Mahjong Soul Opens Japanese Steam Store Page Separate From Global Version
The opening of a dedicated Japanese Steam page suggests Yostar is moving away from region-locking its PC releases on Steam, potentially expanding access for domestic players who previously relied on browser or launcher versions.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Yostar opened a Steam store page for the Japanese market of Mahjong Soul on May 21, 2026. The page is separate from the global version, which was previously region-locked and inaccessible from Japan. The release date is listed as to be announced. Mahjong Soul is a free-to-play online mahjong game developed by Catfood Studio, available on iOS, Android, browser, and via a dedicated Windows launcher. The Steam version's specifications appear to match the Windows version, according to a 2024 comparison chart from the official overseas account. The game features ranked and friend match modes, character affection systems, and AI-based match analysis. It has held collaborations with anime series including Code Geass, Akagi, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, and Sword Art Online. Yostar also publishes Blue Archive in Japan, whose global Steam version is similarly region-locked. No official announcement beyond the store page has been made.
Yostar opened the Japanese Steam store page for Mahjong Soul on May 21, 2026, marking a change from the game's previous availability on the platform. The global Steam version had been region-locked and inaccessible from Japan, a status confirmed by SteamDB. The new page is listed separately and carries a release date of to be announced. Mahjong Soul, developed by Catfood Studio, is a free-to-play online mahjong game supporting both three-player and four-player Japanese-style mahjong. It includes ranked matchmaking, friend matches, and a character affection system. The game has run limited-time collaboration events with anime such as Code Geass, Akagi, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, and Sword Art Online. A 2024 comparison chart from the official overseas account indicates the Steam version's specs match the existing Windows launcher version. Yostar's other title Blue Archive also has a global Steam version region-locked from Japan, though that game is published by NEXON Korea. No further official announcements have been made at the time of writing.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.