{"rewrite":{"id":"r_95e946f7506a544b54616ad4","clusterId":"c_1b0a2f27191fce9f1773e40a","slug":"studio-en-opens-steam-page-for-fantastic-junction-early-access-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"STUDIO en Opens Steam Page for FANTASTIC JUNCTION, Early Access in 2027","summary":"WorldMap Inc. announced on September 15 that it opened the Steam store page for FANTASTIC JUNCTION, a 2D action adventure and survival crafting game developed by STUDIO en. The studio also released the first trailer and an official website, and Steam wishlist registrations are open. Players take the role of planet exploration surveyors who land on unknown worlds, gather materials, repel native creatures, and deliver resources to a homeworld in a galaxy far from the destroyed Earth. Space storms limit the time and range of each expedition, and giant boss-class native organisms block exploration. Resources can be converted into the life and energy needed to keep exploring, or shipped home. Mysterious discs found on planets play music from the destroyed Earth, including tracks by DuckTape Orchestra and other artists. Early access is scheduled for 2027, with no price decided. The game supports Japanese, English, and both Chinese scripts.","whyItMatters":"The developer credits point to an indie label incubation pipeline rather than a self-published solo release: FANTASTIC JUNCTION was selected for the WorldMap Incubation Project 1st Batch and is being made by a team established in January 2025, the same core members behind the earlier title Parry Nightmare.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSTUDIO en was established in January 2025 and is a creator team that works in manga as well as games. Norihito Kawamura, who also goes by Charehito, leads the studio. Kawamura won the ZUN Award and the Freem! Award at Niconico Self-Made Game Fest 4 in 2014 for \u0026#34;Ato no Ato,\u0026#34; then took an award at the 1st GYAAR Studio Indie Game Contest and a place in TGS2023 SELECTED INDIE 80 with Parry Nightmare before releasing that game on Steam in 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorldMap is an indie label that handles publishing and IP development, and it also plans and runs the indie game exhibition DREAMSCAPE. FANTASTIC JUNCTION was selected for the WorldMap Incubation Project 1st Batch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Kawamura\u0026#39;s comment on the game, he said the team is tackling the project \u0026#34;more as \u0026#39;the team called STUDIO en\u0026#39;\u0026#34; than as a solo effort, and that compared with Parry Nightmare, \u0026#34;we can make better use of \u0026#39;things I could not have done or thought of alone.\u0026#39;\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe planets use hand-drawn art on a monochrome base, and the strange plants and creatures, including the boss-class giant native organisms, are designed to feel somehow cute. Combat and gathering are done with light fired from a gun-like tool. Exploration turns up microbe-like life forms, fungus-like vegetation, and crystals holding cosmic energy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt early access launch the exploration journey will be playable as a complete experience. After that, the studio plans to keep adding explorable locations and actions.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"STUDIO en builds FANTASTIC JUNCTION around a clock: space storms cap each expedition, so gathering, crafting, and shipping cargo compete for the same minutes.","twitterPost":"Space storms in FANTASTIC JUNCTION cap every expedition. The survival loop is a budget of minutes, not an open map.","threadsPost":"STUDIO en frames FANTASTIC JUNCTION around scarcity rather than freedom. Space storms cap each expedition's time and range, so every trip is a budget. Boss-class natives sit between the player and the resources that keep the run going.","newsletterBlurb":"WorldMap opened the Steam page for FANTASTIC JUNCTION, a hand-drawn planet exploration game from STUDIO en, with a first trailer and website. Players gather resources, fend off native creatures and boss-class giants, and recover music from a destroyed Earth off mysterious discs. Early access is set for 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609152l\",\"title\":\"Steam Store Page Opens for 'FANTASTIC JUNCTION,' a Game About Exploring Unknown Planets Depicted in Hand-Drawn Art. Its Boss-Class Native Creatures Are Somehow Cute. 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