{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8c40c2edd93ef15ed871d43b","clusterId":"c_832a9832945906bbf80d4fe6","slug":"amata-games-sets-september-30-launch-for-shinjuku-anomaly-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Amata Games Sets September 30 Launch For Shinjuku Anomaly On Steam","summary":"Amata Games said Monday that Shinjuku Anomaly, its horror visual novel, launches for PC via Steam on September 30. A trailer went out with the date. On Steam, the game casts the player as a part-time photographer sent to capture anomalies in Shinjuku at night under four rules, including staying close enough for a clear shot but not too close, and returning to the agency when the film runs out. It supports English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.","whyItMatters":"Amata Games is shipping a small Steam visual novel while it also builds an officially licensed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies VR project for Meta headsets, so the September 30 date is a near-term release from a studio whose larger licensed work is still a year out.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam listing frames the game around a fixed set of rules. You photograph anomalies in Shinjuku at night, get close enough for a clear image but not too close, and head back to the agency once the film is gone. That structure, a job with instructions rather than an open investigation, is the sales pitch.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe release is PC via Steam on September 30, with English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese text.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmata Games is also developing an officially licensed VR version of CAPCOM\u0026#39;s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies for Meta Quest headsets and Meta VR Glasses, slated for next year.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Amata Games' Shinjuku Anomaly launches on PC via Steam on September 30. The horror visual novel has you photographing nighttime anomalies in Shinjuku under four job rules. English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese support.","twitterPost":"Shinjuku Anomaly launches on PC via Steam on September 30, Amata Games said Monday. The horror visual novel has you photographing nighttime anomalies in Shinjuku under four rules. Four language options included.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Amata Games dated its horror visual novel Shinjuku Anomaly for September 30 on PC via Steam, with a trailer out Monday. The game puts you in a part-time photography job, shooting anomalies in Shinjuku at night while following four rules about distance and film. The studio is separately developing an officially licensed Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies VR title for Meta headsets, set for next year.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/amata-games-shinjuku-anomaly-game-reveals-september-30-launch-in-trailer/.242280\",\"title\":\"Amata Games' Shinjuku Anomaly Game Reveals September 30 Launch in Trailer\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4182,"outputTokens":658,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791089971,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T04:56:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_832a9832945906bbf80d4fe6","canonicalTitle":"News\nAmata Games' Shinjuku Anomaly Game Reveals September 30 Launch in Trailer","representativeArticleId":"a_d15f12cba74d97642285fecf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Shinjuku Anomaly\"],\"studios\":[\"Amata Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T22:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T22:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/amata-games-shinjuku-anomaly-game-reveals-september-30-launch-in-trailer/.242280","title":"News\nAmata Games' Shinjuku Anomaly Game Reveals September 30 Launch in Trailer"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Shinjuku Anomaly"],"studios":["Amata Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}