KEMURI is in development at UNSEEN for a 2027 release on PlayStation 5 and PC. A new trailer released September 16, 2026 along with the first public co-op details and hands-on play ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2026.
KEMURI is an action game from UNSEEN, the studio founded by Ikumi Nakamura. It is set in Kemuri City, a tourist city on the boundary between life and death, where players are yokai hunters. The game supports single-player and online co-op for up to three players. Combat centers on the Fox Window, a technique to detect paranormal phenomena and yokai, and on making contracts with yokai to wear their powers as Possession Apparel. The footage shown at Sony's State of Play on June 3, 2026 featured three hunter types: sword, bow, and shaman.
The release window has stayed fixed at 2027 since the State of Play debut. The platforms have broadened from PlayStation 5 alone at that point to PlayStation 5 and PC as of the September trailer. The price is undecided. A playable demo appeared at a hands-on event on September 16 at UNSEEN's office, letting players enter a Yokai Domain Expansion and fight an Oni, the same day a new 90-second concept trailer arrived ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2026, which opened September 17 in Makuhari.
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UNSEEN released a new trailer for its yokai possession action game KEMURI on September 16, titled "KEMURI - Okaeri. BACK TO CHAOS | TGS 2026 OFFICIAL GAME TRAILER." The concept trailer runs about 90 seconds and was timed to Tokyo Game Show, which opens September 17 in Makuhari. The game is set in Kemuri City, a tourist city on the boundary between life and death, where players become yokai hunters who run through a vertically stacked city and fight anomalies. It supports single-player and online co-op for up to three players. Players form contracts with defeated yokai and wear their powers as Possession Apparel, which grants actions such as high jumps and triple stomps; taking consecutive hits removes the apparel and forces a weakened fight. A hands-on event was held September 16 at UNSEEN's office, where the playable demo let players enter a Yokai Domain Expansion and fight an Oni. KEMURI is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5 and PC, with the price undecided.
Jul 27
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Jun 2
During Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on June 3, 2026, development studio UNSEEN released new footage of its upcoming yokai hunter action game "KEMURI." The game is set in Kemuri City, a town where the world of the living and the afterlife mix. Players use a technique called the Fox Window to detect paranormal phenomena and yokai. By making contracts with yokai, characters can don possessed apparel and gain new abilities. The footage showed three hunter types: sword, bow, and shaman. The game supports three-player cooperative play. UNSEEN was founded by Ikumi Nakamura, who previously worked on "The Evil Within" and "Ghostwire: Tokyo." "KEMURI" is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5 in 2027.