Overview
- Level‑5 announced on Thursday, September 10, 2026, that DECAPOLICE has been moved out of its 2026 window and is now scheduled to launch in 2027.
- The company confirmed the game will release on PlayStation 5, Nintendo’s next console (Switch 2), and PC via Steam.
- A new trailer revealed core gameplay set in a virtual city called Decasim where players inspect recreated crime scenes, manage evidence on a Case Board, and use deduction to identify culprits.
- When suspects resist, they can transform into monsters called Crime Beasts and be confronted in turn‑based battles; the trailer also showed Decasim data can alter appearances, including turning the protagonist into a cat mascot.
- Level‑5 said it partnered with SCRAP to design case concepts and will offer hands‑on demos at Tokyo Game Show 2026, a move that signals the studio intends to show progress despite the title’s repeated delays since its 2023 reveal.