Identity V is a survival horror game developed by NetEase Games, with recent activity spanning a new PvE mode, merchandise collaborations, and an upcoming short anime based on a children's show segment.
Identity V's recent coverage centers on expanding its reach beyond the core asymmetrical multiplayer format. NetEase released Shuki no Kahi, the game's first PvE mode, on June 18, 2026. The mode shifts to cooperative 4-player exploration of a randomly generated mansion, where players collect verses and return them to a base camp while avoiding traps and enemies. It introduces a story about reporter Alice discovering a book by novelist Orpheus, offering new interpretations of existing characters. The mode includes item shops, a safety box system, and a 'truth clarification' end condition, with hunter play planned for a future update.
Merchandise and collaboration activity has been steady. Tohakusha, which handles Identity V goods, announced popup events at six US BOOKOFF stores starting June 12, 2026, selling the NEO series (TOKYONEO, KYOTONEO, OSAKANEO) and seventh anniversary reprint items. The company also detailed collaborations with ZOZOTOWN for apparel featuring new character art, and art projects themed around Hokkaido and Okinawa. The Hokkaido project appeared at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles, its first North American showing, while the Okinawa project goods went on sale August 8.
A separate development involves the children's variety show Oha Suta, whose segment Oha Suta Daigo Gakuen features hosts playing Identity V. That segment is getting a four-episode short anime premiering at the end of November, depicting characters like gardener Emma as students with Jack or The Ripper as their teacher. The developer Joker Studio also debuted a new RPG, Sea of Remnants, at Summer Game Fest 2026, a tonal departure from Identity V's horror into a bright fantasy setting with dice-based combat.
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Oha Suta Daigo Gakuen, the segment of the children's variety show Oha Suta where hosts play the survival horror game Identity V, is getting a four-episode short anime premiering at the end of November. The anime depicts the game's gardener Emma and other survivors as students, with Jack or The Ripper as their teacher. The live-action segment's second season starts September 8.
Tohakusha opened details for the fifth Identity V creator collaboration, themed Okinawaneo. Original goods using newly drawn illustrations go on sale August 8 at Don Quijote Akihabara, with online orders starting August 31. Four illustrators contribute character art.
Tohakusha Inc. will exhibit the Identity V Hokkaidoneo collaboration project at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to July 5. The booth at FavoriteSpot will sell goods with newly drawn illustrations by participating creators including Roitz, Nashiko Kotobuki, KEKI, Ryota-H, and TAKOLEGS.
NetEase Games released a new PvE mode called 'Shuki no Kahi' for Identity V on June 18, 2026. The mode shifts the game from its usual 1v4 PvP to a cooperative 4-player experience. Players explore a randomly generated mansion, collect 'shishou' (verses), and return them to a base camp while avoiding traps and enemies. The story begins with reporter Alice discovering a book by novelist Orpheus in a secret library, offering new interpretations of existing characters and mysteries. Players can use any survivor character; hunter play is planned for a future update. The mode includes item shops, a safety box system to prevent total item loss on death, and a 'truth clarification' end condition. Four players with varying experience levels tested the mode. They compared it to Lethal Company and R.E.P.O., noting the cooperative focus, the visual quality, and the lower psychological barrier compared to the main PvP mode. The mode aims to attract both current players and lapsed users.
Tohakusha Co., Ltd. announced it will run a series of popup events for the game Identity V at six BOOKOFF locations across the United States, starting June 12, 2026. The events will sell the Identity V NEO series of goods-TOKYONEO, KYOTONEO, and OSAKANEO-alongside reprint items for the game's seventh anniversary. The rollout covers stores in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, San Diego, Manhattan, Riverside, and Massapequa, with staggered dates through August 31.
Joker Studio, the developer behind Identity V, showed its new RPG Sea of Remnants at Summer Game Fest 2026. The game is a command-based RPG with a dice system and special move inputs, set in a colorful fantasy ocean world with doll-like character designs. A play report from the event details the opening sequence and battle mechanics.
A collaboration between the asymmetrical multiplayer game Identity V Fifth Personality and fashion retailer ZOZOTOWN launches pre-orders on June 5, 2026. Five product types including T-shirts, hoodies, and tote bags feature newly illustrated full-body character art of Gardener, Seer, and Billiard Player. An exhibition runs concurrently at Seibu Shibuya Store.
NetEase's Identity V is collaborating with fashion EC site ZOZOTOWN on a line of apparel and accessories. Five item types featuring new full-body character art of the Gardener and the Seer will be available for order from June 5 to June 24, with prices from 2,200 to 8,800 yen. Shipping begins in mid-August.