Sankei Digital Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Sozo Otsuka), through its game label HYPER REAL, will be exhibiting at “Tokyo Game Show 2026” (hereafter, TGS), one of Japan’s largest game festivals held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from Thursday, September 17 to Monday, September 21, 2026 (public holiday). After exhibiting in the indie game section for the past three years, HYPER REAL will move to the general exhibition area for the first time this year, deploying its largest booth yet. Six titles will be available for demo and display, including two Japan-first publishing titles: “NAME OF THE WILL: Collective Aftereffects” and “Helcast.”
Record-Large Booth at TGS—New Game Trials, Photo Spot, Prize Events and More
At the largest booth to date, visitors can try out six titles, including this summer’s newly added lineup “NAME OF THE WILL: Collective Aftereffects” and “Helcast,” as well as “SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim” (Nintendo Switch version released June this year), and upcoming releases such as “DIGITAL EXORCIST,” “Dome-King Cabbage,” and “SKY THE SCRAPER,” whose console version is scheduled for release this winter.
A commemorative photo area will be set up where visitors can take photos with digital frames featuring characters and backgrounds from the exhibited titles and print them out on the spot. There will also be a score attack event for those who play “Helcast,” with chances to win luxury prizes. In addition, original novelty goods such as masks inspired by those featured in “NAME OF THE WILL: Collective Aftereffects” will be available. *Items are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
【HYPER REAL Booth Information】
Business Days: September 17 (Thu) and 18 (Fri), 2026, 10:00–17:00
Public Days: September 19 (Sat)–21 (Mon/Holiday), 2026, 09:30–17:00
*Closes at 16:00 on September 21 (Mon/Holiday) only
Booth Location: Hall 2・02-C14
Exhibition Commemorative SNS Campaign / “DIGITAL EXORCIST” New Key Art Released
To commemorate the event, HYPER REAL’s official X (Twitter) is running a campaign where you can win public day tickets by following and reposting. Details can be found on the official X account. In celebration of this exhibition, new key art for “DIGITAL EXORCIST”—a special collaboration between Chris, game director at Sukeban Games (“VA-11 Hall-A”, “.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND”) and the “DIGITAL EXORCIST” development team, who share Latin American roots—has been unveiled.
▼Exhibited Titles Information
“NAME OF THE WILL: Collective Aftereffects”
Trapped in the masked cult “Hope,” where pain is touted as salvation. Here, every thought is graded and smiles are painted with lies. Will you submit and attain happiness, or face your sins and carve a path to escape? Act. Choose.
●Planned Release Date: Spring 2027
●Platform: Steam
●Genre: Adventure, Horror
●Supported Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), French, Russian, Ukrainian, Latin American Spanish
●Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079920/NAME_OF_THE_WILL/
“Helcast”
As Modgunn, the sentinel on the bridge between life and death, confront Odin, who plans to destroy the underworld. A Norse mythology-themed merge-puzzle x deckbuilding roguelike.
●Planned Release Date: Early Access Q1 2027
●Platform: Steam
●Genre: Falling Puzzle x Deckbuilding Roguelite
●Supported Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), French, Spanish, German
●Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3430620/Helcast/
“DIGITAL EXORCIST”
Defrag. Destroy. Execute. Solve cases through exorcism! A world where occult magic and technology have fused. Expel “cyber demons” that threaten humanity and solve supernatural crimes. An adventure game where you solve cases through investigation, deduction, and exorcism.
●Planned Release Date: TBD
●Platform: Steam
●Genre: Adventure
●Supported Languages: Japanese, English
●Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2944390/DIGITAL_EXORCIST/
“Dome-King Cabbage”
Mash, who sees the world in terms of monster-collecting RPGs, sets out to earn the mysterious title of “Dome King.” A colorful, psychedelic, and entirely new kind of visual novel.
●Planned Release Date: TBD
●Platform: Steam, Nintendo Switch
●Genre: Adventure
●Supported Languages: Japanese, English
●Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2092510/DomeKing_Cabbage/
“SKY THE SCRAPER”
—If you reach for it, you’ll surely get there someday. Experience thrilling action and down-to-earth stories as a skyscraper window cleaner. An action-adventure blending window-cleaning action and life simulation.
●Now Available (Steam/STOVE) / Scheduled for Release This Winter (PS5, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2)
●Platform: Steam, STOVE, PS5, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2
●Genre: Action Adventure
●Supported Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) Korean (PC version on STOVE only)
●Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2387430/SKY_THE_SCRAPER/
“SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim”
Upon awakening, you’re stared at by a giant girl— An adventure game depicting the unusual daily lives of Saeko, the giantess, and the thumb-sized little people. Experience the intertwined fates of Saeko and the little ones across day and night scenarios.
●Now Available
●Platform: Steam, Nintendo Switch, DLsite, STOVE
●Genre: Adventure
●Supported Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian Korean (PC version on STOVE only)
●Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492120/SAEKO_Giantess_Dating_Sim/
●Nintendo Switch Store Page: https://store-jp.nintendo.com/item/software/D70010000103346
【About HYPER REAL】
From Japan to the world—a cross-cultural game label that goes beyond “play.” HYPER REAL reinterprets video games as an art and culture medium like music and film, expanding games “beyond reality” (HYPER REAL), and aims to bring these experiences from Japan to the global stage. We support creators, mainly in Japan and Asia, who pursue unique and innovative visual and storytelling expressions, and help amplify their creativity worldwide.
Official Website: https://hyperreal.jp
X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/HYPERREAL_jp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hyperreal.jp/