Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Steam Version Goes on Sale in Japan
The Steam version's release ends a seven-year region lock that had kept Japanese players from buying the PC port, which had been available internationally since 2019.
Key Facts
- Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory Steam version went on sale in Japan on August 5, 2026.
- The game is priced at 7,480 yen including tax on Steam.
- The game surpassed cumulative worldwide shipments of 3 million units.
- The Steam version had been region-locked for Japan since its 2019 PC port, and is now purchasable from Japan.
- The game is available on PS4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch, and Steam.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Bandai Namco Entertainment released the domestic Steam version of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory on August 5, 2026. The breeding RPG, originally released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2017, has surpassed cumulative worldwide shipments of 3 million units. The Steam version is priced at 7,480 yen including tax. The game includes two chapters: Cyber Sleuth, where the protagonist becomes a cyber detective investigating mysterious cases, and Hacker's Memory, where a boy falsely accused by hackers joins a hacker team to find the culprit who framed him. Players can collect and raise up to 330 Digimon, form teams, and use skills and attributes to resolve incidents in cyberspace. The Steam version had previously been unavailable for purchase from Japan, a situation described as a region lock. The game is now purchasable on Steam from Japan, seven years after its initial release. The title is also available on PS4, PS Vita, and Nintendo Switch.
- The Steam version launched with an announcement trailer posted to the official Digimon Game account, which promoted the release with the line "Even if you've never played it before, take this opportunity to play it on PC!"
- Game Spark frames the release as the end of a "region lock" that had kept the Steam version unavailable for purchase from Japan since the PC port arrived in 2019, seven years after the original PS4 and PS Vita release.
- The press release notes the game is rated CERO C, and carries copyright credit to Akiyoshi Hongo and Toei Animation alongside Bandai Namco Entertainment.
- Game Spark ties the release to the upcoming "Digimon Story Time Stranger," scheduled for July 9, 2026 on Switch and Switch 2, and quotes its producer on elevating the "Digimon Story" series "to the forefront of modern JRPGs."
- The Cyber Sleuth chapter casts the player as a boy who becomes a "half-digital state" being, investigating cases in both the real world and cyberspace to recover his original body.
- Game Spark notes the Steam store page is live and lists the title as available on PC (Steam), PS4, PS Vita, and Nintendo Switch.
- Denfaminicogamer published the full text of the Bandai Namco press release, which describes the game as "finally available on STEAM® in Japan" and includes both chapters in a single purchase.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.