TANUKI: Pon's Summer

The game

You play Pon, a somewhat lazy tanuki with a part-time job at the post office. He has one month, a single summer, to restore the tanuki shrine before the great festival. According to the publisher, you deliver letters and packages by BMX across a fictional Japanese island, befriend the locals, join many activities (baseball, sumo, sushi, fishing, bug catching) and take on more than 100 BMX challenges to fund the shrine’s rebuilding and decoration.

What the press says (PC reviews)

A very positive reception. CGMagazine (8/10) says it turns parcel delivery into fun thanks to a fantastic BMX traversal mechanic, and praises the wealth of mini-games and side content, the wholesome atmosphere and the soundtrack. Noisy Pixel (9/10) calls it a charming, nostalgia-filled adventure that captures the magic of childhood summers, with a vibrant rural Japanese setting and a fantastic soundtrack.

Caveats: Noisy Pixel regrets limited BMX tricks and underdeveloped shrine customisation. CGMagazine wishes Pon’s design were less realistic and closer to the rest of the cast.

Scores and prices

Only two scored PC reviews were used, which is a limited basis. As of 11 November 2026, the game costs €19.99 on Steam, the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store and the Nintendo eShop (Switch and Switch 2).