Edia Announces Psikyo Memories, A 12-Game STG Collection, For February 18, 2027
The collection lands after the Steam releases of these Psikyo titles ended distribution in October 2025, with the license now held by KMBOX and Edia handling the console release.
Key Facts
- Edia announced Psikyo Memories on October 5, 2026, with a release date of February 18, 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5.
- Psikyo Memories collects 12 Psikyo shooting games, from Sengoku Ace (1993) to Sengoku Cannon (2005), including Strikers 1945 and Gunbird.
- Edia is releasing Psikyo Memories under a license from KMBOX of Seoul, South Korea, which holds the Psikyo IP.
- The Steam versions of the Psikyo titles released by City Connection ended distribution on October 31, 2025 when the license agreement expired.
Reporting from 3 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, Game Spark.
Edia announced on October 5, 2026 that Psikyo Memories will launch February 18, 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5, compiling 12 shooting games from the arcade developer Psikyo. Pre-orders opened the same day. The lineup spans Sengoku Ace (1993) through Sengoku Cannon (2005) and includes Strikers 1945, Strikers 1945 II, Strikers 1999, Sol Divide, Dragon Blaze, Zero Gunner 2-, Sengoku Blade, Gunbird, Gunbird 2, and Gunbarich. Edia is releasing the collection under a license from Seoul-based KMBOX, which holds the Psikyo IP. The package adds a Training Mode for score practice and a gallery of period materials, giving it what the press release describes as an aspect of a library alongside the games. The standard edition is 7,480 yen including tax. A special edition at 16,280 yen bundles an illustration booklet, a desktop calendar, and a 12-piece dog tag set. A tentative version was shown at Edia's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth.
The 12 titles are grouped by series: the three-part military Strikers line, the Japanese-style fantasy Sengoku line, and the Gunbird series, whose story turns on a wish-granting magic mirror in an original world. The collection covers Sengoku Ace from 1993 through Sengoku Cannon from 2005, in the order Edia lists them.
Psikyo ran as an arcade-focused developer in the 1990s and was absorbed by X-Nauts in 2002, after which it continued as a game brand. Its shooting games were known for high-speed enemy bullets threaded between slower ones, a pattern players nicknamed Psikyo bullets. ZeroDiv, founded by former Psikyo staff member Takayuki Haramoto, became an Edia subsidiary from City Connection in February 2025.
Game Spark reports the Steam versions released by City Connection ended distribution on October 31, 2025 when the license agreement expired, and that KMBOX re-released four titles including STRIKERS 1999 and Dragon Blaze on Steam in February 2026. The full text of the press release lists the standard edition at 6,800 yen before tax and the special edition at 14,800 yen before tax. Edia's copyright notice reads: Psikyo, KM BOX co Ltd. all rights reserved.
- Strikers 1945: 1995
- Strikers 1945 II: 1997
- Strikers 1999: 1999
- Sol Divide: 1997
- Dragon Blaze: 2000
- Zero Gunner 2-: 2001
- Sengoku Ace: 1993
- Sengoku Blade: 1996
- Sengoku Cannon: 2005
- Gunbird: 1994
- Gunbird 2: 1998
- Gunbarich: 2001
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.