{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4ba1f8bda03764011ad39d25","clusterId":"c_0bc67c77a81e7807e13cf52f","slug":"super-real-mahjong-venus-returns-launches-on-steam-with-20-percent-off-sale","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns Launches on Steam With 20 Percent Off Sale","summary":"ILLUMINATION and Infinite Loop released the strip mahjong game Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns for PC on Steam on August 27. The main desktop version costs 4,980 yen, with a VR mode DLC at 1,980 yen and a bundle at 5,916 yen. The game is an official sequel to the Super Real Mahjong arcade series, which operated in Japanese game centers from the Showa era through the Heisei era. A crowdfunding campaign in 2025 drew support from 1,129 backers totaling roughly 33.8 million yen, or 1,690 percent of the 2 million yen goal, which funded full voice acting and a grand finale. The game features four heroines: Mizuki Tono, Aya Fujiwara, Akira Hayasaka, and Shoko, the series' first heroine and manager of the mahjong cafe P's CLUB. A launch sale offering 20 percent off all products runs until September 10 at 2:00. The sale drops the main game to 3,984 yen, the VR DLC to 1,584 yen, and the bundle to 4,732 yen. Supported languages are Japanese, English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Korean, with Japanese audio only.","whyItMatters":"The crowdfunding outcome let the developers exceed original plans with full voice acting and a grand finale, making this the first fully modernized entry in a series that had been dormant for three decades.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four heroines carry voice acting credits not listed in the release materials: Mizuki Tono is voiced by Ichika Tachibana, Aya Fujiwara by Chihiro Ishiguro, Akira Hayasaka by Yuri Yamaoka, and Shoko by Rena Maeda. Character design comes from illustrator Merry Haruhina.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s structure differs from the arcade original. In the arcade version of Super Real Mahjong P5, the challenge order was fixed, but here players can face any of the three P5 heroines first. Shoko, the boss of the game, cannot be challenged until the other three are defeated. She is the owner of the mahjong parlor P\u0026#39;s Club, not the cafe P\u0026#39;s CLUB, and the game takes place at its Branch 2.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter clearing one round against all four characters, an ultra-difficult \u0026#34;Super Real\u0026#34; mode unlocks. The reviewer describes the heroines as becoming ferocious at that level, with riichi ippatsu tsumo on the second turn and an opening tenhou being common. Each character\u0026#39;s clear status records how many continues were used, at a nod to the arcade\u0026#39;s 100 yen per play pricing. The DIP switch feature from the arcade, where the opponent redressed when they won, is removed entirely.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe compliance settings offer five hiding methods (Ignore, Mysterious Light, Black Bar, Mahjong Tile, Mosaic) at three strengths, labeled Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa. The memories function holds 62 scenes, and the achievements collection includes all 38 types of P\u0026#39;s CLUB cards and all 7 series installation cards, included for the first time.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns is out on Steam, and the compliance settings go from Showa (weak) to Reiwa (strong). The hidden content scales with the era, apparently.","twitterPost":"The crowdfunding for Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns hit 1,690% of its goal with 1,129 backers, which is how a 30-year-old arcade series gets a full 3D sequel with voice acting.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns, the first new entry in the arcade strip mahjong series in decades, is out on Steam with a 20 percent launch discount. The desktop version works without VR, and a crowdfunding campaign funded full voice acting and a grand finale.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2135925.html\",\"title\":\"Super Real Mahjong Venus Returns Released Today, August 27; 20% Off for Two Weeks After Launch\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/27/171356.html\",\"title\":\"Revived After 30 Years! 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