Overview
- The remake/sequel was revealed in a Japan-focused Nintendo Direct and on a Steam page, with Yuji Horii credited as executive director and Room6 and Game Studio listed as developers and G-Mode as publisher.
- The title is described as a menu-driven, command-selection text adventure set in 1980s Kobe where players gather witness statements and physical evidence to investigate serial murders.
- The project is slated for PC and Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in a 2027 release window, but the announcement so far applies only to Japan and no English-language option has been confirmed.
- Square Enix is not named in the credits for this release, leaving questions about whether the company retained ownership of the Portopia IP or licensed it to the new team.
- The new announcement follows a poorly received 2023 Square Enix NLP-based revival and returns a game first released in 1983 that helped shape Japanese adventure design, a fact likely to drive close scrutiny from longtime fans.