Kodansha Game Lab released 1999TOKOYO Building on Steam on November 10, 2026: you play Akira, stuck working in a crumbling 1999 indoor amusement park where people are said to disappear, and you befriend your dangerous coworkers by breaking into their rooms to learn their secrets.
Video: “『1999トコヨビル』2ndトレーラー” (2nd trailer), official KODANSHA GAME LAB YouTube channel, November 10, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5BdHQSUgyI
Questions for you:
- Blackmail-as-friendship (lock-picking rooms to dig up secrets, then using them to get closer): does that premise hook you, or make you uneasy?
- Low-poly 360° exploration plus Live2D visual novel scenes: does the late-90s look appeal to you, or do you prefer fully 2D visual novels?
- The demo contains the whole first chapter (about two hours). Have you tried it? Did it convince you to buy?
- No French: the game is in English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese only. Would you play in English, or wait (possibly forever) for a translation?
- Your favorite horror visual novels or adventure games set in an abandoned park or building?
No spoilers beyond chapter 1 without a clear warning, please.
Full details (price, 20% launch discount until November 23, requirements and sources): https://tricknfix.com/articles/1999tokoyo-building-out-now-steam-pc-kodansha-horror-adventure-visual-novel-price-launch-discount-demo-languages/
Sources: 1999TOKOYO Building Steam page https://store.steampowered.com/app/4099810/ and Kodansha’s November 10, 2026 press release https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000009138.000001719.html (checked November 10, 2026). Image: official 1999TOKOYO Building screenshot from Steam, © TOKOYO FUDOSAN / Kodansha.