Koei Tecmo Details The Apothecary Diaries Game At Tokyo Game Show
The stage talk is the first detailed look at how the Atelier-style Gust pipeline is being applied to The Apothecary Diaries, tying a 57 million copy property to a developer known for crafting, not mystery adventure.
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Koei Tecmo Games presented a development talk stage for The Apothecary Diaries: The False Younger Brother of the Emperor at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 17. Director Akari Takinami and Toho producer Takayuki Onishi described an original mystery adventure story built on five mysteries and five curses, with an original character named Guanyu. Platforms are Switch 2, PS5 and Switch, with an early 2027 release planned.
The game was announced during the Nintendo Direct broadcast on September 9, then brought to a TGS stage on September 17 with two of its leads on hand. Koei Tecmo Games director Akari Takinami and Toho producer Takayuki Onishi walked through the structure: Maomao investigates a set of incidents called the Five Mysteries, which cross with Five Curses, and the trail runs through an original traveling performer named Guanyu and a masked prince.
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