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Idea Factory
Idea Factory is running Otomate, Compile Heart, and the new global adventure brand IFChronicle at once, with the ICONOLOGY reveal and two Otomate Party 2026 title announcements as its most recent moves. Sullyland Nursery Rhyme launched October 1, and Mix Dunk -King of Basketball- is dated for November 26.
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Idea Factory spent the summer and early autumn of 2026 widening its release slate rather than deepening one line. Sullyland Nursery Rhyme, a dark fantasy Switch game set in the religious city of Malenis, moved from a June promotional video to an August CG movie that showed gameplay and revealed the ending theme Yuransen, then launched October 1. CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari- arrived on Switch on July 9, an otome game whose protagonist, the 17th Jeanne d'Arc, wants to stop being a saint, priced at 8580 yen for the regular and digital versions and 10780 yen for the special edition. MIX DUNK -King of Basketball-, a Switch otome game supervised by the Kawasaki Brave Thunders and AKB48, got a November 26 release date on July 17.
At Otomate Party 2026 on September 12 and 13, Idea Factory announced VELVET CANDY TINT KISS, a Switch fantasy romance where the protagonist captivates human men with kisses, and a 2027 Switch port of the 2012 PSP title GENROH GENROH. The following evening brought cast and key visual for Ayashiki Togenkyo no Arias and a title for the CharadeManiacs fan disc announced in December 2025: CharadeManiacs Fond de Dialogue, which will include prequel stories and episodes set after the characters become lovers.
The biggest change is structural. On September 30, 2026 Idea Factory established IFChronicle, a brand for conversation-based adventure games planned as a global label with English and Chinese language support rather than a domestic one. Its first title, ICONOLOGY, is a crime suspense adventure for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and PC via Steam. Makoto Fukami writes the scenario, Tota designs characters, and Asami Saito directs. The protagonist, art university student Haruho Tsubakiya, is scouted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Advanced Technology Investigation Division and reads suspects' minds as paintings using a device called the White Cube. A manga serialization begins October 14 in Ichijinsha's comic HOWL. Release date and price for the game are undecided.
Key facts
- New brand
- IFChronicle, a label for conversation-based adventure games planned as a global brand rather than a domestic one, with English and Chinese language support ↗
- First IFChronicle title
- ICONOLOGY, a crime suspense adventure for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and PC via Steam ↗
- ICONOLOGY staff
- Scenario by Makoto Fukami, character design by Tota, director Asami Saito ↗
- ICONOLOGY release status
- Release date and price are undecided ↗
- ICONOLOGY manga
- Serialization begins October 14 in Ichijinsha's comic HOWL ↗
- Otomate Party titles
- VELVET CANDY TINT KISS and a 2027 Switch port of the 2012 PSP title GENROH GENROH ↗
- CharadeManiacs fan disc
- CharadeManiacs Fond de Dialogue, with prequel stories and episodes set after the characters become lovers ↗
- Sullyland Nursery Rhyme release
- Launched October 1 on Nintendo Switch, with Yuransen as the ending theme ↗
- MIX DUNK release date
- November 26 for the Nintendo Switch otome game, supervised by the Kawasaki Brave Thunders and AKB48 ↗
- CRAZY CHA!N pricing
- 8580 yen for regular and digital versions, 10780 yen for the special edition ↗
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- Announced
- establishment of a new brand, IFChronicle, focused on conversation-based adventure games and planned as a global label (2026-09-30) · 2026-10-03
- Announced
- release date for MIX DUNK -KING OF BASKETBALL- on Nintendo Switch · 2026-07-17
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5d ago
Idea Factory's new adventure-game brand IFChronicle announced ICONOLOGY on September 30 for PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch Lite. The crime suspense ADV casts an art university student, Haruho Tsubakiya, who is scouted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Advanced Technology Investigation Division to read suspects' minds as paintings. Makoto Fukami writes the scenario and Tota designs characters. A manga serialization begins October 14 in Ichijinsha's comic HOWL.
Oct 3
Idea Factory announced on September 30, 2026 that it has established a new brand, IFChronicle, which is focused on conversation-based adventure games and is planned as a global label rather than a domestic one. The first title from the brand is ICONOLOGY, a crime suspense adventure game for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and PC via Steam. Character design is by Teita, whose credits include Fate/Grand Order and Charade Maniacs, and the scenario is by Makoto Fukami, who has written for the PSYCHO-PASS anime series and the Resident Evil: Vendetta and Resident Evil: Death Island films. Director is Asami Saito. The protagonist, art university student Haruho Tsubakiya, is scouted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Advanced Technology Investigation Division, nicknamed Sentoka. She uses a device called the White Cube, which extracts images from a suspect's brain as paintings, to work unsolved cases with a partner. Release date and price are undecided.
Sep 13
At the evening performance of Otomate Party 2026 on September 13, Idea Factory announced details for two titles. The romance adventure Ayashiki Togenkyo no Arias got main character visuals, cast information, and a key visual. The fan disc for CharadeManiacs, announced in December 2025, now has a title: CharadeManiacs Fond de Dialogue. It will include prequel stories and episodes set after the characters become lovers.
Sep 12
At the Otomate Party 2026 Day 1 night performance on September 12, Idea Factory announced VELVET CANDY TINT KISS, a Nintendo Switch fantasy romance set in modern Japan where the protagonist can captivate human men with kisses. The romanceable characters include twins, a demon-hunting buddy, and a self-proclaimed part-time job leader. A Switch port of the 2012 PSP title GENROH GENROH was also announced, planned for 2027.
Aug 17
Idea Factory released a CG movie for the Nintendo Switch game Sullyland Nursery Rhyme on August 17, 2026. The movie shows actual gameplay footage, covering calm daily scenes and tense moments with the protagonist and target characters. It also reveals the ending theme Yūransen (Sightseeing Boat) for the first time. The game is a dark fantasy with suspense elements set in the religious city of Malenis, where protagonists join a life-threatening game run by a stuffed-animal-like creature named Shiro. It launches October 1.
Jul 17
Idea Factory announced that the Nintendo Switch otome game MIX DUNK -KING OF BASKETBALL- will launch on November 26. The romance adventure is supervised by professional basketball team Kawasaki Brave Thunders and idol group AKB48. 4Gamer published exclusive event CGs and a scenario preview alongside the release date.
Jul 9
Idea Factory released the otome game CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari- for Nintendo Switch on July 9. The game is set in a world where a war between two European countries has lasted 1000 years. The protagonist, the 17th Jeanne d'Arc, wants to stop being a saint. She can either save the country or fall in love, which would cause her to lose her saint powers. Regular and digital versions cost 8580 yen; the special edition is 10780 yen. A campaign offers signed illustration boards as prizes.
Jun 15
Idea Factory released a promotional video for Sullyland Nursery Rhyme, a dark fantasy Nintendo Switch game where players take on a life-threatening game called Night Lessons from a talking stuffed animal named Shiro to save townspeople. The game launches October 1 and alternates between daytime festival preparation and nighttime survival.