At today’s Nintendo Direct we got a look at a brand new game in the AI: The Somnium Files series, No Sleep for Kaname Date. Your job is to find Iris who got kidnapped and is being forced to play a deadly escape game. Kaname Date will team up with Aiba to find clues and discover hints to find out where she is at.
The game’s director Kazuya Yamada (Spike Chunsoft) is writing the scenario, with Kotaro Uchikoshi, the previous scenario writer, overseeing as the series director. Yusuke Kozaki returns as character designer, and Keisuke Ito continues as the music composer.
Special Messages from Kotaro Uchikoshi and Kazuya Yamada
Associate Scenario Director Kotaro Uchikoshi
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.
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
I am Kazuya Yamada, the director and scenario writer for this project.
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 will release July 25th, 2025 for Nintendo Switch and PC.
