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Welcome to Kivotos, Sensei. Recruit students, build a squad for real-time 3D battles, and get to know the people behind your team through MomoTalk and relationship episodes.

  • Steam Launch Jul 3, 2025
  • Patch Nov 10, 2026
  • Free to Play
  • 4 Interface Languages
  • 19 GB Minimum Storage
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Blue Archive gameplay screenshot
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Blue Archive Gameplay Guide: Combat and Squad Basics
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Blue Archive Gameplay Guide: Combat and Squad Basics

Learn how Blue Archive gameplay works, from real-time battles and six-student squads to skill timing, student upgrades, and MomoTalk relationship stories.

What is Blue Archive?

Blue Archive is a free-to-play anime tactical RPG set in Kivotos, a city of schools. As Sensei, you recruit students and lead them through real-time 3D battles.

Between missions, get to know your students in MomoTalk and relationship episodes. School clubs and secret missions give you different ways to explore Kivotos and meet its students.

Developer
NEXON Games
Publisher
NEXON Korea
Platform
Windows PC
Genre
Anime Tactical RPG
Steam Release
Jul 3, 2025
Minimum Storage
19 GB

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Blue Archive Beginner Guide

Start your first session in Kivotos with a quick rundown of what you do as Sensei. Get familiar with the three parts of the game you'll return to most often: recruiting students, leading squads, and getting to know your students outside battle.

Become Sensei

Play as a teacher in Kivotos and follow the students' adventures through the main story.

Build Your Roster

Recruit students who bring their own combat abilities and personal stories.

Lead Your Squad

Bring students into tactical battles and change your lineup as you take on different challenges.

Get to Know Your Students

Open MomoTalk to chat with students and discover their relationship episodes.

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Blue Archive Steam PC Download

Get the Windows version of Blue Archive on Steam, released July 3, 2025. Check which languages the Steam edition supports before you install.

Steam Release

The PC edition launched on July 3, 2025. NEXON Games developed it and NEXON Korea published it.

PC Platform

The Steam edition supports Windows.

Supported Languages

Play in English, Traditional Chinese, Thai, or Korean. Korean has full audio support.

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Blue Archive Team Building

Build a squad around what your students can do together. As you face new challenges, try different combinations and adjust your formation to make better use of each student's abilities.

Student Abilities

Each student brings her own combat abilities. Look at what each one adds to the squad when choosing your lineup.

Squad Synergy

Try students together whose abilities complement each other, then see how the lineup performs in battle.

Formation Changes

Rework your formation as you encounter different challenges throughout the campaign.

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Blue Archive Gacha and Recruitment

Recruitment brings new students into your roster through the gacha system. Each recruit gives you another option for your squad and another student to get to know through her personal story.

Student Recruitment

Use the gacha system to recruit students and expand your roster.

New Combat Options

Bring a new recruit into battle to try her abilities with the students you already use.

Personal Stories

Get to know a new recruit through private chats and relationship episodes as you build your bond.

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Blue Archive Story and Kivotos

Step into Kivotos as Sensei and follow students through school club antics, secret missions, and the fights that put their friendships to the test. The story uses both 2D and 3D animation to bring those moments to life.

Kivotos

Explore the setting through the students you teach, the clubs they belong to, and the people they want to protect.

Clubs and Secret Missions

Follow the students from everyday club life into secret missions and squad battles.

Story Cinematics

Watch the story unfold through scenes presented in both 2D and 3D animation.

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Blue Archive MomoTalk and Bond Stories

Use MomoTalk to get to know students one on one. Their private chats and relationship episodes give you a closer look at what matters to them outside the main story.

MomoTalk

Chat privately with individual students through the in-game messaging system.

Relationship Episodes

Build your bond with a student to unlock more of her personal story.

Student Motivations

Follow those conversations and episodes to learn what drives each student outside combat.

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Blue Archive PC System Requirements

Check your Windows version, hardware, and available space before installing the Steam edition. The minimum setup calls for Windows 10, 4 GB of RAM, and 19 GB of free storage.

Operating System

Windows 10 is the minimum and Windows 11 is recommended. Both configurations require a 64-bit processor and operating system.

Processor and Memory

The minimum lists an Intel Core i3-540 at 3.06 GHz and 4 GB of RAM.

Graphics and DirectX

The minimum lists a GeForce GTX 650 Ti and DirectX 11.

Storage and Audio

Set aside 19 GB of available space and use a Windows-compatible audio device.

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Blue Archive Trailers and Gameplay

Watch the two official promotional videos featured on the Steam page. Start with the 5th PV for a look at the cast and Kivotos, then switch to the Battle PV for a closer look at combat.

5th PV

See students from across Kivotos in the fifth official promotional video.

Battle PV

Watch squads in action and see how Blue Archive presents its battles in 3D.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Blue Archive free to play on PC?

Blue Archive is free to play on Windows through Steam and includes optional in-app purchases.

What do you do in Blue Archive?

Recruit students, build squads for real-time 3D battles, and explore Kivotos through its main story, MomoTalk chats, and relationship episodes.

What does the Blue Archive PC version require?

The minimum Windows setup includes a 64-bit processor and OS, Windows 10, 4 GB RAM, a GeForce GTX 650 Ti, DirectX 11, and 19 GB of available space.

When did Blue Archive launch on Steam?

The Steam store lists July 3, 2025 as the Windows release date.

Ready to Explore Kivotos, Sensei?

Meet your students, plan a squad, and follow their stories between battles.

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