Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary (2026) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her…

29 April 2026

What Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary is

Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary is an adventure game developed by Laplacian and released in 2026. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on KiriKiri.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Even in death, Kugayama Shiori takes her own life. Maybe her next will finally be her last. But no matter how many times she dies, her soul refuses to leave this world. Maybe the answer lies in her lost memories. Maybe there's a lingering attachment she's forgotten. Other than her name, she remembers nothing. Who was she? Why did she die? Together with you—the only living person who can still speak to her— Shiori begins her search for her memories, and for the truth behind her death

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary launched on 29 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6 and Directive 8020. It arrived 9 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6, Directive 8020.

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