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Ariana and the Elder Codex

Critic score2 critics
First release
Aug 21, 2025
Developer
Hyde
Engine
Unity
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Platform · Action, Fantasy

The Librarian Ariana’s mission is to repair the Seven Hero Codices, which have been altered. Due to the terrible damages, magic has vanished from the world. By utilizing special Librarian magic that allows her to enter Codices, Ariana seeks to mend the books to bring back magic. Can Ariana safely repair each tome and unravel the mysteries hidden within the Library?

Also known as Mahou Shisho Ariana: Nana Eiketsu no Sho

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Storyline
1,500 years ago, there was a person who brought magic to humanity. That person gifted mankind four magic books called “The Books of the Four Elements,” which produce magic power, and a “Magic Pen” that creates magic books. Once humanity learned of the concepts of “magic” and “magic power,” they used the Magic Pen to create various magic books. Among those books, three known as “The Books of the Three Phenomena” were said to possess magic power comparable to the Books of the Four Elements. These seven books are collectively called “The Books of the Seven Heroes,” and the facility for managing and mending magic books is called the “Library.” Present day—. An incident breaks out in the Library, a vast aggregation of knowledge and the source of all magic power. Someone has tampered with the Books of the Seven Heroes. As a result, magic disappeared from the world…Read more

1,500 years ago, there was a person who brought magic to humanity. That person gifted mankind four magic books called “The Books of the Four Elements,” which produce magic power, and a “Magic Pen” that creates magic books. Once humanity learned of the concepts of “magic” and “magic power,” they used the Magic Pen to create various magic books. Among those books, three known as “The Books of the Three Phenomena” were said to possess magic power comparable to the Books of the Four Elements. These seven books are collectively called “The Books of the Seven Heroes,” and the facility for managing and mending magic books is called the “Library.” Present day—. An incident breaks out in the Library, a vast aggregation of knowledge and the source of all magic power. Someone has tampered with the Books of the Seven Heroes. As a result, magic disappeared from the world…

Release dates
PlayStation 4
Aug 21, 2025
Nintendo Switch
Aug 21, 2025
PlayStation 5
Aug 21, 2025
All 7 release dates
PlayStation 4
Mar 24, 2026
Nintendo Switch
Mar 24, 2026
PlayStation 5
Mar 24, 2026
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 29, 2026
Age ratings
ESRB E10+PEGI 12
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
side-scrolling, action-rpg

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Critic Score
77

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