Software:Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road

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Short description: 2025 video game

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
Developer(s)Level-5
Publisher(s)Level-5
Composer(s)Kenichiro Saigo
SeriesInazuma Eleven
Platform(s)
ReleaseNovember 13, 2025
Genre(s)Role-playing, sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multi-player

Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a sports role-playing video game developed by Level-5. It was released for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S on November 13, 2025. It is the seventh main installment in the Inazuma Eleven series.

Plot

Synopsis

The Story Mode is focused on Unmei Sasanami (笹波 雲明, Sasanami Unmei; Destin Billows in the English dub), a boy who can't play soccer, but instead scouts other players and creates his own football team with him as their commander. He and his friends will build their own 'victory road' as the characters are stated to not be as strong as players but they face their problems, work and train hard to overcome them to find a way to win, eventually facing Raimon in the finals.

The story is set 25 years after the events of the original Inazuma Eleven, in a new school called Nagumohara located in Nagasaki, Kyuushuu.

Development

A part of the Inazuma Eleven series, it was announced as Inazuma Eleven Ares in 2016 and was set to be released in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Switch, Android, and iOS before being delayed to sometime after May 2019 in December 2018.[1][2][3] The game was renamed to Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes and delayed to 2020 in September 2019.[4] In April 2020, the game was delayed to 2021.[5] It was delayed again to 2023 in April 2021.[6] In July 2022, the title was changed to Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road.[7] In November 2023, the game was announced to have been delayed again to 2024, while a PlayStation 5 version and a March 2024 worldwide beta were announced.[8] In December 2023, a PC version was announced.[9] In September 2024, a planned release in June 2025 was announced.[10] In April 2025, a release date of August 21 (August 22 in Japan) was announced, with versions for Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S, but the iOS and Android versions were cancelled. The release is digital-only.[11][12] In July, the game was announced to be delayed yet again, with a release date of November 13.[13]

The game was originally meant to tie into the anime series Inazuma Eleven: Ares that aired in Japan in 2018.[14][15]

On January 13th, 2026, director and Level-5 president Akihiro Hino announced during an official live-stream that a sequel to Victory Road had entered production, and that he had begun writing it's scenario.[16]

Beta testing and audience feedback

Level-5 released a beta playable version of Victory Road titled Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Worldwide Beta Test Demo for the Nintendo Switch on March 18, 2024. Later, on July 18, 2024, the beta was released for the PlayStation 4, 5, and Steam platforms.[17] The demo included a simple story mode, online competition mode and a VS Computer mode. In the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation versions, the online mode required a subscription to Nintendo Switch Online or PlayStation Plus, respectively in order to play.[17] Upon the demo's release, Level-5 opened a survey[18] to allow players of the demo to report bugs and issues related to the game. Furthermore, the beta included a Gallery mode, allowing players to unlock and view concept art of characters in-game.[17]

As of February 2025, the demo was no longer downloadable on the Nintendo eShop and online play was no longer available, but those who have the demo downloaded could still access all offline modes. The demo remained available on other platforms until April 11, 2025, where too it would be delisted. Additionally, with the end of the demo's distribution on all platforms, the offline modes became inaccessible as well, including on Nintendo Switch.

Reception

Reception
Review score
PublicationScore
Famitsu9/10, 9/10, 8/10, 9/10[20]

In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 35 out of 40.[20]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Romano, Sal (July 27, 2016). "Inazuma Eleven Ares announced" (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2016/07/inazuma-eleven-ares-announced. 
  2. ↑ Romano, Sal (October 21, 2017). "Inazuma Eleven Ares for PS4, Switch, iOS, and Android launches summer 2018 in Japan" (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2017/10/inazuma-eleven-ares-ps4-switch-ios-android-launches-summer-2018-japan. 
  3. ↑ Romano, Sal (25 December 2018). "Inazuma Eleven Ares delayed past May 2019 in Japan, delays explained". https://gematsu.com/2018/12/inazuma-eleven-ares-delayed-past-may-2019-in-japan-constant-delays-explained. 
  4. ↑ Craddock, Ryan (27 September 2019). "Inazuma Eleven Ares Gets A New Name And A Delay To 2020". https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/inazuma_eleven_ares_gets_a_new_name_and_a_delay_to_2020. 
  5. ↑ "「イナズマイレブン 英雄たちのグレートロード」，日野晃博氏が開発手記で新たな指針を明らかに。発売時期は「恐らく2021年」" (in ja). https://www.4gamer.net/games/347/G034785/20200403085/. 
  6. ↑ Romano, Sal (2 April 2021). "Inazuma Eleven: Great Road of Heroes delayed to 2023 in Japan, development update video". https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/inazuma-eleven-great-road-of-heroes-delayed-to-2023-in-japan-development-update-video. 
  7. ↑ "『イナズマイレブン』新作タイトルが『イナズマイレブン 英雄たちのヴィクトリーロード』に変更。円堂守やアフロディなどの過去キャラが総登場する新モードも搭載" (in Japanese). Famitsu. 22 July 2022. https://www.famitsu.com/news/202207/22269431.html. 
  8. ↑ Romano, Sal (November 29, 2023). "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road delayed to 2024, Switch beta test set for March 2024". https://www.gematsu.com/2023/11/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-delayed-to-2024-switch-beta-test-set-for-march-2024. 
  9. ↑ Fuller, Alex (December 4, 2023). "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road PC Version Revealed". https://rpgamer.com/2023/12/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-pc-version-revealed/. 
  10. ↑ Torres, Josh (September 24, 2024). "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road set to release in June 2025 worldwide simultaneously for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC, and mobile". https://www.rpgsite.net/news/16340-inazuma-eleven-victory-road-set-to-release-in-june-2025-worldwide-simultaneously-for-ps5-ps4-switch-pc-mobile. 
  11. ↑ Joshua, Orpheus (2025-04-11). "Inazuma Eleven Victory Road Gets August 2025 Digital-Only Launch With Nintendo Switch 2 Support" (in en-US). https://noisypixel.net/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-digital-switch-2-release/. 
  12. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2025-04-12). "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Game's Trailer Reveals August 21 Release, New Platform Lineup" (in en). https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-12/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-game-trailer-reveals-august-21-release-new-platform-lineup/.223460. 
  13. ↑ "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road delayed to November 13" (in en-US). 2025-07-18. https://www.gematsu.com/2025/07/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-delayed-to-november-13. 
  14. ↑ Espiritu, Emmanuelle (February 25, 2018). "'Inazuma Eleven: ares no Tenbin' Latest News: Television Anime Adaptation of Sports RPG to Premiere on April 6" (in en). The Christian Post. https://www.christianpost.com/news/inazuma-eleven-ares-no-tenbin-latest-news-television-anime-adaptation-of-sports-rpg-to-premiere-on-april-6-219261/. 
  15. ↑ Romano, Sal (20 April 2018). "Inazuma Eleven Ares details story, characters, and systems". https://gematsu.com/2018/04/inazuma-eleven-ares-details-story-characters-and-systems. 
  16. ↑ Romano, Sal (13 January 2026). "LEVEL-5 president Akihiro Hino has begun writing Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road sequel". https://www.gematsu.com/2026/01/level-5-president-akihiro-hino-has-begun-writing-inazuma-eleven-victory-road-sequel. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 "Worldwide Beta Test Demo 'Leave Your Inazuma Mark on the World!'". https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/en/beta-test/. 
  18. ↑ "Inazuma Post". https://www.inazuma.jp/victory-road/inazuma-post/en/. 
  19. ↑ "Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road". https://opencritic.com/game/17803/inazuma-eleven-victory-road. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Romano, Sal (November 26, 2026). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1925". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/11/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1925. 



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