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PLAYISM Announces TGS 2024 Lineup

PLAYISM Announces TGS 2024 Lineup

PLAYISM has announced the lineup of games that will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2024, which will take place from September 26 to 29 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The publisher will showcase nine playable demos at its booth, as well as demos at the Happinet and Konami booths, and Exit 8 exhibit at the Indie Corner stand.

See details below.

■ Introducing nine playable demos at the PLAYISM booth!

The PLAYISM booth (08-N12) at Tokyo Game Show 2024 will showcase 9 titles that will be released starting this fall. Each title has a special free gift for those who play the demo, so try all the demos to collect them all!

Momodora: A Moonlit Farewell (Console versions announced!)

The latest and most comprehensive entry to Momidor the series will arrive on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in early 2025. Additionally, Limited Run Games will also release a physical edition (details to be confirmed soon).

(A demo for Nintendo Switch will be presented during the event.)

—Maple Leaf Fan

Mako Racer

  • Release date: 2025
  • Platform: PC (Steam)
  • Genre: 2D top down action

Take on the role of Mako and leap over enemies while drinking their red nectar, then traverse the World of Mayoi to deliver packages to your divine clients!

—Notes of an Apprentice (with stamps of the Majoi God’s seal!)

Nitro express

  • Release date: 2025
  • Platform: PC (Steam)
  • Genre: 2D side view, weapon action

Welcome to Nitro City, Tokyo SAR, where cute girls in pixel art shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming on the streets of Japan!

—Original acrylic stand

HARUKA: Beyond the Stars

  • Release date: 2026
  • Platform: PC (Steam)
  • Genre: A coming-of-age sci-fi action RPG

Get on board a spaceship and visit and explore various unique planets. Experience an exciting adventure presented in anime style using the latest CG technology.

—Mukumuku Notebook

Hime Homura

  • Release date: 2025
  • Platform: PC (Steam)
  • Genre: 3D Action

Evade enemy attacks from all sides and engage in tense, exciting combat in an action game that aims to perfectly recreate the rich and varied visuals and expressiveness of Japanese anime.

—Omamori Acrylic Charm

Glacial

  • Release date: 2025
  • Platform: PC (Steam)
  • Genre: 3D Action Adventure

65 million years in the future, the world has frozen over and the oceans are sealed under a thick layer of ice. Become a Tuai, a species that evolved from birds, and protect Everwinter in this futuristic underwater action game.

—Futuristic map for petting bosses Coolant

Million Depths

  • Release date: 2025
  • Platform: PC (Steam)
  • Genre: Deep Dive Operation Strategy

Create original weapons and take part in strategic battles that stop time as you immerse yourself in an underground world of a million floors.

—Moma Acrylic Keychain

Metal bringer

  • Release date: 2025
  • Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC (Steam)
  • Genre: Action Roguelite

Control humanoid “Labor” and giant “Arms” to discover the secrets of the world. Create fully customizable robots, power them up and defeat hordes of enemies!

—Metal Arms Card

Overwhelm

  • Release date: December 12, 2024
  • Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
  • Genre: Simulation

Besiege is a physics-based building game where you construct mechanical machines to annihilate armies, destroy castles, and overcome difficult obstacles. Create catapults, tanks, helicopters, and more; the sky’s the limit!

(The demo that will be shown at the event will be the Nintendo Switch version. PLAYISM is the publisher in the Asia region only.)

—The badge with the helmet of a brave soldier

From madness to love Coming soon to Switch! Demo will be shown at the Happinet booth

A strange yet captivating romantic visual novel From madness to love has gained a lot of attention on social media, and now it’s finally coming to Nintendo Switch! A physical release is also in the works for those who want to have their loved ones with them.

During Tokyo Game Show 2024, a playable demo of the game on PC will be available at the Happinet booth (06-N03).

Those who try out the demo will receive an eel flyer based on the eels from the eel launching rally in-game, as well as a pack of “Bake fair!” tissues. There will also be a photo op where you can get a slap from Marshmallow for not buying the physical version of the game. If any of this catches your eye, head over to the Happinet booth to check it out!

—Eel launching an Eel Flyer in a rally

Maid Cafe on Electric Street The demo will be presented at the Konami booth!

Lenily Maid Cafe Adventure, coming soon to PC, will have a playable demo that will be shown at the Konami booth (05-S01). Those who try the demo will receive a clean file, and the first birds will receive an acrylic base with one of the maid heroines! (There are four different designs of acrylic bases, and each visitor will receive one random design.)

Additionally, console versions of the game are also in the works, so stay tuned for further development!

—Clear file

– Acrylic stand

Exit 8 will appear on Indie Game Corner

At one of the stands of Indie Game Corner (10-C01) the title Exit 8 from the KOTAKE CREATE walking simulator will appear… and the other guy, also trapped underground, will be waiting for you. Feel free to take pictures with him and the exit to post them on social media and share them with your friends before you get lost again!

■ Tokyo Game Show 2024 PLAYISM map