Morifis launches on iOS Sept 26; Android on Sept 19, 2026

Gameplay centers on opening the forest and shaping your own underground dungeon: each stage gives you a limited number of steps to cut roads and arrange terrain, and identical map layouts never repeat. Waking the forest’s inhabitants summons roughly 50 unique partners — from sprites to dragons — and each partner’s role changes how you defend. Core actions include cutting paths to guide foes, planting lure-flowers that slow and damage attackers, dropping impassable root-walls, and clicking a partner three times to send them back into the forest.

Partners evolve with play. Leveling increases HP and attack, but it also strengthens signature abilities: Perolu heals nearby allies, Rock Wolf’s howl boosts allies’ attack, Lian children spawn smaller blockers when mature, Azure Feather birds fly to target the weakest enemy, and Snowbough uses an ice shield to absorb and reflect damage. Because partners bring distinct combat styles, the same stage can play completely differently depending on which companions you choose and where you open roads.

Enemy units force tactical shifts mid-battle. Kingdom scouts include healers who keep enemy groups alive longer, trappers who immobilize your companions with nets, scouts that take alternate routes to probe for the Woodlight Stone from a distance, and miners who tunnel through sealed forest to create new enemy paths. Reading the incoming enemy mix and adjusting both your route decisions and partner lineup are central to success.

Morifis also offers a high-difficulty endurance mode called Forest Trials. It runs across a sprawling map where two forests meet and throws continuous waves of invaders at you; enemy strength ramps over time and every 9 to 12 waves you must start carving a new map section from scratch. Deciding when to evolve which partner and whether to plan several steps ahead or react on the fly determines how far you survive. Your highest reached wave is recorded for global comparison.

The game spans five distinct worlds, from sunlit woods to snowbound forests, each adding new terrain and enemy types. Storywise, a once-bright kingdom has dimmed and a royal expedition is ordered to retrieve the Woodlight Stone from the forest’s depths; you and your companions stand between the invaders and that stone. Developer Hakumai Studio says the project grew from a personal love of building defendable dungeons and creature-raising games, and that Forest Trials is the feature they personally enjoy most — it’s deliberately difficult on mobile and meant for long-term play.