PARCO GAMES is publishing Finding Polka across PC and Switch while running a Kojima Productions merchandise pop-up for OD - KNOCK at Nagoya PARCO from October 17 to 25, 2026. A Switch version of Finding Polka is in production with no release date or price set, and DEPERSON is announced for publication with no release window given.
PARCO GAMES operates as a publisher and as a retail partner, and the four stories show those two sides running at once. On the publishing side, the label released Finding Polka on Steam on August 12, 2026 at 1,500 yen. The game is an interactive adventure by the studio lidlocks, set in a world drawn with ballpoint pen, with no dialogue; characters convey emotion through facial expressions, gestures, and sound effects. Guest creators contributed, including the hip-hop group DON YASA CREW and Hiroshi Sawatari, the developer of NeverAwake. A Switch version, announced September 17, 2026, adds new stages that are also planned for the Steam version, with no release date or price set for the Switch edition.
That announcement arrived while the PC version was under three months old, and it came with the game's award record attached: TGS2026 SELECTED INDIE 80 Excellence Awards PLATINUM (Best in Show), gamescom Award 2026 Most Wholesome, BITSUMMIT Award 2026 Best Visual Design and Kids Selection Award, and BIC Festival Award 2026 EXCELLENCE IN ART. The Switch version was playable at the PARCO GAMES booth, number 09-C65, at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which ran September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe.
Earlier, at BitSummit PUNCH, PARCO GAMES announced it would publish DEPERSON, a 2D psychedelic horror adventure by the Turkish studio Error Thing. A playable demo was shown at the booth and a fuller demo covering Chapter 1 is on Steam. No release window for DEPERSON appears in the reports.
The retail side is the most recent thread. PARCO GAMES will run the KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS x PARCO GAMES STRAND STORE pop-up at Nagoya PARCO from October 17 to October 25, 2026, after runs in Shibuya and Shinsaibashi. It sells the first official merchandise for OD - KNOCK, which Kojima Productions is co-developing with Xbox Game Studios and which has no release date in this report, alongside collaboration goods from more than 15 brands.
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PARCO GAMES will run the pop-up store "KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS x PARCO GAMES STRAND STORE" at Nagoya PARCO from October 17 to October 25, 2026, following runs in Shibuya and Shinsaibashi. The event sells the first official merchandise for OD - KNOCK, the title Kojima Productions is co-developing with Xbox Game Studios, alongside collaboration goods from more than 15 brands.
PARCO GAMES announced on September 17, 2026 that a Nintendo Switch version of Finding Polka is in production. The dog-searching adventure game has no release date or price set for the Switch edition. The Switch version will carry additional content including new stages, and that same content is also planned for distribution on the Steam version. Finding Polka released on PC via Steam on August 12, 2026 at 1,500 yen. Every illustration and design in the game is drawn with ballpoint pen, and it has won TGS2026 SELECTED INDIE 80 Excellence Awards PLATINUM (Best in Show), gamescom Award 2026 Most Wholesome, BITSUMMIT Award 2026 Best Visual Design and Kids Selection Award, and BIC Festival Award 2026 EXCELLENCE IN ART. Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe, where the Switch version is playable at the PARCO GAMES booth, number 09-C65.
PARCO GAMES released Finding Polka, an interactive adventure by Japanese creative studio lidlocks, on Steam today, August 12, 2026. The game follows protagonist Frendy, who lives peacefully with his dog Jazz, as he searches for a dog resembling Polka, a companion from his childhood. Set in a world drawn with a ballpoint pen, players explore map areas while chasing Polka's figure, with optional mini-games such as mini golf, whack-a-mole, soccer penalty kicks, boat races, watermelon splitting, and volleyball. The game has no dialogue or words; characters convey emotions through facial expressions, gestures, and sound effects. Guest creators from the indie scene contributed, including HIPHOP group DON YASA CREW, known for SONOKUNI, who handled rap for insert songs and BGM, and Hiroshi Sawatari, developer of NeverAwake and Magical Princess, who directed the shooting game parts. Shoma, known for MotionRec, designed a stealth puzzle in the rocket factory section. The game is priced at 1,500 yen, with a 20% discount to 1,200 yen until August 25. Bundle versions with TOEM, Hidden through Time, and Lost and Found Co. are also available, and a launch trailer has been released.
At BitSummit PUNCH, Parco Games announced it will publish DEPERSON, a 2D psychedelic horror adventure by Turkish studio Error Thing. A playable demo was shown at the booth, and a fuller demo covering Chapter 1 is already available on Steam. The game follows Aaron, an amnesiac in a totalitarian state called Indriya, and uses fragmented visuals and unstable text to convey psychological unease.