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G-MODEアーカイブス+ ナムコクロニクル
G-MODE Archives+ is the revival label under which G-MODE reissues feature phone era games on Nintendo Switch and Steam. The line now includes six Bandai Namco Entertainment titles, most recently Lost Savior, which launched on Switch October 15 and arrives on Steam October 28, 2026.
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G-MODE Archives+ began as a reprint pipeline for feature phone games and has become a steady one. Namco Chronicle, a tactical RPG crossing over Valkyrie, Gil, Mappy and other Namco characters, launched on PC and Switch on May 28, 2026 at 800 yen and was the second Bandai Namco Entertainment title in the line after Xenosaga Pied Piper. Toudou Ryuunosuke Detective Diary Vol. 8 followed on Switch June 4 at 1,200 yen with a 20 percent launch discount, and Lost Chronicle arrived July 23 at 800 yen, Japanese only, as the fourth Bandai Namco revival. Ridge Racer kept the pace in September with a Switch release on September 3 and Steam on September 16, also 800 yen, and G-MODE described it as the fifth Bandai Namco title in the series. Lost Savior, announced October 14, is the sixth: Switch on October 15, Steam on October 28, 800 yen, Japanese only, and a follow-up to Lost Chronicle rather than a standalone revival.
The Bandai Namco run shares a template. The prices are mostly 800 yen including tax, the language support is Japanese, and each release is a faithful reproduction of the feature phone original rather than a remake. Ridge Racer was a 1993 arcade game ported to home consoles the following year; the Archives+ version is the feature phone build, with beginner, intermediate and advanced difficulties, a time trial mode and four car types. Lost Chronicle sets its story in a world destroyed by a black flash, with six attributes and jobs such as Fencer, Scout, Mage and Cleric. Lost Savior, a 2010 Bandai Namco Games title, spans 25 countries and regions plus the demon, spirit and divine worlds, with more than 60 hours of play, 1,000 item types, over 200 monster types, 19 jobs and roughly 300 synthesis recipes.
The catalogue is not limited to Bandai Namco. Kijin Densetsu STRIKE-G-, a 2005 Hope Moon robot simulation RPG, reached Steam on August 20 after its Switch release, and G-MODE Archives Kuuki Yomi. 2, the 2010 feature phone game, is bundled into the October 29 packaged edition of Minna de Kuuki Yomi. 4 for Switch 2. The older Toudou Ryuunosuke volumes, Vol. 1 through 7, were already on Switch before Vol. 8 completed the set.
Key facts
- Most recent Bandai Namco revival
- Lost Savior, with the Switch version out October 15 and the Steam version set for October 28, 2026, priced at 800 yen including tax and Japanese only ↗
- Bandai Namco titles in the line
- Six, following Xenosaga Pied Piper, Namco Chronicle, Pac-Man, Lost Chronicle and Ridge Racer ↗
- Ridge Racer release dates
- Switch on September 3, 2026 and Steam on September 16, 2026, at 800 yen including tax ↗
- Ridge Racer modes and cars
- Beginner, intermediate and advanced difficulty modes, a time trial mode, and four car types with different performance characteristics ↗
- Lost Chronicle release
- Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on July 23, 2026, at 800 yen, Japanese language only ↗
- Namco Chronicle release
- PC and Nintendo Switch on May 28, 2026, at 800 yen, the second Bandai Namco Entertainment title in the series ↗
- Toudou Ryuunosuke Vol. 8 release
- Nintendo Switch on June 4, 2026, at 1,200 yen with a 20 percent discount to 960 yen through August 2 ↗
- Kijin Densetsu STRIKE-G- release
- Steam on August 20, 2026; originally a 2005 feature phone game by Hope Moon ↗
- Kuuki Yomi. 2 re-release
- Included in the October 29, 2026 packaged edition of Minna de Kuuki Yomi. 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition +, priced at 4,700 yen ↗
Timeline
- Oct 14, 2026 G-MODE Archives+ Revives Lost Savior for Switch and Steam
- Oct 4, 2026 Continued Portopia Remake Adds Cursor Hints And Maps For Its Dungeons
- Sep 19, 2026 G-Mode Brings Remade Portopia And A New Acacia RPG To Tokyo Game Show
- Sep 19, 2026 G-MODE Reveals Streamer Girl's Secret Account Labyrinth for PC
- Sep 13, 2026 G-Mode Details The Portopia Serial Murder Case Continued After Nintendo Direct Reveal
- Sep 9, 2026 Steam Gets Sushi-Themed Game Bundle From G-Mode
- Sep 2, 2026 G-MODE Archives+ Ridge Racer Sets Switch and Steam Release Dates
- Aug 20, 2026 G-MODE Archives+ Kijin Densetsu STRIKE-G- Launches on Steam
- Aug 20, 2026 Nihon no Inaka Gurashi Package Version Dated for November 12
- Aug 5, 2026 G-MODE NEXT PREVIEW Reveals Nine Titles, Including Switch Revival of Feature Phone RPG
- Jul 22, 2026 G-MODE Archives+ Revives Fantasy RPG Lost Chronicle on Switch and Steam
- Jul 16, 2026 Minna de Kuuki Yomi. 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Packaged Version Launches October 29
- Jun 18, 2026 G-Mode to Publish Rhythm Adventure One Song, One Life, Demo Now on Steam
- Jun 3, 2026 Toudou Ryuunosuke Detective Diary Vol.8 Hits Nintendo Switch on June 4
- Jun 3, 2026 G-Mode Archives+ Adds Toudou Ryuunosuke Detective Diary Vol. 8 on Switch
- May 27, 2026 G-MODE Archives+ Namco Chronicle Launches May 28 on PC and Switch
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Facts
- Announced
- exhibiting under its own name at Tokyo Game Show for the first time (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-19
- Announced
- The Portopia Serial Murder Case Continued: Burial of Oblivion, a full remake of the Famicom adventure with a new scenario (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-19
- Announced
- Streamer Girl's Secret Account Labyrinth, a novel RPG from Magical Girl Witch Trial studio Acacia (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-19
- Announced
- sushi-themed game bundle on Steam (open recruitment call on G-Mode's X account) · 2026-09-09
- Announced
- the bundle applies a 10% discount to the combined individual price of 2,682 yen · 2026-09-09
- Announced
- revival of feature phone version of Ridge Racer through G-MODE Archives+ · 2026-09-02
- Announced
- packaged version release on October 29, 2026 · 2026-07-16
- Announced
- package version release date · 2026-08-20
- Release
- game · 2026-09-09 · Steam · 2026-09-09
- Release
- game · November 12 · 2026-08-20
- Release
- game · 2026-05-28 · worldwide · 2026-05-27
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Oct 14
G-MODE announced on October 14 that Lost Savior joins its G-MODE Archives+ revival line, with the Nintendo Switch version out October 15 and the Steam version set for October 28. The price is 800 yen including tax, and the supported language is Japanese only. The original Lost Savior was a fantasy RPG that Bandai Namco Games published in 2010 as a feature phone title, following in the lineage of Lost Chronicle. It is set in a world that has reached the time of its destruction, where the protagonist uncovers the secret of his own birth while traveling to save that world. The game spans 25 countries and regions plus the demon world, spirit world, and divine world, with total play time above 60 hours, 1,000 item types, more than 200 monster types, 19 jobs including Fighter and Priest, and roughly 300 synthesis recipes. Up to three characters fight at once, and towns level up through guild requests. G-MODE describes the project as a faithful reproduction of feature phone apps on current consoles.
Oct 4
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, G-Mode's in-development remake Continued Portopia Serial Murder Case: Burial of Oblivion was playable on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. The demo opens with Kozo Yamakawa's mysterious suicide and names the protagonist Daigo Go, previously just Boss. The magnifying glass cursor turns red with a "!" bubble over evidence, phone numbers register automatically, and the underground maze now shows a map.
Sep 19
G-Mode's Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth drew crowds that forced staff to repeatedly pause and restart the line, director Koichi Takeshita said. The booth paired The Portopia Serial Murder Case Continued: Burial of Oblivion, a full remake of the Famicom adventure with a new scenario, set for 2027, with Streamer Girl's Secret Account Labyrinth, a novel RPG from Magical Girl Witch Trial studio Acacia, planned for 2026.
Sep 19
G-MODE's Streamer Girl's Secret Account Labyrinth is a labyrinth novel RPG about girls trapped in UraU, a place where the darkness of social media is made real. Riiru Saika, a streamer and member of the band Lag Drops, is haunted by the death of bandmate Neon Hino. The trial play covers an ADV section, and a dungeon exploration part has you fight malice monsters while seeking the master of the secret accounts. Release is set for 2026 on PC via Steam.
Sep 13
The Portopia Serial Murder Case Continued: Burial of Oblivion was announced at the September 9, 2026 Nintendo Direct, and G-Mode's Koichi Takeshita discussed the project in an email interview. The title follows the same structure as the Hokkaido Serial Murder: Murder on the Okhotsk remake: a full remake of the original game plus a new story. Takeshita said the Okhotsk team is handling it.
Sep 9
Game company G-Mode started selling the 'Hey Wait! Nippon Sushi Game Bundle' on Steam on September 9. The bundle collects four games from different developers and genres, unified only by a sushi theme: Ganso Otoshi Sushi Mebius, Kaisen!! Sushi Kaido, Wan Ope Sushi, and SushiCup Legend. The bundle applies a 10% discount to the combined individual price of 2,682 yen. The collaboration was formed after a call on G-Mode's official X account.
Sep 2
G-MODE announced on September 2, 2026 that the feature phone version of Ridge Racer will be revived through its G-MODE Archives+ project, with the Switch version launching September 3 and the Steam version arriving September 16. The game is priced at 800 yen including tax. Ridge Racer originally operated in arcades in 1993 and was ported to home consoles the following year, with this release being the version optimized for feature phone applications. The revival includes three difficulty modes (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) plus a time trial mode where players race against rival cars to shorten their times. Four car types with different performance characteristics are included, such as acceleration-focused models, allowing players to select their preferred machine. This release marks the fifth Bandai Namco Entertainment revival title in the G-MODE Archives+ series, following Xenosaga Pied Piper, Namco Chronicle, Pac-Man, and Lost Chronicle, all of which are currently available.
Aug 20
G-MODE released the robot simulation RPG G-MODE Archives+ Kijin Densetsu STRIKE-G- on Steam on August 20, 2026. Originally a 2005 feature phone game by Hope Moon, it follows sentient robot Asura entering the battle arena Strike Gigants to repay a girl named Yuri. Players navigate a randomly changing dungeon, strengthen their unit, and aim for top ranker.
Aug 20
G-MODE announced that the package version of the slow-life simulation Nihon no Inaka Gurashi will launch on November 12 for 3,900 yen. Pre-orders open today with store-specific bonuses. The game hit Apple Arcade in September 2023 and arrived as a download on Switch and PC via Steam on March 4, 2026. Update Ver1.3.0 is now live, adding treasures to each area that fill the museum when donated to the village chief. A giveaway for five Steam keys runs until September 3.
Aug 5
G-MODE held its special YouTube program 'G-MODE NEXT PREVIEW' on August 5, 2026, announcing new information on nine titles. The program revealed three new publishing titles: the Nintendo Switch version of the SNS puzzle mystery adventure 'Mikakutei Jiken no Kansokusha -Demons' Timeline-', whose Steam version has surpassed 10,000 downloads; the Switch version of 'Heart Treasure Stella Journey', a picture-book-like universe exploration game selected for the official 'Bitsummit PUNCH' selection; and 'Call into the Hollow: [2300]', an SF narrative adventure combining voice input and generative AI, scheduled for 2027. Follow-up information was also released for scheduled titles, including the puzzle action game 'Nero & Sci Integral Edition' launching August 18, the public opinion manipulation news novel game 'Commentator' with a newly revealed logo and key visual, the satoyama exploration adventure 'Satoyama no Oto Haru Sanpo' set for spring 2027, and the rhythm adventure 'One Song, One Life' planned for 2026. Two titles begin distribution on August 6: the kanji quiz game 'Nihon Isshu Kanji no Tabi' and the feature phone robot simulation RPG revival 'G-MODE Archives+ Kijin Den STRIKE-G-'. Trial play exhibits of 'Commentator', 'One Song, One Life', and 'Nihon Isshu Kanji no Tabi' are planned at the Tokyo Game Dungeon 13 event on August 8.
Jul 22
G-MODE announced on July 22, 2026, that it will release "G-MODE Archives+ Lost Chronicle" for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on July 23, 2026. The game is a faithful port of the original fantasy RPG that Bandai Namco Entertainment distributed as a feature phone app. It is the fourth Bandai Namco Entertainment title to be revived under the G-MODE Archives+ label, following "Xenosaga Pied Piper," "Namco Chronicle," and "Pac-Man." The story follows a protagonist exploring a world destroyed by a black flash and shrouded in dark fog, seeking the mystery of a cataclysm that occurred a thousand years ago. Players purify miasma-covered lands, accept requests from city guilds, explore fields, and advance missions to survey the land, discover new resources and technologies, and rebuild the devastated world. Characters can be customized with six attributes-Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, Dark, and Light-and multiple jobs including Fencer, Scout, Mage, and Cleric. The price is 800 yen, and the game supports Japanese language only.
Jul 16
G-Mode announced on July 16, 2026, that the packaged version of "Minna de Kuuki Yomi. 4 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition +" will release on October 29, 2026, for 4,700 yen. Pre-orders opened the same day. The package bundles four titles: the base game "Minna de Kuuki Yomi. 4," the enhanced "Nintendo Switch 2 Edition," the DLC "Zettai Zetsumei" hen, and "G-MODE Archives Kuuki Yomi. 2," a re-release of the 2010 feature phone game "Kuuki Yomi. 2." The base game features 100 situations, a cooperative mode for two players, and three mini-games, with a story focusing on the protagonist's childhood. The Switch 2 Edition adds a mode using the Joy-Con 2's mouse operation for 20 questions and a competitive mode with five mini-games. The DLC adds 30 new situations themed on crises like zombie panic and alien encounters. The re-release of "Kuuki Yomi. 2" is the first time the feature phone game has been made available on modern hardware, though it is single-player and Japanese-only. The package is compatible with Nintendo Switch, but the Switch 2 Edition's additional content requires a Nintendo Switch 2 console.
Jun 18
G-Mode announced on June 18, 2026 that it will handle publishing and development support for One Song, One Life, a rhythm adventure game planned by LOVE ANNEX and developed by C-Route. The game follows Sumire Kirishima, a 19-year-old aspiring net artist who wants to perform on the same stage as her favorite idol. Players tap notes to music, and the type of notes hit causes the songs and story to branch, leading to multiple endings. A demo is available during Steam Next Fest, which runs until June 23. The full game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in 2026. A second promotional video was also released, showing gameplay and some of the over 20 included songs. The game supports Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese. Music production is handled by Yuta Ota, and the producer is Takafumi Suda.
Jun 3
G-MODE Corporation announced on June 3 that Toudou Ryuunosuke Detective Diary Vol.8: The Violet Birdcage ~The Doll Mansion Serial Murder Case~ will be released for Nintendo Switch on June 4 as part of the G-MODE Archives+ revival project. The game was previously only available on feature phones, making it a rare title in the series. Set in Taisho 14 (1925), the story follows private detective Toudou Ryuunosuke as he investigates a missing person case that leads him to a Western-style mansion haunted by rumors of people being kidnapped and turned into dolls. The game is priced at 1,200 yen (tax included), with a 20% off sale running from June 4 to August 2, reducing the price to 960 yen. A hint collection is available on the official website to assist players when investigations stall. Previous titles in the series, Vol.1 through 7, are already available on Nintendo Switch.
Jun 3
G-Mode announced the June 4 release of "Toudou Ryuunosuke Detective Diary Vol. 8 'The Violet Birdcage ~The Doll Mansion Serial Murder Case~'" for Switch under its G-MODE Archives+ revival project. The mystery adventure, originally a feature phone game, costs 1,200 yen with a 20% launch discount until August 2. A hint collection is available on the official website.
May 27
G-MODE announced on May 27, 2026 that "G-MODE Archives+ Namco Chronicle" will release for PC and Nintendo Switch on May 28. The title costs 800 yen. It is a tactical RPG originally developed as a feature phone app, now revived through the G-MODE Archives+ series. The game brings together characters from classic Namco (now Bandai Namco Entertainment) titles, including Valkyrie from "The Adventure of Valkyrie," Gil from "The Tower of Druaga," Beraboh Man from "Beraboh Man," Mappy from "Mappy," Taira no Kiyomori from "Genpei Tōma Den," and Wagyan from "Wagyan Land." The story is split into three arcs: Fantasy Arc, City Arc, and Space Arc. Between simulation segments, adventure segments feature crossover stories that go beyond the boundaries of the original games. This is the second Bandai Namco Entertainment title in the G-MODE Archives+ series, following "Xenosaga Pied Piper." The Steam store page is open for wishlist registration, and the Switch store page will open after midnight on May 28.