▁of ▁their ▁Ot om ate ▁brand ▁of ▁ot ome ▁games . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁along ▁with ▁twelve ▁other ▁ot ome ▁games ▁during ▁the ▁annual ▁Ot om ate ▁Party ▁event ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁Play Station ▁V ita . ▁To ▁promote ▁the ▁game , ▁mer ch and ise ▁based ▁on ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁launch , ▁including ▁audio ▁dram as ▁and ▁a ▁t apest ry ▁with ▁a ▁Col lar ▁× ▁Mal ice ▁illustr ation . ▁ ▁At ▁An ime ▁Ex po ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁A ks ys ▁Games ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁local ize ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁release ▁it ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ; ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁they ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁be ▁available ▁both ▁digit ally ▁and ▁phys ically . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe . ▁A ▁fan ▁disc , ▁Col lar ▁× ▁Mal ice : ▁Un limited , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Both ▁the ▁original ▁game ▁and ▁Un limited ▁are ▁planned ▁to ▁get ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Switch ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁planned ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁August ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁respectively .