Resonance Solstice

Resonance Solstice Closed Beta Test Recap: Community Feedback

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The Resonance Solstice Closed Beta Test (CBT) gave players an early opportunity to experience the post-catastrophe world of the COLUMBA and evaluate its innovative mix of real-time trading, tactical combat, and narrative depth. Conducted in September 2025 across Android and PC platforms, the beta invited players worldwide to help Ujoy Games refine systems before the game’s global release.

Overview of the Closed Beta

According to MuMuPlayer and Enduins, the CBT focused on three major testing areas: combat balance, trade simulation, and train customization. All data was wiped after the event ended, ensuring a fresh start upon launch (MuMuPlayer) (Enduins).

Key details included:

  • Test Period: September 23-29, 2025
  • Platforms: Android and PC
  • Progress: No carry-over to live servers
  • Restrictions: No streaming or screenshots allowed during testing to protect confidentiality (Reddit)

Players accessed early mechanics such as train upgrading, city trading, and card-based battles while exploring Bonfire City networks connected across ruined landscapes.

Highlights from Player Feedback

1. World and Visual Design

Most testers praised Resonance Solstice’s dieselpunk art direction and cinematic presentation. Visual effects for the COLUMBA and biomes stood out, with players describing it as “a moving world in itself.” Environment transitions and city hubs created immersion uncommon in mobile RPGs.

Proapk4U’s coverage noted that players were impressed by the “emotional realism” in environmental storytelling and character animations (Proapk4U).

2. Combat and Card Mechanics

The new resonance card system earned praise for its blend of strategy and accessibility. Each card represented a character’s emotional “resonance,” enabling powerful combos during combat. Players favored how color chaining, red for offense, green for healing, blue for defense, provided clear visual indicators.

According to Reddit testers, “the timing-based resource management felt skillful but not punishing,” though many recommended shorter cooldowns and better visual clarity in chaotic fights (Reddit).

3. Train and City Management Systems

Community members found train customization and city trading among the game’s strongest features. The freedom to redesign your convoy’s compartments for cargo, defense, or crew housing gave a sense of progression similar to simulation titles. Ujoy Games confirmed these systems would expand after launch with more faction-specific cars and new trade commodities (MuMuPlayer).

4. Performance and Localization Issues

While the gameplay impressed, testers on lower-end devices reported frame drops, especially during trade route transitions and major boss encounters. Language localization also faced minor flaws, with awkward phrasing in English dialogue and inconsistent item naming.

Ujoy Games responded on Discord by confirming full text re-localization and optimization improvements before release. The CBT played a major role in identifying translation errors from the JP version (MuMuPlayer).

5. Community Impressions

On platforms like Reddit and Facebook, general sentiment was highly positive. Testers compared Resonance Solstice favorably to Arknights: Endfield and Reverse: 1999 due to its hybrid mechanics and narrative presentation. The mix of real-time combat and economic trade earned it the label “the most promising strategy gacha of 2025.”

However, some noted that the tutorial was lengthy and the energy costs for resonance battles felt steep for early progression. This feedback is expected to inform early-game balancing pre-launch.

Developer Response and Adjustments

Post-beta updates from the official Resonance Global account confirmed that the team implemented several key improvements based on player input:

  • Shortened tutorial sequence for faster access to trade missions
  • Optimized battle engine to improve performance on mobile hardware
  • Expanded settings menu with toggle options for card animation speed
  • Improved localization quality and adjusted gacha presentation rates (Ujoy Games)

These enhancements have reportedly been finalized for the October 30, 2025 global release version.

Final Thoughts

The Resonance Solstice Closed Beta Test successfully validated the game’s identity as a hybrid of simulation and RPG design. Players celebrated its strong world-building, soundtrack, and tactical mechanics, even while pointing out areas that needed polish.

As one Reddit participant summarized: “It feels like Snowpiercer meets Arknights, a game about survival, trade, and human connection across broken tracks.”

For news on launch-day updates and community reports, follow the Official Resonance Solstice Portal or Resonance Global on X.

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