thatgamecompany has released the Dear Van Gogh in-game experience in Sky: Children of the Light and is running a themed collaboration cafe with Sweets Paradise from August 1 to 31, 2026.
thatgamecompany released the interactive experience 'Dear Van Gogh: To Dearly Beloved Van Gogh' within Sky: Children of the Light on July 17, 2026. The in-game event is accompanied by a limited-time pop-up at the former Sanzenri site in Shibuya, running from August 4 to August 11, featuring free exhibits and a reservation-required wheat field installation.
To further extend the event, thatgamecompany announced a collaboration cafe with Sweets Paradise, running from August 1 to 31 across five stores in two phases. The cafe commemorates the in-game Dear Van Gogh experience and features themed menus and goods with newly drawn Van Gogh-inspired illustrations. Reservations opened June 28. These two collaborations represent the studio's current approach to bridging digital and physical fan engagement for Sky: Children of the Light.
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thatgamecompany is holding a limited-time pop-up event for Sky: Children of the Light from August 4 to 11, 2026, at the former Sanzenri site in Shibuya, Tokyo. The event commemorates the start of distribution of the interactive experience Dear Van Gogh within Sky. Visitors can experience the world of the interactive experience, which explores the life and works of Vincent van Gogh, through exhibits and spatial design.
thatgamecompany turned 20 in May 2026, and its live game Sky: Children of the Light has surpassed 300 million cumulative downloads as it enters its eighth year of operation. The studio launched a new in-game story, Dear Van Gogh, on July 17, based on real letters between Vincent van Gogh and his brother Theo. Founder and CEO Jenova Chen discussed the milestone, the new content, and his views on AI in a recent interview.
thatgamecompany released the interactive experience 'Dear Van Gogh: To Dearly Beloved Van Gogh' within Sky: Children of the Light, available from July 17, 2026. A limited-time pop-up event at the former Sanzenri site in Shibuya runs from August 4 to August 11, featuring free exhibits and a reservation-required wheat field installation.
thatgamecompany announced a collaboration cafe with Sweets Paradise for Sky: Children of the Light, running from August 1 to 31 across five stores in two phases. The event commemorates the in-game Dear Van Gogh experience and will feature themed menus and goods with newly drawn Van Gogh-inspired illustrations. Reservations open June 28.