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Midnight Train: New Moon Playable At TGS2026, Set For 2027 PC Release

Midnight Train: New Moon, a remake of the 2020 free RPG Maker game Midnight Train from Spain, was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 20.

Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.

Why it matters

The TGS demo shows what the remake keeps from the free original (story, exploration, puzzle-solving) and what it reworks (graphics, presentation, balance), which is the version PLAYISM will ask players to pay for on Steam in 2027.

Midnight Train: New Moon Playable At TGS2026, Set For 2027 PC Release

The demo covers the full prologue, in which protagonist Luna Windell and detective apprentice Neil escape a stopped train and enter a strange building. PLAYISM has scheduled the game for 2027 on PC via Steam.

The hands-on demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026 covers the entire prologue. Luna Windell, an 18-year-old with speed rated 5 stars and strength 4, explores the night-only Midnight Train until it stops and the other passengers vanish, leaving only her and Neil, a detective apprentice who slept through it. Neil looks for a puzzle in a door that will not open while Luna smashes a window. The two communicate through a notebook because Luna cannot speak, and the notebook fills in as the story advances.

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