Izanagi Games is exhibiting AKIBA LOST at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opened September 17. The full game released on September 17 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam, with the PC version delayed, and the booth runs a trial version set on Day 1 PM.
Izanagi Games has spent 2026 rolling out AKIBA LOST in stages. A free demo arrived on Steam on June 5, covering the morning of the first in-game day and letting players control all seven main characters, including protagonist Taiki Shinjo played by Hiromitsu Kitayama. Save data carries to the full version. The demo also previews the theme song BUGlitch, performed by Kitayama. The game is set in Akihabara and turns on the Akiba Kamikakushi, the unsolved disappearance of six girls 13 years earlier.
On August 20 the free trial version reached PlayStation 5, with Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch demos set for August 27. Pre-orders for the download version opened, with a 10 percent discount on the PS5 version through September 16. Two pieces of downloadable content were detailed: an original soundtrack with 31 tracks, 22 of them from the TV drama, and a drama movie holding all six Nippon TV episodes playable inside the game. Tsukasa Masuko handles in-game BGM and sound effects. A Digital Deluxe Edition bundles the main game with the soundtrack, drama movie, and two pixel art costume sets. The full game was scheduled for September 17, 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam.
By Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opened September 17, Izanagi Games was running a playable exhibition of AKIBA LOST. The booth has 30 demo stations running a trial version set on Day 1 PM, a corner with life-size panels of the six characters, a photo spot staffed by supporting character Fuminda Saburo, and a gachapon corner for followers of the official account. The game shipped on September 17 with its PC version delayed, leaving the booth as the first place most players outside release-day buyers can try the Day 1 PM content.
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Izanagi Games is running a playable exhibition of AKIBA LOST at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opened September 17. The booth has 30 demo stations running a trial version set on Day 1 PM, plus a corner with life-size panels of the six characters. Fuminda Saburo, a supporting character in the game, is stationed at the booth's photo spot. A gachapon corner runs for followers of the official account.
Izanagi Games released a free trial version for the PlayStation 5 version of AKIBA LOST today, August 20, 2026. The full-motion live-action suspense game, developed with Nippon TV and AX-ON, will have its Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch demos arrive on August 27. Pre-orders for the download version are now open, with a 10 percent discount on the PS5 version running until September 16. The company also detailed two pieces of downloadable content: an original soundtrack with 31 tracks, including 22 from the TV drama, and a drama movie containing all six episodes broadcast on Nippon TV, playable within the game. Tsukasa Masuko, known for the Shin Megami Tensei series, handles the in-game BGM and sound effects. A Digital Deluxe Edition bundling the main game with the soundtrack, drama movie, and two pixel art costume sets is also planned. The full game releases on September 17, 2026, for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam.
Izanagi Games released a free demo of the live-action suspense game AKIBA LOST on Steam on June 5, 2026. The demo covers the morning of the first in-game day and lets players control all seven main characters, including protagonist Taiki Shinjo played by former Kis-My-Ft2 member Hiromitsu Kitayama. The game is set in Akihabara and revolves around the unsolved disappearance of six girls 13 years ago, an incident called the Akiba Kamikakushi. Players switch between characters using a zapping system, make choices that affect character fates, and explore scenes with a 360-degree camera. Save data from the demo carries over to the full version, scheduled for release on September 17 on PS5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. The demo also includes a preview of the theme song BUGlitch performed by Kitayama. The full game features over 20 hours of video footage and approximately 100,000 still images. A live-action drama adaptation of AKIBA LOST is currently airing, with six episodes designed to complement the game.