METAMORPHOSIS Japanese Test Begins as Tokyo Game Show 2026 Demo Is Confirmed
A localization update bundled with story, enemy, and soundtrack additions means the Steam build is being treated as a content push rather than a straight translation, and the Tokyo Game Show floor demo gives that build a physical venue for the Japanese audience it is now courting.
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Doyoyo Games and Top Hat Studios began testing the Japanese version of METAMORPHOSIS on September 17. The 2D horror action game from developer Luxan stars Aria, a former sister seeking atonement in a ruined underground world. A large-scale update adds Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese localization, plus new story content, items, enemies, music, difficulty settings, and save slots. The game will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 at the Top Hat Studios booth.
The booth number is 08-N07. Playable units for METAMORPHOSIS will be set up at the Top Hat Studios booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026, alongside original art that the venue will have and other places will not. The demo arrives on the same update cycle as the Japanese build itself: localization for Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, plus additional story content, items, enemies, an original soundtrack, difficulty settings, and save slots. A full changelog is scheduled to publish when the update goes live on September 17, 2026.
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