Ratatan Release Date Slips to October 2026, TVT Reveals at CEDEC
The lecture doubles as a confirmation that Ratatan's official release has slipped from its originally planned date, with the small team's cross-platform and localization workload cited as the context.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
TVT's CEDEC 2026 lecture detailed how a team of 15-20 people shipped Ratatan across 4 platforms and 10 languages. Director Takehisa Nakaya confirmed the October 15, 2026 release date is a delay from the original plan, with the reason explained at the end of the presentation.
TVT used its CEDEC 2026 session to walk through how a staff of 15 to 20 people brought Ratatan to Steam, Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in 10 languages. The game carries 8 playable characters, 8 sub-weapon types per character, and 21 bosses including subspecies, with over 100 characters and objects possible on screen at once.
Director Takehisa Nakaya laid out a six-phase timeline that ran from a July 2023 preparation period through a Kickstarter that August and September, a closed alpha in November 2024, a beta in March 2025, and early access in September 2025. He then confirmed the official release is October 15, 2026, and acknowledged that date is a delay. The reason came at the end of the talk.
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