{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6576622eae330a9317749294","clusterId":"c_775e782d5c78ce28a70ab8e0","slug":"izanagigames-sets-akiba-lost-steam-release-for-october-21","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"IzanagiGames Sets AKIBA LOST Steam Release for October 21","summary":"IzanagiGames announced on October 9, 2026 that the Steam version of AKIBA LOST will release on October 21. The live-action suspense game stars former Kis-My-Ft2 member Hiromitsu Kitayama as Daiki Shinjo, a game creator investigating the Akiba Kamikakushi case that took six girls 13 years ago. Console versions launched September 17 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch, while the Steam launch slipped on release day over platform-side review. The game is priced at 5,500 yen including tax. IzanagiGames is raising the two-week launch discount from 10 percent to 20 percent, adding 200 buddy character stills to the gallery, and offering dot-art wallpapers for PC and smartphones. Those additions are also planned for the console versions later. The game presents the stories of six women zapped between in real time, with choices that branch and can alter the ending. A demo is available on each platform.","whyItMatters":"The Steam delay was confirmed as a review issue rather than a development problem, so IzanagiGames can ship a version that escaped the launch-day roadblock its console counterpart cleared in September.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eIzanagiGames produced the game with Nippon TV and drama production company AX-ON, and shot roughly 200,000 still images for it. A separate drama was made solely to raise the game\u0026#39;s quality. The story is set in Akihabara, Tokyo, and follows Daiki Shinjo, a former genius game creator stuck in a slump who announces a game based on the unsolved Akiba Kamikakushi case, in which six girls vanished 13 years ago. His youngest sister was one of the victims.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAoi Shinjo (Sayuri Matsumura), his sister, who works at a maid cafe\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKokone Nagato (Yui Oguri), an underground idol\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoe Kurosu (Misato Ugaki), a food writer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChihiro Jinbo (Azusa Ohara), a shrine maiden\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWakana Yusa (MINA), a cosplayer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYukimi Kurahashi (Momoko Tanabe), a game streamer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA threatening phone call to Shinjo and Aoi\u0026#39;s disappearance push the story the women were meant to perform into reality. Players switch between the six as events unfold in the same time period. The game mixes a zapping sound novel with live-action footage and a 360-degree camera system.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Steam release also adds text display and operability improvements and fixes for minor bugs. Buddy character stills unlock from Day 1 morning when clearing Shinjo\u0026#39;s part in each time period, and demo save data carries those stills into the full version. The pixel-art wallpapers are obtained through a download link in the game\u0026#39;s options screen.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"IzanagiGames compresses the Steam sales window: AKIBA LOST arrives October 21 with a 20 percent discount and 200 gallery stills, extras console players already bought at full price won't see until later.","twitterPost":"AKIBA LOST's Steam extras, a 20 percent launch discount and 200 buddy stills, reach console owners later.","threadsPost":"IzanagiGames is sweetening AKIBA LOST's Steam debut with a bigger discount and 200 buddy stills, then porting the same additions to Switch 2, PS5, and Switch later. Console buyers already paid 5,500 yen for a version that now trails the late PC release.","newsletterBlurb":"IzanagiGames has dated the Steam version of AKIBA LOST for October 21, over a month after the Switch 2, PS5, and Switch releases. The apology package bumps the two-week launch discount to 20 percent and adds 200 buddy character stills plus dot-art wallpapers.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/941/G094160/20261008025/\",\"title\":\"Delayed Steam Version of \\\"AKIBA LOST\\\" Set for Release on October 21\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261009-472667/\",\"title\":\"Former Kis-My-Ft2 member Hiromitsu Kitayama's starring game \\\"AKIBA LOST\\\" finally set for Steam release on October 21, with an immediate \\\"apology for the wait\\\" sale\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9880,"outputTokens":1416,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791526028,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T06:01:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T06:06:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T06:06:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_775e782d5c78ce28a70ab8e0","canonicalTitle":"発売が延期されていたSteam版「AKIBA LOST」，10月21日にリリース決定","representativeArticleId":"a_a839107210a78afa2ab862b8","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"AKIBA LOST\"],\"studios\":[\"IzanagiGames\"],\"people\":[\"Hiromitsu Kitayama\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T03:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T06:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/941/G094160/20261008025/","title":"発売が延期されていたSteam版「AKIBA LOST」，10月21日にリリース決定"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261009-472667/","title":"元Kis-My-Ft2北山宏光さん主演ゲーム『AKIBA LOST』、Steamでついに10月21日配信へ。“お待たせしたお詫びセール”でいきなりお安く"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["AKIBA LOST"],"studios":["IzanagiGames"],"people":["Hiromitsu Kitayama"],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["IzanagiGames will release the Steam version of AKIBA LOST on October 21, 2026.","AKIBA LOST is priced at 5,500 yen including tax, with a 20 percent launch discount for two weeks.","The Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch versions of AKIBA LOST released on September 17, 2026.","The Steam version of AKIBA LOST was delayed on its release day due to reasons including platform-side review.","IzanagiGames will add 200 buddy character stills to the gallery and offer dot-art wallpapers for PC and smartphones as Steam launch bonuses."]}