RED DUNES GAMES Taps KENKI and MAO for TGS2026 Booth Play
For a publisher that already set up a joint development project with Acquire, putting Japanese streamers on the booth is the marketing half of the same Japan strategy, and the first concrete test of whether influencer reach substitutes for a domestic publishing arm.
Reporting from 1 source: GameBusiness.jp.
RED DUNES GAMES, an Abu Dhabi publisher, will bring streamers KENKI and MAO to its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth at Makuhari Messe from September 17 to 21. The two will play Zozo and the Lost Dreams and Port of Jumanah on YouTube, X, and Twitch. The company calls the push the first step in a full-scale Japanese market expansion using Japanese influencers.
The booth, 07-N03, will run three playable titles. Nightmare Circus is not on the streaming schedule: it is a separate action adventure built around a "Puppet String" mechanic, where two control rods and strings handle movement, combat, and puzzle-solving. RED DUNES GAMES is developing it with FairPlay Studios for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox in the first to second quarter of 2027.
Zozo and the Lost Dreams is a 2D Metroidvania platformer from RED DUNES GAMES and Indonesian developer Agate, due in the first quarter of 2027. Port of Jumanah, a 2.5D action game with roguelite elements from the same pair, released on September 7, 2026.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- GameBusiness.jp RED DUNES GAMES、TGS2026でけんき氏・まお氏が実機プレイ―日本市場展開の第一弾