UNSEEN Releases New KEMURI Trailer Ahead Of Tokyo Game Show 2026
The trailer arrives as the first public co-op details land alongside hands-on play, giving the studio's debut project a concrete shape before its 2027 release on PlayStation 5 and PC.
Key Facts
- UNSEEN released a new trailer for KEMURI on September 16, titled "KEMURI - Okaeri. BACK TO CHAOS | TGS 2026 OFFICIAL GAME TRAILER."
- KEMURI is scheduled for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5 and PC, with the price undecided.
- KEMURI supports single-player and online co-op for up to three players.
- A hands-on event for KEMURI was held on September 16 at the office of developer UNSEEN, where the playable demo included a fight against an Oni inside a Yokai Domain Expansion.
- UNSEEN is a Tokyo-based studio founded by Ikumi Nakamura in 2022; KEMURI was first announced at The Game Awards 2023 in December 2023.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
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.
UNSEEN founder Ikumi Nakamura is the studio's representative and creative director on the game. Nakamura previously worked on Okami, Bayonetta, The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, and UNSEEN opened in Tokyo in 2022. KEMURI was first revealed at The Game Awards 2023 in December 2023, and gameplay footage appeared for the first time at June's State of Play.
The demo at the September 16 hands-on event let players use a "Fox Window" action to flush out yokai hiding in the city, rescue people trapped by them, and fight an Oni inside a Yokai Domain Expansion. The Oni used wide-area slams and leaping attacks, then fled once about half its health was gone, and the domain disappeared with it. Enemies include Ittan-momen, which fire bullets from the sky, and Jiangshi, which attack with jerky martial arts motions.
The city itself is built as a dense Asian-flavored space with visuals reminiscent of Kowloon Walled City, plus a komuso monk chanting sutras, a dried-up river and a garbage dump. Sirens periodically announce "Code Kikikaikai" when a domain appears. Outside combat, players gather gourmet food, sell cursed objects that turn into yokai to a collector, and find investigation reports from the city organization "KMR."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.