Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns Launches on Steam August 27
The separate sale of the desktop version and VR DLC makes the core experience accessible without VR hardware, potentially broadening the audience for a series that has been dormant for decades.
Key Facts
- Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns launches on Steam for PC on August 27 at noon.
- The main desktop version costs 4,980 yen, the VR mode additional DLC costs 1,980 yen, and the bundle set costs 5,916 yen.
- The crowdfunding campaign in 2025 raised approximately 33.8 million yen, reaching 1,690 percent of the 2 million yen target.
- The game includes 35 episode parts, a memories function for all 62 scenes, and an achievement system with about 130 items.
- A 20 percent off sale runs from August 27 to September 10, with the main game priced at 3,984 yen during the sale.
Reporting from 2 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Game Spark.
ILLUMINATION and Infinite Loop will release the strip mahjong game Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns for PC via Steam on August 27. The main desktop version costs 4,980 yen, with a VR mode additional DLC priced at 1,980 yen and a bundle set at 5,916 yen. Distribution begins at noon on release day. The game is the official sequel to the arcade classic Super Real Mahjong, which ran in Japanese game centers from the Showa to Heisei eras. A crowdfunding campaign in 2025 raised roughly 33.8 million yen against a 2 million yen target, reaching 1,690 percent of the goal, which funded full voice acting and a grand finale. The game features four heroines, including series first heroine Shoko, at the mahjong cafe P's CLUB. It includes 35 episode parts for conversations, a memories function to revisit all 62 scenes, and a free camera for matches and reward scenes. The zero-distance stripping system is standard in the desktop version. A 20 percent off sale runs from August 27 to September 10.
The separate sale of the desktop version and VR DLC is a deliberate move to widen the audience. The developers said the split is meant "to make it easier for more people to purchase" the core experience without VR hardware. The zero-distance stripping system is standard in the desktop version, so the full stripping scenes play without a headset.
The release date announcement came with a new PV that shows the free camera in action. The camera can be moved freely during matches and reward scenes, and players can save favorite angles as photos. The achievement system holds roughly 130 collectible items tied to the original arcade series, including all 38 P's CLUB fan club cards and all 7 series instruction cards, both included for the first time. Rarer items like miniature books unlock through specific match conditions or points earned in play.
Game Spark previously covered two teaser videos for the game: a July 16 look at the VR reward scene system and a July 30 clip of heroine Akira Hayasaka in a stripping scene.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「スーパーリアル麻雀 Venus Returns」8月27日に発売決定。脱衣麻雀が3D×VRで復活
- Game Spark 自由な角度から好きな距離で…ご褒美シーン「ゼロ距離脱衣」目指して！脱衣麻雀『スーパーリアル麻雀 Venus Returns』Steamで8月27日発売