# Astral Party September 3 Version Update - Product: Astral Party (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/astral-party) - Vendor: STAR ENGINE PROJECT - Date: 2026-09-02 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2622000/view/710033254358451116 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/astral-party/releases/2026-09-02-september-3-version-update What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Collaboration with Magical Girl Witch Trials begins, adding characters Sherry Tachibana and Hanna Tono - **added** — Limited-time Anomalous Library game mode with new map, monsters, and chips - **added** — Pass launch for Red Hood - Bonnie skin - **added** — Magical Girl Night event with daily login rewards - **added** — Mid-Autumn Mooncatching event with daily login rewards - **added** — Holiday Benefits event with mission-based rewards - **added** — Poisoned Apple UP! gacha event with increased character drop rates - **added** — Cyber Phantom UP! gacha event with increased character drop rates - **added** — Potential Activation for Cyber Phantom character - **added** — Battle Bundle and Magic Gem Pack shop bundles - **added** — Shadow Ninja Emoji Pack and Fengshui Master Emoji Pack value packs - **added** — Pass Skin Rerun gacha for Heatwave Shores - Nancy Lu - **added** — New chips including one that grants Effect Card damage +1 and Sharpening Stone that grants ATK +4 and damage taken -1 when HP is below 50% - **changed** — Cyber Phantom PVE passive skill description updated to reflect new effect mechanics “Welcome to Astral Party!” Dear players, the game will undergo an update on September 3, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Once the update is complete, please log back into the game. ▇ Update Time September 3, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Estimated maintenance duration: 4 hours. ▇ Update Content ##### **1. Astral Party X Magical Girl Witch Trials Collaboration Begins!** The Astral Party X Magical Girl Witch Trials collaboration event begins on September 3, 2026! Sherry Tachibana and Hanna Tono will join Astral Party as collaboration-limited characters! During the collaboration, a limited-time event will be available. Players can obtain collaboration-limited rewards for free, including Avatar - Pixel Hanna Tono and Avatar - Pixel Sherry Tachibana. ▇ Collaboration Character Skill Overview •Sherry Tachibana ￮PVP Active Skill [Mighty Throw]: Throw all enemy players within 2 panels onto a chosen location within 5 panels, then deal 2 damage to all enemy players on that panel. ￮PVP Passive Skill [Detective on the Case]: After directly challenging an enemy player, gain 1 stack of [Deduction Time], up to 4 stacks. ￮PVE Active Skill [Mighty Throw]: Throw all monsters within 3 panels onto a chosen location within 7 panels, then deal 2 damage to all monsters on that panel. ￮PVE Passive Skill [Detective on the Case]: After directly challenging a monster, gain 1 stack of [Deduction Time], up to 4 stacks. ￮PVE Collaboration Skill [Best Friend’s Protection]: If Hanna Tono is within 4 panels of Sherry Tachibana, Hanna Tono takes -1 damage. ￮[Deduction Time] Effect: Each stack grants +1 ATK. Lose 1 stack at the end of the turn. •Hanna Tono ￮PVP Active Skill [Magic: Levitation]: Gain \ for 1 round. ￮PVP Passive Skill [The Daydreaming Dutchesss]: When your Final Movement Result is 6 or higher, gain 1 Star Coin. ￮PVE Active Skill [Magic: Levitation]: Gain \ for 1 round. ￮PVE Passive Skill [The Daydreaming Dutchesss]: When your Final Movement Result is 6 or higher, gain 1 Star Coin. When passing through an ally, gain 1 Star Coin and 1 stack of \. If you have \ and enough Star Coins, also transfer 3 Star Coins to allied players you pass through. When \ reaches 7 stacks, Hanna Tono gains [Doll Complete]: allied players you pass through gain +2 Move for their next movement. ￮PVE Collaboration Skill [Best Friend’s Blessing]: When passing Sherry Tachibana, grant her +2 Move for her next movement and 1 stack of [Deduction Time]. ￮\ Effect: Move +2. Ignores Traps and Barricades. Being passed does not trigger battles. • *Preview content is for reference only. Final content is subject to the in-game version. ##### **2. Limited-Time Collab Game Mode --- “Anomalous Library” --- 2026/09/03 ~ 2026/10/14** “What kind of spectacle will unfold in a library warped by an anomaly?” • New Map: Anomalous Library • New Monsters: Warden, Watcher, Sinful Teapot, Legendary Thief • New Chips: Magnifying Glass, Hanna Doll ##### **3. Pass Launch --- “Red Hood - Bonnie” --- 2026/09/03 ~ 2026/10/14** Players can access this via the main menu. Purchase and complete Pass missions to obtain the new skin “Red Hood - Bonnie” and many other great rewards. ##### **4. Event Launch --- Magical Girl Night --- 2026/09/03 ~ 2026/10/14** Log in daily to claim rewards. You can obtain a total of Star Disc × 160, Gacha Cassette × 2, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip × 200, Intermediate Combat Manual × 5, and more. ##### **5. Event Launch --- Mid-Autumn Mooncatching --- 2026/09/25 ~ 2026/10/14** Log in daily to claim rewards. You can obtain a total of Star Disc × 160, Gacha Cassette × 2, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip × 200, Intermediate Combat Manual × 5, and more. ##### **6. Event Launch --- Holiday Benefits --- 2026/09/25 ~ 2026/10/14** Complete event missions to obtain rewards including Avatar - Pixel Sinful Teapot × 1, Avatar - Pixel Legendary Thief × 1, Star Disc × 530, Gacha Cassette × 7, Costume Ticket × 12, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip × 600, Intermediate Combat Manual × 16, and more. ##### **7. Event Lau _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2622000/view/710033254358451116]_