Spike Chunsoft has announced that No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files is coming to Nintendo Switch, news that was shared in this week’s Nintendo Direct presentation.
Set a day after The New Cyclops Serial Killings were resolved, internet idol Iris Sagan (known as “A-set”) is abducted by a UFO and forced to participate in a perilous escape game called The Third Eye Game. In another part of the city, a mysterious device that resembles a coffin is discovered with a note attached that reads “Psync me.”
It is down to special agent Kaname Date to investigate, teaming up with the AI-Ball, Aiba, in his efforts to rescue Iris.
With Kazuya Yamada writing the scenario with Kotaro Uchikoshi overseeing as the series director, Yusuke Kozaki returns as character designer and Keisuke Ito continues as the music composer.
As with previous games, in the Investigation sections, you must examine crime scenes and listen to testimonies, whereas the Somnium segments will let you enter the dream worlds of suspects and key witnesses. The new Escape sections will challenge you to solve puzzles to break out of locked rooms. Moving between these three gameplay elements will reward you with the clues needed to solve the case.
“For this title, I’m serving as the ‘scenario advisor’ from the perspective of overseeing the entire series. From the beginning, I trusted the development staff, but I was filled with awe at the quality, which far exceeded my expectations,” explains associate scenario director Kotaro Uchikoshi.
“The core element of this game, the ‘escape game,’ is not just a collection of puzzles; it has been intricately woven with a deep thematic significance, and its difficulty is perfectly balanced…! I believe both core and casual players will definitely enjoy it. This game is a heartfelt anthem of love created by the staff who love the ‘AI’ series, for all the fans who also love the ‘AI’ series.”
Director and scenario writer Kazuya Yamada adds: “We’ve been able to bring this title to you thanks to all of you who said, ‘I want to see Date as the protagonist once again.’ Thank you so much. As we considered how to make this title as satisfying as possible, we ended up cramming so much into it that it caused a lot of trouble for the development team. However, because of that, we believe we’ve created a title that everyone will enjoy. So please look forward to it.”
No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium Files will be released at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide on 25 July 2025.
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