Kogado Studio Opens Sugar Lies Site And Releases Opening Video
The opening theme is performed in character by both heroines rather than by an outside artist, and the demo lets TGS2026 attendees play the prologue before either version ships.
Key Facts
- Kogado Studio opened the official website for Sugar Lies and released its opening video on September 18, 2026.
- Sugar Lies is developed by Kogado Studio's team S:OWLS and is a short visual novel themed on lies.
- Sugar Lies is planned for release on Steam at the end of 2026 and on Nintendo Switch in spring 2027.
- Sugar Lies is priced at 2,860 yen including tax for the Steam and Switch download versions and 4,000 yen including tax for the Switch package version.
- A playable demo of the Sugar Lies prologue is at the Konami Digital Entertainment booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Kogado Studio opened the official website for its short visual novel Sugar Lies on September 18 and released the opening theme song and opening video. The reveal happened during KONAMI's official YouTube stream for Tokyo Game Show 2026, with the content published as the program ended. The game is developed by Kogado Studio's team S:OWLS, which previously worked on Yagate Chiriyuku Kagami no Hana e. It is a short visual novel about a summer boy-meets-girl story themed on lies. The protagonist is Nagatsuki Akito, a university first-year who feels ill and sometimes vomits when he senses other people's lies or acting. The main heroine is Sakura Miya Yui, a girl who performs the image others want. The second heroine is Yukihira Akari, a childhood friend and stage actor who is an otaku fond of intellectual works. Hasegawa Ikumi voices Sakura Miya Yui and Iida Hikaru voices Yukihira Akari. The opening theme True or Lies is sung by both voice actors. The Steam version is planned for the end of 2026 and the Nintendo Switch version for spring 2027.
Team S:OWLS previously worked on Yagate Chiriyuku Kagami no Hana e. The opening video is posted at youtu.be/LDYLEUhJhRo. A special variant illustration was released through a link in the S:OWLS official X post, showing the heroines in appearances different from usual. Hasegawa Ikumi is known for Kita Ikuyo in Bocchi the Rock! and Mihono Bourbon in Uma Musume Pretty Derby; Iida Hikaru is known for Fujita Kotone in Gakuen Idolmaster.
Prices are set at 2,860 yen for the Steam version and the Switch download version, and 4,000 yen for the Switch packaged version. Supported languages are Japanese, English, and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional). Planning and production credits go to Kawakami Shonin 49. Character design is by Ringopan and Omoti. Music composition for "True or Lies" is credited to Kurousa in the press text and to Kito in Game Spark's account. The protagonist's released line: "That's why, at first glance, I thought she was disgusting." Sakura Miya Yui's line: "Hmm... So you can tell that kind of thing, huh." Yukihira Akari's line: "How about it? Wasn't it quite an intellectual situation?"
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.