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Hisanari Fukamachi, Haruki Ishiya, and Junichi Toki announced the timing at an AGF Stage 2026 event in Ikebukuro.","whyItMatters":"Shochiku is putting a fully voiced visual novel on Nintendo's next console and Steam at the same time, and the affection system it advertises treats a maximum score as a possible trap rather than a win.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe announcement came at a stage event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City, where Fukamachi, Ishiya, and Toki introduced the setting and characters before revealing the 2028 window and platforms. The game is fully voiced in Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly drawn standing illustrations by illustrator Hakuseki were shown at the event. Shochiku says they will appear in important scenes in the full version. The Steam demo is playable now.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Algorithm Prescription turns the empathy score into a romance mechanic: Xenoria's AI already decides trust and work, so the love story runs on a number the characters cannot argue with.","twitterPost":"Algorithm Prescription makes Xenoria's empathy score the romance gate. The AI decides trust and work, so attraction is the one thing left that cannot be gamed.","threadsPost":"Algorithm Prescription puts its romance inside a city where an AI empathy score already settles trust and work. That is the odd part of Shochiku's pitch: affection becomes a number the characters can watch move, and the 2028 Switch 2 and Steam release has a demo on Steam now.","newsletterBlurb":"Shochiku's game office dated Algorithm Prescription for 2028 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam, with a Steam demo already live. The visual novel is set in an AI-run city where an empathy score governs romance, and the studio says a full affection meter can end in doting or confinement rather than a happy ending. Three cast members revealed the window at an AGF Stage 2026 event in Ikebukuro.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261107i\",\"title\":\"Even With 100 Affection, 'Not Necessarily a Happy Ending': Swamp-Style Romance Visual Novel 'Algorithm Prescription' Set for 2028 Release on Switch 2/Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5630,"outputTokens":748,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794031520,"createdAt":"2026-11-07T05:59:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-07T06:03:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-07T06:03:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f795a727d638d29ff611739a","canonicalTitle":"好感度100でも「幸せな結末とは限らない」沼系恋愛ビジュアルノベル『アルゴリズム・プレスクリプション』2028年にSwitch 2/Steamで発売決定","representativeArticleId":"a_3b10c1f6d4a9aaed5dbfbd4b","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Algorithm Prescription\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Soichiro Hoshi\",\"Kohei Amasaki\",\"Shunichi Toki\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-07T05:17:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-07T06:55:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-07T07:03:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261107-478030/","title":"“沼系”恋愛サスペンス『Algorithm Prescription』2028年リリース、Nintendo Switch 2向けにも登場。好かれすぎても「監禁」「束縛」が待ち受けるドロドロ展開"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261107i","title":"好感度100でも「幸せな結末とは限らない」沼系恋愛ビジュアルノベル『アルゴリズム・プレスクリプション』2028年にSwitch 2/Steamで発売決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Algorithm Prescription"],"studios":[],"people":["Soichiro Hoshi","Kohei Amasaki","Shunichi Toki"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Shochiku's Innovation Promotion Division Game Business Office announced Algorithm Prescription for a 2028 release on Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam.","A demo version of Algorithm Prescription is available on Steam.","The game is set in Xenoria, a city managed by AI where an empathy score determines trust, occupation, and romance.","Hisanari Fukamachi, Haruki Ishiya, and Junichi Toki appeared at the AGF Stage 2026 event at Ikebukuro Sunshine City.","Illustrator Hakuseki drew new standing illustrations that will appear in important scenes of the full version."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["algorithm-prescription","soichiro-hoshi","kohei-amasaki","shunichi-toki"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"algorithm-prescription","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"green","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"soichiro-hoshi","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"kohei-amasaki","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"shunichi-toki","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"green","story_count":5,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}