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In Falsus Tips · Community Guide 2026

In Falsus

Exspes, cold wings fold around us.

In Falsus tips, guides and tools — rhythm gameplay, card integration and endings. Read the guides or open the tools before the Sep 9, 2026 Steam launch.

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Guides

Guides & Walkthroughs

Deep-dive In Falsus tips and walkthroughs covering the demo, the card system and rhythm gameplay fundamentals.

Jul 23, 2026Illustration for the In Falsus black screen fix guide — a monitor showing a black screen in a dim room with pink rim lightIn Falsus Black Screen Fix (Demo): Alt+Enter First, Then These 5 StepsIn Falsus demo won't launch or shows a black screen with music? Press Alt+Enter first — then work through GPU drivers, multi-monitor, Steam file verification and minimum specs in order.Jul 23, 2026Illustration for In Falsus controller support — a gamepad lying unused in shadow while a keyboard and mouse glow on a dark deskDoes In Falsus Support a Controller? (Answer: No)In Falsus has no controller support on Steam — no Xbox, PS, Switch or Steam Deck mapping. Keyboard + mouse only. Controls setup, Switch version status and comfortable keybind tips.Jul 22, 2026Illustration for In Falsus beginner tips — a glowing keyboard and mouse on a dark desk with pink neon accentsIn Falsus Beginner Tips: 10 Things to Learn Before LaunchIn Falsus guide for beginners — 10 practical tips on keybinds, FIELD cursor control, Resonance bursts, Clear Types, early Blueprint strategy and difficulty progression from the Steam demo.
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Trailers

Official Footage

Watch lowiro's official Gameplay and Reveal trailers, plus the Hollow MV (Camellia feat. NANO) — mouse + keyboard rhythm play, the aerial Field, and how Card Integration feeds back into Encounters.

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Scenario

A Long Shadow Falls

A long shadow falls over the world, and the people there collared beneath it. Under an unseen gaze, no emotion nor falsehood goes unnoticed.

Five young girls find themselves on a strange path — toward their own hearts, the hearts of others, and that of the world itself. Invited into a mysterious program one day, they are forced to confront an undiscovered side of reality.

The setting is a near-future world bound to truth, set below an enigmatic Shroud. Rhythm encounters and card crafting are woven into the narrative: each song is a crossing of souls — with others, or with yourself.

Protagonists

Five Voices

Five sixteen-year-olds from four schools, each pulled into the same strange program. Profiles below stick to what's confirmed on the official site and in the demo.

AI-generated portrait of Nia Cana, protagonist of In FalsusI

Nia Cana

Akie High School · 16 · CV: Fūka Izumi

AI-generated portrait of Mei Alder, protagonist of In FalsusII

Mei Alder

Akie High School · 16 · CV: Ran Haruka

AI-generated portrait of Ayame Takatsuki, protagonist of In FalsusIII

Ayame Takatsuki

Amachi Institute · 16 · CV: Kanon Amane

AI-generated portrait of Iris Leal, protagonist of In FalsusIV

Iris Leal

Oskar Beck High · 16 · CV: Ayame Fujikami

AI-generated portrait of Story Étienne, protagonist of In FalsusV

Story Étienne

Xenia Academy · 16 · CV: Mirii Saitō

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Gameplay

Difficulty & Notes

Rhythm play is woven into the story: brace against incoming notes and a sweeping aerial Field across four difficulties. Your difficulty choice and note handling set the ceiling for every score that follows.

DiffFull NameKeysDescription
MINMinimal4KStatic finger placement — beginner friendly
EVOEvolved5KActive lanes may switch mid-song
ULTUltimate6KRequires moving three fingers flexibly
FBDForbidden6K+Wide notes included — the hardest challenge
Tap

Press the matching key. In FBD, wide notes span multiple lanes — any covered key triggers them.

Hold

Keep the key held down. No release timing to judge; in FBD you can transfer between keys mid-hold.

Field

Mouse control — keep the cursor inside the purple zone. Straying too long briefly disables it.

Flick

Flick the mouse quickly — left (yellow) or right (green). The motion only needs to overlap the note's horizontal span, not cover its full length.

Scoring

Grade Thresholds

Grades depend only on the final score.

EX+≥ 99,000,000
EX≥ 98,000,000
AA≥ 95,000,000
A≥ 92,000,000
B≥ 85,000,000
C≥ 80,000,000
D< 80,000,000

Clear Types

Clear types are a separate axis — they depend on accuracy and the Miss HP gauge, not on score.

PDPerfect DiveAll notes hit with EXACT judgement
FLFull LinkNo BREAKs, at least one NEAR
DCDive ClearedAt least one BREAK, final Miss HP ≥ 0
DFDive FailedAt least one BREAK, final Miss HP < 0

Card Integration

Build Your Deck

I

Collect Iota

Clear Encounters to earn Iota materials. Drops require Connected + Dive Clear or better; each Encounter has a fixed drop pool — typically 12 kinds (4 colors × 3 shapes) of a single Tier.

II

Fill Blueprint

Place Iota on the hexagonal grid to fill its colored Zones — each filled Zone adds base Power, Defense or Trait Slots. The Iota's Color, Tier and average Potency drive the final card's stats.

III

Select Trait

Pick special abilities based on unlocked Trait Slots. Traits restore Resolve or boost damage in Encounters — the core of build strategy.

Color Advantage Cycle

Red
→
Green
→
Purple
→
Yellow
→
Blue

The advantaged side gains ×1.25 Power / Defense

Penalty System

OverloadExceeding the Iota Limit
Out of BoundsPlaced on an unsafe cell
OverlapMultiple Iota on one cell
DisconnectIota group not connected
0 → 100%No penalty
1 → 89%One penalty
2 → 56%Two penalties
≥3 → 0%Three or more
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Strategy

Advanced Tips

The In Falsus tips below come straight from the demo build — fix your keybinds first, then drill the mouse notes.

1

Gameplay

Rebind your keys

The default LShift / A / S / D / F / Space layout isn't intuitive for most players and strains the pinky. Head into settings and remap to a layout that fits your hands — the single most effective first step.

2

Gameplay

Field cursor control

Practice small continuous movements instead of large sweeps. Once the cursor leaves the purple zone it turns red — stay out too long and it briefly goes inactive, ruining Field judgments.

3

Score

Resonance Gauge bursts

The Resonance Gauge resets every Phase and, once full, multiplies all damage ×5 for the rest of that Phase. Only EXACTs fill it — so land your EXACTs early in each Phase to open the burst window sooner and hold it longer.

4

Card

Blueprint optimization

Character Tolerance skills let you ignore certain Penalties, giving Iota placement far more flexibility. The same Blueprint can be integrated multiple times — experiment for the best Power/Defense mix.

Info

Questions, Answered

Before Release

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