JR West And Tottori Prefecture Announce Ryugu Nation Tottori For Steam In 2027
A prefectural tourism body, a railway operator, and a game studio are funding a full RPG rather than a campaign site, which puts the regional revitalization pitch in the same storefront as commercial releases.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
At the Tottori Game Show stage event streamed from Tokyo Game Show 2026, JR West announced that "Ryugu Nation Tottori" will launch on Steam in 2027. JP UNIVERSE's Hajime Tabata appeared and a PV was screened. Shoji Kawamori handles Tottori Castle design, Risa Ebata handles character design, and Joe Ogawa provides music.
The game is a Japanese-style fantasy RPG from JP UNIVERSE. Players become a citizen of "Tottori Nation" among 47 competing nations, serve "Yagami Hime," and work toward the development of Tottori. It is one of several regional revitalization projects run by JR West, Tottori Prefecture, and JP UNIVERSE, alongside app development.
Players build an avatar through pixiv's VRoid service. The growth system gives experience points for defeating enemies, cooking them, and eating them, with dropped ingredients drawn from Tottori. The PV screened on stage used generative AI; Tabata called it the title's "original scenery" and said the product version will use content made by creators and artists.
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- Denfaminicogamer 「鳥取県」がまさかのゲームに！フレンドと鳥取を発展させる和風ファンタジーRPG『竜宮国・鳥取』が2027年にSteamで配信へ