Kogado Studio has three projects in motion: the visual novel Sugar Lies, the PC roguelite shooter Brabee, and the EGG Console reissue of its 1991 puzzle game Subnac. Sugar Lies and Brabee both have Tokyo Game Show 2026 demos, and the studio's project teams continue to be named after animals.
Kogado Studio's current slate runs across new titles and reissues. On August 27, 2026, the studio announced Sugar Lies, a short-form ADV visual novel themed around lies and a summer boy-meets-girl story. The Steam version is scheduled for the end of 2026, with the Nintendo Switch version in spring 2027. Download versions on both platforms cost 2,860 yen including tax, and the Switch physical version costs 4,000 yen. The game is produced by the team S:OWLS, which previously made To the Fading Mirror Flower. Akito Nagatsuki, a university freshman who despises lies and falls ill, sometimes vomiting, when he senses others' acting or lies, is the protagonist. The heroine Yui Sakuramiya, a former child prodigy actress voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, always plays the image others desire, and Akari Yukihira, a childhood friend and stage actress voiced by Hikaru Iida, also appears. A playable prologue demo runs at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21 at the Konami Digital Entertainment booth, and a stream with the producer and Hikaru Iida airs September 18.
Separately, Kogado announced Brabee on September 10, a twin-stick roguelite shooter for PC via Steam planned for spring 2027 at 2,900 yen. Players pick from bee-like characters, stack perk items into attack or survival builds, and fight through a forest where day and night change how abilities work. A playable demo runs at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The same day, D4 Enterprise began distributing EGG Console Subnac PC-9801 at 980 yen including tax, the 115th entry in the EGG Console series. The original Subnac is a 1991 fantasy puzzle game from Kogado in which Alf uses a crimson mantle to revive petrified allies who revert to stone when separated from him; the reissue's optional Gallery mode preserves the original manual and package design.
The three announcements share a pattern of demos and dated release windows rather than concept teases. Sugar Lies and Brabee both have Tokyo Game Show 2026 slots and set prices, and the Subnac reissue arrived with a price and a series position.
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Kogado Studio announced Brabee on September 10, a twin-stick roguelite shooter for PC via Steam planned for spring 2027 at 2,900 yen. Players pick from bee-like characters, stack perk items into attack or survival builds, and fight through a forest where day and night change how abilities work. A playable demo runs at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
D4 Enterprise began distributing EGG Console Subnac PC-9801 on September 10, 2026, priced at 980 yen including tax, as the 115th entry in the EGG Console series. The original Subnac is a 1991 fantasy puzzle game from Kogado Studio in which Alf uses a crimson mantle to revive petrified allies who revert to stone when separated from him.
Kogado Studio announced on August 27, 2026, its new visual novel "Sugar Lies," a short-form ADV themed around lies that depicts a summer boy-meets-girl story. The Steam version is scheduled for release at the end of 2026, with the Nintendo Switch version arriving in spring 2027. Download versions for both platforms are priced at 2,860 yen (tax included), while the Switch physical version costs 4,000 yen. The game is produced by the team "S:OWLS," which previously made "To the Fading Mirror Flower." The protagonist, Akito Nagatsuki, is a university freshman who despises lies and has a peculiar constitution that makes him ill, sometimes vomiting, when he senses others' acting or lies. The heroine, Yui Sakuramiya, is a former child prodigy actress who always plays the image others desire; she is voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa. Also appearing is Akari Yukihira, a laid-back childhood friend and stage actress since childhood, voiced by Hikaru Iida. A playable prologue demo will be available at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21 at the Konami Digital Entertainment booth, and a special stream featuring the producer and Hikaru Iida will air on September 18.