Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story
Released Apr 2024
Set on an Earth where mankind is being steadily annihilated by the alien invaders known as the BETA, Project MIKHAIL lets you pilot a Tactical Surface Fighter in the war to save humanity!
52% positive · 743 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Project MIKHAIL launched into Early Access and, after a significant overhaul, graduated to its full 1.0 release on April 26, 2024. The 1.0 launch was a substantial transformation: the developer removed all online multiplayer features (PvP Mode, Frontier Mode, Chronicle Mode, Battle Pass), converted the game to a fully offline experience, and added a new single-player Survival Mode alongside an updated Story Mode and a comprehensive UI redesign.
This transition was the culmination of a long process the developer had been publicly working toward. In November 2023, the team acknowledged that the online Frontier Mode wasn't meeting expectations and announced plans to rebuild it as a single-player offline mode. By March 2024, they confirmed PvP would end on March 15, 2024, and the full offline update would arrive in April 2024 — which it did, on schedule.
Following the 1.0 launch, the developer issued several bug-fix patches through August 23, 2024 addressing issues in Survival Mode and Story Mode. The last developer communication was that August 23, 2024 bug fix update. There have been no announcements of future content, no unreleased DLC, no roadmap, and no statements indicating ongoing development beyond maintenance. The game launched as a complete offline package and the developer has not communicated any plans for additional content since launch. The bug-fix activity following the 1.0 release has ceased as of August 2024, consistent with a game that has reached its final state.
Evidence
April 26, 2024 update formally concluded Early Access, launched the offline 1.0 version with the new Survival Mode, complete UI overhaul, and removal of all online/multiplayer features. Developer stated: 'Project MIKHAIL is no longer in early access, and is now an official game.'
Developer confirmed PvP Mode ending March 15, 2024, Frontier Mode ending with the offline update, and the full offline/Survival Mode launch scheduled for April 2024 — all of which occurred as announced.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
aNCHOR Inc.
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
-It’s Your Responsibility to Change the World-
Set on an Earth where mankind is being steadily annihilated by the alien invaders known as the BETA. Over the course of decades, humanity has come to rely on humanoid weapons called Tactical Surface Fighters in their attempts to resist the alien onslaught.
What choices will YOU make in a world that’s heading towards destruction?
Your actions will change the course of history for the whole world...
Right now, the game contains two modes: a playable story mode and Survival mode, an action/strategy hybrid game mode.
In Story Mode, the player takes the role of Shirogane Takeru, the hero of Muv-Luv Alternative.
Throughout the story, the player will be asked to make choices.
How the story ultimately ends depends on the choices the player makes.
In Story Mode, the player not only makes their own story, they also get to construct their own personal Tactical Surface Fighter mecha.
By defeating the BETA and putting together the parts they drop, they’ll get to make their own ultimate fighting machine.
A new mode that combines both action and strategy, as you take the role of a nameless surface pilot fighting to save humanity from the BETA threat.
Survival Mode is a unique game mode which takes place in worlds called “Potentialities”, where you’ll alternate between taking missions from five ideologically different factions and battling back the BETA as they march on Japan.
Each of the factions has their own agendas, and the choices you make might send the world spinning in an unexpected direction…
This mode also features challenging special missions where you explore specific enemy Hives and earn V-Cash (the in-game currency) for first-time clears and fast clears.
This mode has eight separate endings depending on the power balance between the different factions, the mission success rate, and the state of the BETA invasion.
There are also unique tactical surface fighters that are only available in survival mode!
Takemikazuchi [Fudai]
Black Widow II Grey Ghost
Even after reaching an ending, the player’s skills, weapon proficiencies, and equipment will be carried over. There are also unique illustrations for the multiple endings.
After reaching an ending, you’ll be able to set the difficulty of the next Potentiality. Higher difficulties will give better item drops and allow for more powerful TSFs to be made. Survive the toughest battles and build the ultimate war machine!
Set on an Earth where mankind is being steadily annihilated by the alien invaders known as the BETA. Over the course of decades, humanity has come to rely on humanoid weapons called Tactical Surface Fighters in their attempts to resist the alien onslaught.
What choices will YOU make in a world that’s heading towards destruction?
Your actions will change the course of history for the whole world...
Right now, the game contains two modes: a playable story mode and Survival mode, an action/strategy hybrid game mode.
In Story Mode, the player takes the role of Shirogane Takeru, the hero of Muv-Luv Alternative.
Throughout the story, the player will be asked to make choices.
How the story ultimately ends depends on the choices the player makes.
In Story Mode, the player not only makes their own story, they also get to construct their own personal Tactical Surface Fighter mecha.
By defeating the BETA and putting together the parts they drop, they’ll get to make their own ultimate fighting machine.
A new mode that combines both action and strategy, as you take the role of a nameless surface pilot fighting to save humanity from the BETA threat.
Survival Mode is a unique game mode which takes place in worlds called “Potentialities”, where you’ll alternate between taking missions from five ideologically different factions and battling back the BETA as they march on Japan.
Each of the factions has their own agendas, and the choices you make might send the world spinning in an unexpected direction…
This mode also features challenging special missions where you explore specific enemy Hives and earn V-Cash (the in-game currency) for first-time clears and fast clears.
This mode has eight separate endings depending on the power balance between the different factions, the mission success rate, and the state of the BETA invasion.
There are also unique tactical surface fighters that are only available in survival mode!
Takemikazuchi [Fudai]
Black Widow II Grey Ghost
Even after reaching an ending, the player’s skills, weapon proficiencies, and equipment will be carried over. There are also unique illustrations for the multiple endings.
After reaching an ending, you’ll be able to set the difficulty of the next Potentiality. Higher difficulties will give better item drops and allow for more powerful TSFs to be made. Survive the toughest battles and build the ultimate war machine!
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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