Bokura Switch 2 Version Launches With 20% Off Sale
The Switch 2 release expands the game's reach to a new platform while the series surpasses 1.5 million sales, and the pop-up shop signals Kodansha's push to build physical retail presence around the indie title.
Key Facts
- Kodansha Game Lab released the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Bokura on July 30, 2026.
- The Switch 2 version is priced at 710 yen, with a 20% launch discount to 568 yen until August 12, 2026.
- The Bokura series, including Bokura and Bokura no Hoshi, has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.
- A pop-up shop for Bokura runs at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya from August 1 to 13, 2026.
- Bokura supports cross-platform play across Switch 2, Switch, Steam, iOS, and Android.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer.
Kodansha Game Lab released the Nintendo Switch 2 version of the two-player-only puzzle adventure game Bokura on July 30, 2026. The game, also known as A Different Winter, is priced at 710 yen, with a launch sale offering 20% off at 568 yen until August 12. In Bokura, two players each control a boy who has run away from home, and they must cooperate to overcome obstacles and reach a distant destination. The game is designed to be played on two devices while on a call, with each player seeing a different world: one in the Animal World and the other in the Machine World. Since each screen shows different information, players must verbally describe their surroundings to solve puzzles and advance the story. The Switch 2 version supports cross-platform play, allowing users to play with friends on Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. The release coincides with the announcement that the series, including Bokura and its successor Bokura no Hoshi, has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. A pop-up shop will run at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya from August 1 to 13, featuring new Shibuya-themed merchandise and a signing event with creator Nyorori Tokoro.
Creator Nyorori Tokoro is an indie game developer known for the 2016 smartphone title Hitoribocchi no Wakusei (Lonely Planet), which drew attention on social media. Tokoro was selected as a first-generation member of the Kodansha Game Creators Lab and released Bokura in February 2023. The successor Bokura no Hoshi followed on April 25, 2025, and is described as a "purpose-concealed" puzzle adventure where each player gets a different objective that they must hide from the other. The original Bokura is also available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The pop-up shop at MEDICOS SHOP Shibuya (MAGNET by SHIBUYA109, 5th floor) runs August 1 to 13. Merchandise includes mini acrylic dioramas (3 types, 2,035 yen each), acrylic dioramas (4,070 yen), T-shirts (2,750 yen), mugs (1,980 yen), and blind collections: can badges (6 types), acrylic blocks (8 types), mini photo cards (10 types), clear cards (6 types), and stickers (20 types). Purchases of 1,000 yen earn one of three bonus illustration cards at random. Buyers who spend 5,000 yen receive one entry ticket for a lottery to attend the signing event, scheduled for October 4 at the same venue. Lottery results are announced August 28 at noon, with winners notified by email. Purchase limits are 5 of each item per transaction, or 5 boxes for blind products.
Both games support 29 languages. The series reached 1.5 million sales about three and a half years after the original release, a milestone the publisher credits to players across countries and languages experiencing what it calls "a story for just two people."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.