level up, growing into a powerful hunter and awakening as the Shadow Monarch, following the original story line.

Situations and dialogue are not simply expressed through text but are dynamically realized through ‘webtoon image cutscenes’ that recreate scenes from the webtoon original, and ‘cinematic cutscenes’ that use 3D modeling to depict the webtoon’s backgrounds and characters, enhancing the viewing experience.

Great effort was put into combat action to provide optimal control on both mobile and PC. In particular, Sung Jin-woo can equip various weapons, and combat style changes depending on the weapon used, allowing players to play according to their preferred style. Additionally, the original setting of acquiring new skills through ‘skill runes’ has been adopted, with actions and effects varying significantly depending on the type equipped.

Moreover, based on features such as ▲extreme evasion ▲QTE skills ▲combat using the shadow legion ▲and combo play with various hunters, the game promises fun direct control and a differentiated combat experience.

Last year, Netmarble barely ended a seven-quarter streak of losses. The company plans to continue an upward performance trend this year through various new releases, including Nahongrep.

CEO Kwon said, “Generally, a game that turns profitable within about one quarter is considered successful. Netmarble plans to release several anticipated titles including Nahongrep, and we expect to turn profitable within the first half of this year.”

Netmarble began pre-registration for Nahongrep on the same day. Registrations are accepted via Google Play, Apple App Store, and the official brand site, with participants receiving game items such as ‘Sung Jin-woo’s chic black suit costume,’ hunter ‘Yoo Jin-ho,’ and a legendary-grade armor set as rewards.

Additionally, various online and offline events are planned around the official launch. After the May release, new episodes will be added quarterly in June, September, and December, and offline seasonal tournaments using the time-attack content ‘Battlefield of Time’ will be promoted.

Netmarble Business Group Head Jo Shinhwa stated, “We are aiming for top-tier global performance and exploring IP growth and expansion,” adding, “We will create a service that allows users to fully enjoy the IP.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.