Jiro Ishii's live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories has raised 115,557,783 yen in cumulative crowdfunding and is planned for a 2028 release. A talk event for the project was held on September 26 at 404 Not Found in Shibuya Sakura Stage.
Jiro Ishii's Shibuya Scramble Stories has moved from a crowdfunding milestone to a much larger total in a matter of weeks. On September 2, Ishii announced that cumulative support for the live-action ensemble adventure game had passed 100 million yen. The total combined 54,754,878 yen from Ubgoe in 2025, 43,637,905 yen from Part 1 on CAMPFIRE in July 2026, and support from Part 2. That same milestone unlocked one additional main character, described as not playable, with name and settings undecided.
A second report that day put the cumulative figure above 100 million yen with the second CAMPFIRE campaign's 1,607,217 yen pushing it over the mark. That campaign runs through September 30. Of the Ubgoe funds, 27,754,878 yen had not yet been delivered to the project.
By October 4, organizers said crowdfunding through Ubgoe and CAMPFIRE had reached 115,557,783 yen as of September 25, the second-highest cumulative amount for a completely new game development in Japan. The project has a 2028 release planned. A talk event for the game was held on September 26 at 404 Not Found in Shibuya Sakura Stage.
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A talk event for the live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories was held on September 26 at 404 Not Found in Shibuya Sakura Stage. Organizers said crowdfunding through Ubgoe and CAMPFIRE reached 115,557,783 yen as of September 25, the second-highest cumulative amount for a completely new game development in Japan. The project has a 2028 release planned.
The Game Designers Award, founded in 2010 by game director Masahiro Sakurai, will end in 2026. Sakurai, who is chief judge, announced the close at a ceremony on September 15. Seventeen works won the award across its run, from Heavy Rain in 2010 to Moji Yuge in 2026. The theme is the evaluation of games' originality and novelty.
Game designer Jiro Ishii announced on September 2 that Shibuya Scramble Stories, his live-action ensemble ADV set in Shibuya, has passed 100 million yen in cumulative crowdfunding support. The total combines the ubugoe campaign with the first and second CAMPFIRE rounds, with the second campaign's 1,607,217 yen pushing it over the mark. That campaign runs through September 30.
Game designer Jiro Ishii announced that cumulative crowdfunding support for the live-action adventure Shibuya Scramble Stories has exceeded 100 million yen. The total combines 54,754,878 yen from Ubgoe in 2025, 43,637,905 yen from Part 1 on CAMPFIRE in July 2026, and Part 2 support. The milestone unlocks one additional main character, not playable, with name and settings undecided. Part 2 runs until September 30 with a 50 million yen target under the All-In method. Of the Ubgoe funds, 27,754,878 yen has not yet been delivered to the project.