Valkyrie Tune Switch Release Announced, 36-Track Soundtrack Hits Steam
The Switch port extends the reach of a game rooted in Good Smile Company's bishoujo plastic model line, connecting the company's physical figure business to a broader console audience beyond the PC platform.
Key Facts
- Good Smile Company announced a Nintendo Switch version of Valkyrie Tune: The Girl with Mechanical Eyes on August 4, 2026, with release timing undecided.
- The original soundtrack for Valkyrie Tune began distribution on Steam on August 3, 2026, containing 36 tracks.
- The soundtrack is priced at 2,050 yen and can be purchased by people who do not own the main game.
- The game is produced by Akihiro Ishihara, former general director of the THE iDOLM@STER series, and developed by Front Wing.
- The story is set in the dome city Initium, where only women exist, and features six TUNED girls wielding Harmonic Weapons.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark, Inside.
Good Smile Company announced on August 4, 2026 that the sci-fi novel game Valkyrie Tune: The Girl with Mechanical Eyes will receive a Nintendo Switch version, with the release timing still undecided. The game, produced by Akihiro Ishihara, former general director of the THE iDOLM@STER series, and developed by Front Wing, is currently available on Steam. The announcement accompanied the release of the game's original soundtrack on Steam, which began distribution on August 3. The soundtrack contains 36 tracks, including in-game BGM, the theme song "song of birth" performed by Asami Imai, the insert song "Mirai e no Zangai" performed by Karin Isobe, and character songs for Lisa, Iris, and Erika. It is priced at 2,050 yen and can be purchased by those who do not own the main game. The approximately 10-hour story is set in the dome city Initium, where only women exist. The protagonist Rei, who has lost his memory, lives with six girls called TUNED who wield armed instruments known as Harmonic Weapons, while approaching the truth of the world. The game features full voice acting from a cast including Karin Isobe, Hitomi Owada, Shiori Izawa, Misato Matsuoka, Sumire Uesaka, Hikaru Tohno, and Rina Sato.
- Shota Horie led the soundtrack team and handled the background music and theme song, according to 4Gamer.net; Inside and Game Spark credit the music to a team led by "Akita Horie."
- 4Gamer.net notes the game is "full-fledged sci-fi suspense" where daily life segments deepen interactions with the girls, and "numerous foreshadowings and mysteries are revealed" as the story progresses.
- The story begins with Rei waking up from cold sleep, per Inside and Game Spark, a detail the summary omits.
- Front Wing's animation direction, cultivated in the "Grisaia" series and "GINKA," is cited as a highlight alongside the full voice acting.
- 4Gamer.net published comments from Horie and Asami Imai discussing their commitment to the work and music, released alongside the announcement.
- The "VALKYRIE TUNE" plastic model series concept is "bishoujo x transforming instruments," and the game expands that original series into the visual novel format.
- Rei is described as the "Savior" in 4Gamer.net's account, a role not mentioned in the summary.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.