Onion Gameshas announcedthat their anticipated joy-maker,Stray Children, is set to release (in Japan) on Switch July 17, 2025. We Canadians call that “Boxing Day.”
As someone who isunreasonably affectionate towardChulip, I’ve followed Yoshiro Kimura for some time now. While I really enjoyedDandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave YamadaandBlack Bird, I’ve wanted to see him revisit the themes that made me fall in love with his work.Stray Childrenis definitely more in that direction, copping more than a little fromMoon: Remix RPG Adventure, a game he worked on during his time at Love-de-Lic.
In fact, the story is somewhat similar toMoon, as they both have you getting sucked into another world through a TV screen. Also, likeMoon, there’s an RPG aspect, but in something that sounds similar toUndertale, you don’t have to actually participate in combat but can instead talk your way out of situations with avoidance mini-games to keep things challenging.
Unfortunately, the date was given during the Japanese Nintendo Direct and it is, presumably, only for the Japanese release of the game. Onion Games has confirmed that it will be working on an English localization, but have stated that it’s likely going to come later. Hopefully, that plan has changed and this is a worldwide release date. I just wouldn’t bet your last donut on it.
Stray Childrenis coming to Switch on June 10, 2025. In Japan, at least.
