Japanese developer Sonic Powered has announced Panic in Sweets Land, a new sidescrolling action game set in a fantasy world overtaken by an evil force.

Panic in Sweets Land is launching sometime “soon” for Windows PC (via Steam) and will support both English and Japanese languages.

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus its reveal trailer:

Challenge new possibilities for side-scrolling action games.

Crushing combos and beat up enemies! No complicated controls, just fun with a variety of fighting actions! The joy and faults of a pretty magical girl knocking down her enemie? Yes, please! This is the kind of game we want to play. So, if it doesn’t exist, why not make it? And make it fun.

So, sink your teeth into this TASTY treat! A delicious and crazy action game with bright and colorful sweet action!

Story

Sylphy Land, a land of mysterious creatures, exists in a different realm from the human world. It is a fantasy world ruled by the fairy queen, Miruru.

One day, however, the evil spirited Evil took over and transformed the fairies into evil fairies! What caused the Evil to take control of them is a mystery.

Can Lime, Mint, and Puffee drive Evil out of the hearts of the fairies, and restore peace to Sylphy Land?

Fully voiced in Japanese.

Please enjoy the beautiful dialogue by these popular voice actors.

Voice Actors

• Shiina Natsukawa, Sora Amamiya, Momo Asakura, Chiwa Saito, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yuki Tamai, Yu Akiba, Satoshi Inomata, Saki Takahashi

Challenge the fairy world in replay modes!

Completing the story will reveal 2 new game modes.

• Hurry Up! Charisma Magical Girl – See how fast you can clear the stages in this time-attack mode.
• Miruru’s Heart-Pound Trials – Survive enemy brawls and fight for a high score in this score attack mode.

Both support rankings! Compete with players from around the world!

Play multiple times, with many difficulty levels to choose from!

All the difficulty levels are available at the start! From noobs to skill-confident gamers, there is a difficulty for everyone! The difficulty level can be changed at any time from the main menu options. The higher the difficulty, the more Restore Points you will receive when restoring fairies. *As you collect restoration points, you will unlock benefits based on your points when you complete each stage.

• Normal – The difficulty level for beginners.
• Hard – The difficulty level is a little harder than Normal. Enemies are a slightly stronger.
• Really Hard – The difficulty level is quite difficult. The enemies are very strong at this level.
• Nightmare – The difficulty level is heartbreaking. The enemies are too strong.

Characters

• Lime – Magical Girl Sweetie Max (voice by Shiina Natsukawa). A girl who holds the town’s title of Most Charismatic Patissier. Currently, she is training to become the best pastry chef in the world. A powerful fighter who specializes in close combat, Lime uses her flame magic to overwhelm her enemies with continuous attacks!
• Mint – Magical Girl Sweetie Freezia (voice by Sora Amamiya). A young lady who has been defeated by Lime many times in pastry contests, who sees her as her pastry rival. In reality, however, she is just a lonely girl who wanted a friend. Uses ice magic in her long-range bow attacks, freezing her enemies with icy arrows! She also has a strong butt.
• Puffee – Maybe a sweets fairy? (voice by Momo Asakura). A mysterious fairy that appeared after Lime made a wish when she was a child. He wants to give homemade sweets to his friends in his hometown in Fairyland! Everyone will be so happy! He supports Lime and Mint with his fairy magic!
• Queen Miruru – The Fairy Queen (voice by Chiwa Saito). Queen of the fairy world. The strongest sword fighter in the fairy world and wielder of the fairy sword, Sylphid. A very gentle and sometimes harsh ruler, she is adored by all the fairies. Surely, a gentle queen like her doesn’t have anger issues…right?
• Torabe – A Traveling Merchant (voice by Yuki Tamai). The most famous traveling merchant in the fairy world, known for the large pack he carries. He is proud of the fact that there is nothing he can’t get! Well known for being very difficult to deal with.
• Evil King – The Villain (voice by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka). The evil king who rules over the hearts of fairies with his evil heart. He is trying to take over the fairy world with his minions, the Evil.

Features

• The more consecutive combos you do, the more damage you deal!
• Additional actions and status that increase with an RPG-like growth!
• A fully voiced story with lighthearted characters!
• Items are hidden throughout each stage! Where could they be?
• Beat up an enemy, finish them off with Restore Action, and make them feel Tasty!