When Does Cookie Run: Braverse Launch in Europe?

Cookie Run: Braverse has been on sale in South Korea since September 2023 and in North America since July 2025. It has not had an official European release. Devsisters' banned and restricted policy names two websites, the Korean one for Korea and the English one for Asia and North America. The up to 22 seats it has planned for the 2026–27 World Championship go to Korea, Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and the United States and Canada. Europe is in neither list.

That changes in January 2027. On September 4, 2026, Devsisters announced an official European launch starting with Booster 13, named three European distributors, and said local stores will host its store-level tournaments. Before the launch, it is bringing the game to SPIEL Essen on October 22–25. Here is what Devsisters has confirmed for Europe, and the gaps it has not filled yet.

Europe launch at a glance

January 2027, starting with Booster 13

Devsisters' own wording is that it aims to "officially launch CookieRun: Braverse TCG in Europe beginning with BS13 in January 2027." The notice went up on the English notice board on September 4 and on the Asia board on September 7 with the same Europe text. The press release sent out on September 4 says Braverse "will launch across Europe in January alongside Booster Set 13." Korean business coverage the same day, in The Investor, put the 13th booster in late January. Devsisters itself has not named a day.

BS13 is Booster 13 [Legend of the Spirit Weapons]. Devsisters' July 23 Community Letter scheduled it for January 2027 with a martial-arts theme: high-rarity cards for familiar Cookies who have rarely appeared on cards, and for Cookies making brand-new appearances. The official product page lists it at $3.99 a pack and $111.72 a display, still with no release date as of October 11. Its cards are not in the official card database yet. The previous booster, Festival Arena, had its cards added on August 31, about a month before its October 2 release.

ICv2 has more detail than Devsisters' own page. Its September 9 report gives a retail date of January 22, 2027, with 9-card packs and 28 packs a display. It lists 9 Ultra Rares, 13 Super Rares, 12 Rares, 27 Uncommons and 48 Commons, which adds up to 109 regular cards, plus 35 Hidden cards. (The report's own sentence says "11 regular cards", which its rarity lines do not support.)

ICv2 does not say which region the January 22 date covers. It is a North American trade outlet, and its September 3 report says two new U.S. distributors start carrying the game with BS-13. Treat January 22 as unconfirmed for Europe until Devsisters or a European distributor publishes a European date.

Two notes in Devsisters' September 4 tournament-system notice bear on what Europe receives. Products released in North America and other global markets "will maintain largely the same overall composition", so a European Booster 13 should be largely the same box as the North American one. And "certain regions may offer exclusive promotions or special products", which leaves room for Europe-only extras. Neither note mentions language.

ICv2's 109 is also the number to check once Booster 13's cards reach the database. Festival Arena's official listing gives 160 regular cards against 112 new BS12 cards in the database, and Devsisters apologized on October 7 for the reprinted older cards in that set. Our Festival Arena reprints post explains the comparison.

Who distributes it in Europe

The September 7 "Official Distributor for Europe" notice is written for shops, not players. It asks retailers who want to stock the game to contact their local distributor, and lists three:

Korean business coverage of the announcement describes Blackfire as part of Asmodee Group.

In practice, you will not buy Braverse from any of these three companies. You will buy it from a game store that orders through them. If your local store does not stock Braverse yet, these are the names to give it. Devsisters says pre-order details "will be shared through our official distribution partners ahead of the European launch". As of October 11 it has not posted a European pre-order date or a European price. Once a store near you has it, our buying guide covers what to buy first.

The notice ends with a line that also closes the Latin American and Middle Eastern distributor notices: "The sale or export of this product to third parties not listed on the packaging is strictly prohibited." It is a trade term, aimed at distributors and shops rather than players.

What organized play Europe gets

The press release is specific about the order: "Local hobby stores will initially be able to host Brave League, the game's store-level competitive program, with plans to expand into higher-level Epic Cup and Legendary Cup competitions." It adds that Braverse can use TopDeck.gg to help stores and players run and enter tournaments. North American Organized Play moved to TopDeck.gg in April 2026.

Those are the same tier names as North America's 2027 ladder, Brave League to Epic Cup to Legendary Cup to the World Championship, which our 2027 tournament system breakdown covers rung by rung. Europe starts on the bottom rung. No European Epic Cup or Legendary Cup has a date.

The next World Championship has no European seats either. The July 23 Community Letter sizes the 2026–27 event at up to 22 competitors: 4 from Korea, 14 from Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and 4 from the United States and Canada. That event is set for June 5–6, 2027 in Bangkok, with side events Devsisters says it is preparing "for players from around the world" but has not detailed. Our Worlds 26–27 post covers the date change behind June 5–6. Devsisters has not announced a European route to any later World Championship.

Two more gaps matter if you want to play competitively before European stores are running events:

• North America's online events are closed to you. The September 4 notice says participation in North American Cookie Party Online events "is limited to residents of North America."
• No banned list names Europe yet. Devsisters' banned and restricted policy says the lists differ by region, and sends Korea to the Korean website and Asia and North America to the English one. It has not said which list European events will follow. Our banned and restricted list covers the English one.

SPIEL Essen is the preview, not the launch

Devsisters' August 24 "Hello, Europe!" notice puts Braverse at SPIEL Essen 2026, October 22–25, Messe Essen, booth 5E500, with Learn to Play sessions where "no previous TCG experience is needed." The September 4 press release adds product showcases and sales, and says Devsisters will use the show to meet players, retailers, tournament organizers and local communities. The Investor's report says demo decks will be handed out. Devsisters has not said which products will be on sale.

The show is eleven days away as this is written, so there is nothing to report from it yet. Our SPIEL Essen 2026 tickets and halls guide has the ticket prices, opening hours and hall layout. The organized play guide lists Essen as a demo stop with no tournament tier attached.

Latin America and the Middle East

Europe is the only new region with a date. The same September 4 notice named distributors for two more regions, and added two U.S. partners:

For Latin America and the Middle East, Devsisters says it is "continuing to expand our distribution network". It gives no release date and mentions no organized play. None of the September notices mentions Oceania. Devsisters' August 18 TCGplayer Q&A named "Europe and Oceania" as regions being prepared. Our reprints post covers the rest of that interview.

What is still unannounced

• Card language. None of Devsisters' Europe announcements says what language the European product will be printed in.
• European prices. Devsisters' English product page lists U.S. dollar prices only.
• A European release day. Devsisters says January. ICv2's January 22 does not name a region.
• Older products. None of the Europe announcements says whether earlier sets such as Festival Arena, or the starter decks, will be distributed in Europe.
• Which banned and restricted list European events follow.
• Dates for any European Epic Cup or Legendary Cup, and any European World Championship seats.

Devsisters says English-language updates on products, tournaments and events will now go out through its EN Global social channels instead of regional ones (Community Letter Vol. 2, September 1). Watch those, and ask your local store what its distributor is saying.

Quick Action Checklist

• Europe gets Braverse in January 2027, starting with Booster 13 [Legend of the Spirit Weapons]. Devsisters has not named a day. ICv2's January 22 date is not tied to a region.
• Ask your local game store. Stores order through Blackfire, Cube Golem or Bliss Distribution (UK). Players do not buy from distributors directly.
• Pre-orders come through the distributors. No European pre-order date or price had been posted as of October 11.
• Go to SPIEL Essen if you can. Booth 5E500, October 22–25: Learn to Play sessions and product sales.
• Expect Brave League first. Epic Cup and Legendary Cup are planned for Europe later, with no dates.
• Do not plan on a Worlds 26–27 seat. Its up to 22 competitor seats go to Korea, Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and the United States and Canada. Devsisters says side events for players from around the world are being prepared, with details to come.
• Cookie Party Online is for North American residents only. Europe has no online program announced.