{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3b0c1107d6c734372bac90d8","clusterId":"c_faa4125da68b4b3a9338dd83","slug":"ai-town-sim-ememetown-still-in-development-developer-confirms","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"AI Town Sim EmemeTown Still in Development, Developer Confirms","summary":"Developer Ememe confirmed on July 27 that the AI NPC life observation game EmemeTown is still in development, with the team reviewing the experience and specifications. The game was announced in December 2023, with early access originally planned for summer 2024 but postponed. A beta test ran in April 2025, followed by silence until now.","whyItMatters":"The confirmation ends months of silence after the April 2025 beta test and comes just weeks after the developer ended its related EmemeAI service, clarifying that the game project itself continues.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEmeme posted the update on X, apologizing for the long wait and stating that development is continuing while the team reviews the experience and specifications. The post did not mention a new release window, and the release date remains undecided.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game, announced in December 2023, lets players create AI NPCs and observe their daily lives in a town, with schedules generated by AI and conversations produced in real time by an LLM. Players can intervene by operating characters or expressing NPCs\u0026#39; inner voices, and can upload VRM format 3D models to summon into the town.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe update follows the July 6 announcement that the related chat AI platform EmemeAI would end service at the end of this month. The relationship between the two events is unclear, but the developer, founded by Yuka Kojima, who previously worked at SCE and GREE and founded FOVE, continues work on EmemeTown for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ememe confirms EmemeTown is still in development, reviewing experience and specs. No release window given. Comes after April 2025 beta and the end of EmemeAI service.","twitterPost":"Ememe confirms EmemeTown is still in development, reviewing experience and specs. No release window given. Comes after April 2025 beta and the end of EmemeAI service.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Ememe has confirmed that its AI NPC life observation game EmemeTown is still in development, with the team reviewing the experience and specifications. The update follows months of silence after an April 2025 beta test and comes just after the developer ended its related EmemeAI service.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260727-456882/\",\"title\":\"Developer of attention-grabbing \\\"AI character life observation game\\\" reports it is \\\"still in development,\\\" saying it is continuing work. A game where you watch NPCs' daily lives and can also \\\"intervene.\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4681,"outputTokens":610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786086139,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T06:54:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T06:56:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T06:54:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_faa4125da68b4b3a9338dd83","canonicalTitle":"注目集めた“AIキャラ生活観察ゲーム”開発元、「今も開発継続中」と生存報告。NPCたちの暮らしを眺め、“介入”もできるゲーム","representativeArticleId":"a_3f9131896b832fcfc5fa751f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"EmemeTown\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-27T08:30:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-27T08:30:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T06:56:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260727-456882/","title":"注目集めた“AIキャラ生活観察ゲーム”開発元、「今も開発継続中」と生存報告。NPCたちの暮らしを眺め、“介入”もできるゲーム"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["EmemeTown"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}