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2026.05.08
PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2026.05.10 - Presentation Contents
We are pleased to present the announcements made during the indie game online event "PLAYISM GAME SHOW 2026.5.10," which aired on May 10th.
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
PS5 ver. of to be released in Summer of 2026
We are pleased to announce that the PlayStation®5 version of the mystery adventure game No Case Should Remain Unsolved, created by South Korean independent game developer Somi, will be released in Summer 2026.
Developer Somi has worked in law enforcement-related fields and previously created REPLICA, Legal Dungeon, and The Wake—games known for their outstanding storytelling centered on themes of guilt and their uniquely original game design. No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a work created with the determination to "release a game that will serve as the culmination of my journey as a developer," and can be considered the definitive masterpiece of their career.
Please look forward to experiencing this deep, weighty narrative coming to the PlayStation®5!
Dungeon Sweeper Plus - Coming to Steam in 2026!
We are pleased to announce that the Minesweeper-style world exploration game "Dungeon Sweeper Plus," developed by Setamo, will be released on Steam in 2026.
At first, the world is empty. The more tiles you open, the more the world expands... But be careful! Some tiles contain dangerous dungeons.
Your only hints are graves on certain tiles. The number of graves indicates the number of dungeons around it.
Originally a free game released on itch.io in 2023, Dungeon Sweeper is now coming to Steam with a new, enhanced experience.
Locate dungeons on the map as you would find mines in Minesweeper and expand the world map to discover new colorful biomes, dangerous dungeons, and cute flags to mark those dungeons with.
Try to complete your collection and expand a beautiful fantasy world as much as possible while sitting back to enjoy an endlessly fun puzzle experience.
Midnight Train: New Moon - Coming to Steam in 2027!
Midnight Train: New Moon is a 2D exploration-based horror adventure game developed by Spain-based indie game studio LydiaBluebell. It is a remake of the free RPG Maker game Midnight Train, originally released in 2020. Although the original hails from Spain, it belongs to the lineage of traditional horror RPGs nurtured within Japan's free game culture, and garnered high praise, particularly among free game fans outside Japan.
Midnight Train: New Moon retains the story-driven experience of uncovering the truth through exploration and puzzle-solving, while featuring completely revamped graphics, visual effects, and game balance. It has been rebuilt so that both newcomers and those who have played the original can enjoy it with a fresh perspective.
Guided by a train, Luna arrives at a strange building. Through exploration and puzzle-solving, she aims to escape.
Inexplicable events, crises that arrive without warning, and the truth revealed in fragments—the full picture of the story gradually becomes clear.
A Slightly Odd(?) text-based adventure, There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices - Set for Release in 2026!
There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices, a text-based adventure game by minatonezumi where the dialogue options are just a bit peculiar, will be released in 2026.
There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices, the winner of the PLAYISM award in the Niconico Indies Game Fest 2020 with a free game version released on May 2, 2025, is a text-based adventure game featuring a party of heroes on a journey to slay the Dark Lord, but something about the hero's dialogue choices is off... And now, it's coming to Steam in 2026!
The Steam version is enhanced from the free version, with new episodes and additional English and Korean language support. Journey in the world of There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices in English for the very first time!
With over 2,000 event illustrations and over 30 endings, you'll have to explore your (weird) options to reach the best ending!
A Passing in the Night - Coming to Steam in 2026
A Passing in the Night, a psychological 3D horror adventure by Japanese creator .iris, will be released on Steam in 2026. Please wishlist the game and look forward to the release.
A Puzzling Night Walk Begins...
In the dead of night, Kai wakes from a dream. Walk aimlessly in a surreal town among apparitions, to escape reality, to pass the time. Time only matters to the living.
Will he face reality and hold onto his fading memories? Will he give up his heart in exchange for freedom from worldly pain? Or will he continue to wander in the darkness in search of answers?
A Passing in the Night is an adventure game about getting lost in a strange city.
"Overwhelmingly Positive" Devilishly Cheeky Adventure
Devil Connection - Coming to the Switch in 2026!
Devil Connection, where you join forces with the bratty devil Devilun to forcefully summon colorful characters and get emotional reactions out of them, has gotten great critical acclaim with over 1,600 reviews and an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. And now, the devilishly cheeky adventure game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2026!
The Nintendo Switch will add English and Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) languages and optimized controller support, providing a fresh gameplay experience where you can't help but want to teach that naughty yet cute little Devilun a lesson.
The Dream Of A Cockspur - to be released in Q3 of 2026!
Created by indie-dev Roccay, The Dream Of A Cockspur, a point-and-click exploration survival horror adventure for Steam (PC), is scheduled for release in Q3 2026.
In the game, players take on the role of one of the few remaining humans on Earth, tasked with investigating a mysterious object that has crashed onto a remote island. Stranded in an extreme situation with no means of escape, you must confront the horrors lurking on the island.
Prepare for a point-and-click puzzle adventure brought to life through dreamlike, eerie art.
The deck-building auto-battler SAMURAI BRINGER -RAMPAGE-, developed by the creators of SAMURAI BRINGER and METAL BRINGER, is set to be released on Steam in 2026!
Alphawing, the developers of Samurai Bringer and Metal Bringer, will be releasing a new entry in the Bringer series—the deckbuilding autobattler Samurai Bringer Rampage, coming to Steam in 2026!
Samurai Bringer, the first game in the series, is a roguelite action game where you slay samurai and yokai alike in stages that change every run. It has gained over 900 reviews on Steam with a Very Positive rating.
Samurai Bringer Rampage preserves the comical voxel samurai action of Samurai Bringer, but mixes things up with a brand new game system as a deckbuilding autobattler.
Players will select their samurai generals and build formations based on their samurai's weapons and abilities. Fight your way through the war-ridden Sengoku period and come out on top to unite the land.
Developed by the creators of Rusted Moss,
the momentum Metroidvania
-IRON BRAMBLE-
is set to release on Steam in 2027.
"IRON BRAMBLE," scheduled for release in 2027, is a "momentum Metroidvania" that refreshes the world setting of its predecessor, "Rusted Moss," while inheriting its physics-based grappling hook action.
Set in a mysterious giant mechanism known as the "Iron Bramble," the game offers a unique story where Sci-Fi and dark fantasy intersect. Players follow the fae explorer Lilac as she battles robots possessed by the souls of the dead. Enjoy action that fuses free-flowing movement with tight, precise gunplay.
A wide variety of weapon types and upgrades, numerous dresses with different abilities, seamless crime challenges, time-limited delivery quests, and other new and classic elements combine to greatly expand the game's scope.
The newly released trailer features delicate and beautiful graphics, a cyber-gothic world, and fast-paced action. Please be sure to watch it.
A New Entry in the Idol Manager Series
A Management Sim Exploring
the Ups and Downs of Virtual Streaming
-Idol Manager: Virtual Venture-
Coming to Early Access in 2027!
Idol Manager: Virtual Venture, a new entry in the Idol Manager series by indie studio Glitch Pitch, will be coming to Steam Early Access in 2027.
Climb to the top of the entertainment industry, no matter what it takes...
The idol agency management simulation Idol Manager, critically acclaimed for its exploration of the harsh realities of the pop idol industry, will finally become a series with this new entry, Idol Manager: Virtual Venture.
This time, your stars are virtual streamers! As a manager at a newly established streaming corporation, players will strive to take their streamers to the top of the virtual streaming industry.
With the same difficult management simulation as the last game, Virtual Venture introduces many new features specific to virtual streaming.
In the previous game, your agency only accepted female idols, but in Virtual Venture, male streamers are more than welcome! Help them customize their avatars, streaming assets, background music, and more to produce new and original virtual streamers for your agency.
Just like in Idol Manager, you can chat with your streamers to build up trust, but friendships aren't the only type of relationship in your agency. Look out for internal conflicts within your streamer groups and watch as both the pretty and ugly sides of them emerge.
Will you lead your streamers to a bright, promising future, or a dark, grueling one? It's up to you to bridge the gap between the virtual and the real and survive in this demanding industry. Will you be the producer of the world's best virtual streamer?
PLAYISM Publisher Sale for Steam and Nintendo e-Shop!
To celebrate PLAYISM's 15th anniversary, we are having the PLAYISM Publisher Sale from May 11th 2am (JST) on Steam.
In addition to numerous other titles, titles such as Dyping Escape (30% off) and Homura Hime (20% off) will be going on sale for the very first time! In addition, Dyping Escape's OST is now available, so don't miss this chance!
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