NIS America is releasing three western titles in the second half of 2026, with Village in the Shade arriving October 27 and the Yomawari PS5 releases following on November 5, after The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure launch September 10.
NIS America's western slate for late 2026 runs through three announcements made between June and September: The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure on September 10, Village in the Shade on October 27, and the Yomawari PlayStation 5 releases on November 5. Each is a version of a game that already exists in Japan, and each announcement carries a concrete date and platform list rather than a window.
The Trails announcement covers the Crossbell arc duology for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5, with improved performance, 4K resolution, upscaled textures, and mouse support on Switch 2. It also confirms a Crossbell duology Limited Edition. The Village in the Shade announcement covers Nippon Ichi Software's life-sim for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The game launched in Japan on July 30 and follows a lost protagonist taken in by villagers who must work for them. A Limited Edition and pre-orders are available.
The Yomawari announcement pairs two releases for PS5 in the west. Yomawari: The Long Night Collection bundles Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, which reached North America and Europe as a Switch release in October 2018. Yomawari: Lost in the Dark, which debuted in 2022, reached PS5 in Japan on May 14, 2026.
Across the three announcements, the pattern is a Japan-first release followed by a dated western version, with the platform list expanding to current hardware and a Limited Edition offered in the west.
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Sep 7
NIS America announced that Yomawari: The Long Night Collection and Yomawari: Lost in the Dark will launch for PlayStation 5 in the west on November 5. The Long Night Collection bundles Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, which reached North America and Europe as a Switch release in October 2018. Lost in the Dark, which debuted in 2022, reached PS5 in Japan on May 14, 2026, and now follows that version west.
Aug 11
NIS America announced it will release Nippon Ichi Software's Village in the Shade on October 27 for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The game, which launched in Japan on July 30, follows a lost protagonist who is taken in by villagers and must work for them. A Limited Edition and pre-orders are available.
Jun 11
NIS America announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on September 10. The ports feature improved performance, 4K resolution, upscaled textures, and mouse support on Switch 2. A Crossbell duology Limited Edition is also available.