Haiku Adventure OKU Adds Shochiku Games as Co-Publisher, Steam Followers Pass 300,000
Shochiku Games joining as co-publisher pairs a major film studio with a Steam title that already draws heavy pre-release interest, and the TGS 2026 demo gives players a first hands-on look.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Shochiku Games will co-publish the haiku adventure OKU, developed by Irox Games, the company announced on Haiku Day. The game has over 300,000 Steam followers as of August 2026 and ranks second worldwide among pre-release titles, per GameDiscoverCo. OKU will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Shochiku Games announced on August 19 that it will co-publish OKU, the haiku adventure from developer Irox Games. The game casts the player as a monk on a journey through a world rendered in Japanese painting and watercolor style, where progress comes from composing haiku with words gathered along the way.
Steam interest has been building ahead of release. The game has surpassed 300,000 followers as of August 2026, and GameDiscoverCo data ranks it second worldwide among pre-release titles by follower count. A playable demo will appear at the Shochiku Games booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
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