MAGES. is preparing new titles and revival projects, and on October 30 announced its next adventure game, Shikai, for February 25, 2027 on PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The studio is led by president Makoto Asada, who took the role in January 2025.
MAGES. spent the past months putting its adventure game catalog back in play. President Makoto Asada, who became president in January 2025 and joined the company in 2013, said in a Game Spark interview that the studio is preparing new titles and revival projects. The two releases in the cluster are both remakes: the HD remaster of My Merry May with be, which came to Steam on August 3, 2026 after Switch and PS4 versions on June 25, and STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, a rebuilt version of the 2009 original with re-recorded voices, remade music by Takeshi Abo, redrawn art, and a gamma world line drawn from a 2010 drama CD. The Xbox Series X|S version of RE:BOOT moved from August 20 to October 29 at 16:00, while the PS5, PS4, Switch, Switch 2, and Steam versions launched on August 20 as planned.
The next original work is Shikai, announced on August 27 for a winter launch and then dated on October 30 for February 25, 2027 on PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. It comes from Science Adventure staff, with planning and original concept by Fumihiro Kitahara, scenario by Ryo Yasumoto, and music by Takeshi Abo, and it is billed as a non-science suspense game. Tomokazu Sugita voices Shigeaki Nogawa, a 37-year-old editor at the occult magazine Choujou Idra. The ghost story at its center, "The House with the Red Roof," was published on MAGES.'s YouTube channel in 2024 as part of a Corpse Party II Darkness Distortion launch special, narrated by Mariko Honda, who is also in the game's cast.
The older announcement set Shikai for this winter on PS5 and Switch and listed series producer Tatsuya Matsubara and scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi as supervisors, with a CERO D rating. The October announcement added Switch 2, fixed the February 25, 2027 date, set the standard edition at 6,380 yen and the limited edition at 9,680 yen, and named the opening movie set to Kanako Ito's "REDRUM."
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The official Girls und Panzer account said on October 30 that a new consumer game, developed with MAGES., will be announced on November 14 at the Oarai Anko Festival 2026 Garupan Mini Mini Hobby Show. The event runs November 14 and 15 in Oarai, with an online Mini Mini Hobby Show at Bandai Namco Filmworks' A-on STORE. Beyond the consumer format and the MAGES. partnership, no details have been revealed.
MAGES. announced on October 30 that Shikai, an occult suspense adventure game, will launch on February 25, 2027 for PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The standard edition is 6,380 yen including tax, and the limited edition is 9,680 yen. Shikai comes from the staff of the Science Adventure series, which includes STEINS;GATE and CHAOS;CHILD, and is billed as a "non"-science suspense game. The scenario is by Ryo Yasumoto, whose credits include CHAOS;CHILD and STEINS;GATE 0, with planning and original concept by Fumihiro Kitahara and music by Takeshi Abo. Tomokazu Sugita voices protagonist Shigeaki Nogawa, a 37-year-old editor at the occult magazine Choujou Idra who investigates the ghost story "The House with the Red Roof" after a woman claiming to be a person from the story appears. Azusa Aoi, Rikako Aida, Ryotaro Okiayu, and Mariko Honda round out the cast. An opening movie set to Kanako Ito's "REDRUM" was released, and reservations opened the same day.
In a Game Spark interview, MAGES. president Makoto Asada says the company is preparing new titles and revival projects. Asada, who became president in January 2025 and joined MAGES. in 2013, discusses his remakes of YU-NO and the Famicom Detective Club games, and explains how the YU-NO remake was approved quickly by then-president Chiyomaru Shikura.
MAGES. announced on August 27 that the new occult suspense adventure game 'Shikai' will launch this winter for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. The game is a completely new original work from the staff behind the Science Adventure series, including 'STEINS;GATE' and 'CHAOS;CHILD.' Where those titles used logic and science to explore the world's mysteries, 'Shikai' moves into the supernatural, a realm science cannot explain. The story begins with a ghost story titled 'The House with the Red Roof,' which MAGES. published on its YouTube channel in 2024 as part of a 'Corpse Party II Darkness Distortion' launch special, narrated by voice actor Mariko Honda. The game is designed so that players who read the ghost story become tainted by the supernatural, drawing the person on the other side of the screen into the events. The teaser site and teaser movie released alongside the announcement carry warnings like 'Do not peek into the house with the red roof.' Planning and original concept are by Fumihiro Kitahara, who served as art director on the Science Adventure series; the scenario is by Ryo Yasumoto, known for 'STEINS;GATE 0' and 'CHAOS;CHILD.' Music is by Go Abo, with series producer Tatsuya Matsubara and scenario writer Naotaka Hayashi supervising. The CERO rating is D (ages 17 and up).
MAGES. released STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT on August 20, 2026, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. The Xbox Series X|S version is scheduled for October 29 at 16:00, with Spike Chunsoft handling the PC and Xbox Series X|S releases. This reboot is a significantly updated version of the 2009 Xbox 360 original, adjusting the scenario based on STEINS;GATE ELITE to make it more paced and easier to read. New world lines and ending scenarios have been added, including the gamma world line, which first appeared in a 2010 drama CD. All in-game voices have been re-recorded, and the BGM has been remade by composer Takeshi Abo. Graphics have been redrawn from line art, with event stills roughly doubling and backgrounds increasing by about 1.2 times compared to the Xbox 360 version. The animation tool E-mote brings characters to life with subtle facial expressions and natural breathing. The opening theme is "Skyclad no Kansokusha" by Kanako Ito. Prices start at 6,380 yen for the download version, 7,480 yen for the standard edition, and 12,980 yen for the limited edition.
Spike Chunsoft and MAGES. announced on August 11 that the Xbox Series X|S version of Steins;Gate Re:Boot will now launch on October 29 at 16:00 JST, instead of the previously announced August 20 date. The publisher stated the delay is intended to match the worldwide release timing for the console versions. The Xbox Series X|S version is the only platform affected by the change. The game will still launch in Japan on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on August 20, with the Western PC release also arriving on that date. Western console versions for PS5, PS4, Switch, and Switch 2 are scheduled for October 29. Steins;Gate Re:Boot is a modern remake of the 2009 original, rebuilt with new character designs by huke, redrawn backgrounds depicting 2010 Akihabara, newly recorded voice work, and a remade soundtrack by composer Takeshi Abo. The scenario is based on Steins;Gate Elite with additional worldlines and endings, including a new Gamma Worldline story. The game uses M2's E-Mote animation system for character sprites.
MAGES. released the HD remaster of My Merry May with be on Steam on August 3, 2026. The package includes the two series games, My Merry May and My Merry Maybe, plus three additional scenarios. It is priced at 6380 yen, with a 20 percent discount to 5104 yen until August 17.