Sugar Lies is in pre-release. The official site and opening video are out, and the demo runs at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The Steam version is planned for the end of 2026 and the Nintendo Switch version for spring 2027.
Sugar Lies is a short visual novel from Kogado Studio's team S:OWLS, the team behind Yagate Chiriyuku Kagami no Hana e. The game was announced on August 27, 2026, and Kogado Studio opened its official website and released the opening theme and opening video on September 18, during KONAMI's official YouTube stream for Tokyo Game Show 2026. The story is a summer boy-meets-girl tale themed on lies.
The protagonist is Nagatsuki Akito, a university first-year who feels ill and sometimes vomits when he senses other people's lies or acting. The main heroine is Sakura Miya Yui, a girl who performs the image others want, and the second heroine is Yukihira Akari, a childhood friend and stage actor who is an otaku fond of intellectual works. Hasegawa Ikumi voices Sakura Miya Yui, and Iida Hikaru voices Yukihira Akari. The opening theme, True or Lies, is sung in character by both voice actors.
The release plan has held steady across both announcements: the Steam version is scheduled for the end of 2026, and the Nintendo Switch version for spring 2027. Download versions for both platforms are priced at 2,860 yen tax included, and the Switch physical version costs 4,000 yen.
The playable prologue demo was scheduled for Tokyo Game Show 2026, held September 17 to 21, at the Konami Digital Entertainment booth. The special stream that accompanied the site opening featured the producer and Hikaru Iida.
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Sep 18
Kogado Studio opened the official website for its short visual novel Sugar Lies on September 18 and released the opening theme song and opening video. The reveal happened during KONAMI's official YouTube stream for Tokyo Game Show 2026, with the content published as the program ended. The game is developed by Kogado Studio's team S:OWLS, which previously worked on Yagate Chiriyuku Kagami no Hana e. It is a short visual novel about a summer boy-meets-girl story themed on lies. The protagonist is Nagatsuki Akito, a university first-year who feels ill and sometimes vomits when he senses other people's lies or acting. The main heroine is Sakura Miya Yui, a girl who performs the image others want. The second heroine is Yukihira Akari, a childhood friend and stage actor who is an otaku fond of intellectual works. Hasegawa Ikumi voices Sakura Miya Yui and Iida Hikaru voices Yukihira Akari. The opening theme True or Lies is sung by both voice actors. The Steam version is planned for the end of 2026 and the Nintendo Switch version for spring 2027.
Aug 27
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.