{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c20b128520ec04492e2c7f03","clusterId":"c_03b3100f37512a82fedfc54b","slug":"liminal-point-delayed-to-2027-as-two-person-team-expands-scope","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Liminal Point Delayed to 2027 as Two-Person Team Expands Scope","summary":"HideWorks announced on September 16, 2026 that Liminal Point, its top-down survival horror, now targets a 2027 release instead of its original window. The studio cites a workload that grew beyond the initial plan and console versions being built by a two-person team. The game stars Lila, a former rock star searching a fog-covered island for her missing bandmate Mira, and is planned for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"The delay is a scope problem made concrete: a two-person team absorbing console development and new mechanics, which pushes the release to 2027 rather than a fixed date.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHideWorks has moved Liminal Point\u0026#39;s release to 2027, saying the workload grew well past the original plan and that the console versions are being handled by a team of two. The studio framed the shift as securing the time to make the best game possible overall.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game is a top-down survival horror following Lila, a once-popular rock star, as she investigates the cursed island where her bandmate Mira disappeared. Exploration and combat run on limited resources, with puzzles placed throughout. Costume changes and crouch movement are also in, shown in a new video. HideWorks plans to post further updates on the Steam news page.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Liminal Point slipping to 2027 leaves HideWorks' two-person team building the console versions of a game whose scope already outgrew the plan. Lila's island waits on bandwidth, not on ideas.","twitterPost":"HideWorks is building Liminal Point's console versions with a two-person team. The 2027 date prices that labor, not the design.","threadsPost":"HideWorks is building Liminal Point's console versions with a two-person team, and the scope grew past the original plan. Pushing to 2027 reads less like a polish pass than like a capacity ceiling: the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S builds all share the same two sets of hands.","newsletterBlurb":"HideWorks has pushed Liminal Point to 2027, citing a workload that grew significantly beyond the original plan and console versions developed by a team of two. The top-down survival horror follows Lila, a former rock star, searching a fog-covered island for her missing bandmate Mira. It is planned for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172646.html\",\"title\":\"Top-Down Classic Survival Horror 'Liminal Point' Set for 2027 Release: 'We Want to Secure the Time Needed to Make the Best Game Possible'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4705,"outputTokens":583,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791206969,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T13:24:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T13:28:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:28:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_03b3100f37512a82fedfc54b","canonicalTitle":"俯瞰視点クラシック・サバイバルホラー『Liminal Point』発売時期は2027年に。「最高のゲームを作るために必要な時間を確保したいと考えている」","representativeArticleId":"a_c3f6e4435af394ad158dfb81","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Liminal Point\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T10:15:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T10:15:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172646.html","title":"俯瞰視点クラシック・サバイバルホラー『Liminal Point』発売時期は2027年に。「最高のゲームを作るために必要な時間を確保したいと考えている」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Liminal Point"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}