Shochiku Games is publishing and co-publishing a slate of independent titles across Steam, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with several playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Its most recent announcement is a November 12, 2026 release date for Moomin: Midsummer Madness on Switch 2 and Switch.
Shochiku Games has moved from handling Asian publishing for individual indie titles to a slate of announced and dated releases. The current lineup includes REKA, the witch exploration adventure from Berlin-based Emberstorm Entertainment, leaving early access on Steam on October 26; ESTELLA, a 3D rhythm game from Taiwan's Imanity, entering Steam early access this winter; and MONOPHOBIA, a 2.5D urban legend adventure from the indie team Dendrobium, planned for PC via Steam. OKU, a haiku adventure by Irox Games, adds Shochiku as co-publisher, and Copa City, a football event management sim from Triple Espresso, is in development for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S. The most recent announcement is a November 12, 2026 release date for Moomin: Midsummer Madness on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
Yog-Sothoth's Garden is the most fully documented title in the slate. The Steam version, originally released in Chinese and English in October 2023, has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide and holds more than 10,000 user reviews. Shochiku released a Nintendo Switch version and added Japanese language support to the Steam version on July 23, 2026, then released a free trial version for Switch and PC on August 13, 2026. The trial includes a scene featuring the grim reaper girl Tripoka.
Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, is the common venue for the current slate. REKA, MONOPHOBIA, ESTELLA, and OKU all have playable or hands-on presences there, with Shochiku handling publishing or co-publishing for each. Moomin: Midsummer Madness was shown as a demo at the same event, where players controlled Moomintroll and Little My.
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Shochiku Games will release Moomin: Midsummer Madness on November 12, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The point-and-click adventure adapts Tove Jansson's novel Midsummer Madness, following the Moomin family after a flood strands them in a floating theater. A Tokyo Game Show 2026 demo let players control Moomintroll and Little My, switching characters and investigating objects to advance the story.
Terui-do LLC will exhibit for the first time at Tokyo Game Show 2026 under the name Rojiura Developers Cloud, a community formed after TGS expanded to five days starting in 2026. The joint booth with Blast Edge Games Inc. runs in Hall 9 at the Indie Game Corner, booth H9-E32, with five playable titles. The lineup includes KARATE ROGUE, a karate-building roguelike RPG with a demo on Steam and a full release planned within 2026, and Animaroid Girl, a multi-ending raising ADV set in a kemonomimi, Hong Kong, cyberpunk world. The other three are XenoTechArena, a roguelike arena shooter built around crashing enemies into each other, God-Slaying Blue Silver, a region-conquest simulation RPG available on Steam since July 21, 2026, and Sushi Shogi, a turn-based board game where taking an opponent's piece means paying for the sushi, set for Steam in March 2027. TGS2026 runs September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe.
Shochiku Games announced September 9 that REKA, the witch exploration adventure from Berlin-based Emberstorm Entertainment, will leave early access and release version 1.0 on Steam October 26. The game costs 2,300 yen. Early access began September 12, 2024. The full release was originally planned for August 18 but was pushed back because playtests and third-party feedback surfaced bugs and performance issues that a small indie team needed time to fix. At 1.0, the game will add Japanese language support. A free demo arrives September 29, and a hands-on preview runs at the Shochiku booth during Tokyo Game Show 2026 at Makuhari Messe, September 17-21. Players control Reka, apprentice of the legendary witch Baba Yaga, and travel a procedurally generated 19th century Europe-inspired autumn world with a walking magic house on giant bird legs. The game has character creation, housing and decoration, animal taming, and quests where choices shape the player's identity as a witch. Shochiku Games publishes in Asia; Fireshine Games handles global publishing.
Shochiku Games announced on September 8, 2026 that MONOPHOBIA, the 2.5D urban legend adventure it publishes, will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe. The exhibition marks the first public showing of the game's story demo. The game follows two contrasting high school girls, the always mysterious Kirihara Konoka and the gal classmate Nakano Shino, who form a buddy pair to investigate eerie supernatural phenomena in a modern city rendered in nostalgic 2.5D pixel art inspired by 32-bit era adventure games. Light novel author Mikami Teren wrote the scenario, and illustrator Wata handled character design and the main visual. Developer Dendrobium, an indie team established in 2022, calls MONOPHOBIA its first independent development project. Japanese voice support is planned. The game is slated for PC via Steam with the price undecided.
Shochiku Games will publish Estella, a 3D music rhythm game developed by Taiwan's Imanity. Players steer an octagonal interface with mouse and keyboard while 3D effects unfold in sync with the music, a play experience the studio compares to traveling through space as a comet. Each planet is a chapter told in visual novel format. Steam early access is planned for this winter with about 40 songs. A limited demo will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 from September 17 to 21.
Shochiku Games will co-publish the haiku adventure OKU, developed by Irox Games, the company announced on Haiku Day. The game has over 300,000 Steam followers as of August 2026 and ranks second worldwide among pre-release titles, per GameDiscoverCo. OKU will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Shochiku Games released a free trial version of Yog-Sothoth's Garden on August 13, 2026, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The game is a hotel management simulation and romance adventure set in the Cthulhu mythos. Players inherit a debt-ridden, dilapidated mansion and hire non-human girls, including artificial maids, apprentice grim reapers, and dragon girls, to renovate it into a luxury hotel. The trial covers the early hotel management and adventure segments, and includes a special scene featuring Tripoka, the grim reaper girl who is a key character. The full version has been on sale since July 2026, when the Japanese localization and Switch port launched. The English and Chinese versions first appeared on Steam in October 2023 and have sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. The trial was released in response to Japanese users who said they wanted to recommend the game to acquaintances. Steam reviews exceed 10,000, with a recent rating above 95%.
Shochiku Games released the Nintendo Switch version of "Yog-Sothoth's Garden" on July 23, 2026. The hotel management simulation and romance adventure game, inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos, also received a Japanese language update for its existing Steam version on the same day. The game was originally released on Steam in Chinese and English in October 2023. It has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. Players inherit a debt-ridden mansion and hire non-human staff including an artificial maid, a reaper apprentice, a dragon girl, and a spirit slayer. The story's ending changes based on hotel management decisions and bonds with the heroines. The Nintendo Switch download version is priced at 1,980 yen, the standard physical edition at 2,970 yen, and the first limited edition at 4,400 yen. The Steam version costs 1,300 yen. A launch trailer featuring new illustrations has also been released. The game is developed by Bone Nail and published by Bone Nail and Shochiku.
Shochiku Games opened pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch download version of Yog-Sothoth's Garden on July 9, ahead of its July 23 release. The game, a hotel management simulation and romance adventure set in the Cthulhu Mythos, was originally released on Steam in October 2023 in Chinese and English. It has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide and holds a Very Positive rating from more than 10,000 Steam user reviews. The Switch version is priced at 1,980 yen for the download edition, with a 10 percent discount until July 22. Physical editions cost 2,970 yen for the standard version and 4,400 yen for the limited first edition. To mark the pre-order start, a special promotional video narrated by voice actress Kana Asumi was released. The video introduces the game's mix of cute heroines and madness, including the SAN value mechanic that decreases sanity for profit. The PV is available on the Shochiku Games YouTube channel until October 2026. The Steam version will also receive a Japanese language update on the same day.
A play report of Copa City, a management sim from Triple Espresso and Shochiku Games for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S, describes a game focused on hosting football matches by managing city infrastructure, fan zones, and stadium upkeep rather than coaching or playing.