1999Tokoyo Building is available now on PC through Steam, putting you inside a run-down indoor amusement park where your coworkers may be as dangerous as the building’s reputation suggests. Published by Kodansha Game Lab, the horror adventure is the debut title from three-person developer Tokoyo Estate.
The game costs $9.99, with a 20% launch discount through November 22. A new launch trailer shows its 1990s-inspired presentation, low-poly environments, and animated cast.
Work for Your Freedom in an Abandoned Amusement Park
Set in December 1999, the game follows Akira, a boy with no memory, as he wanders into the Tokoyo Building. The deteriorating indoor amusement park already has a troubling reputation: people reportedly disappear there.
After owner Yano catches Akira breaking in, he forces the boy to become a live-in employee as punishment. Leaving means surviving alongside dangerous coworkers and learning what they’re hiding.
Akira’s lockpicking skills provide a way into their rooms. You’ll need to search those private spaces for information while avoiding the consequences of upsetting the people who live and work there.
Point-and-Click Exploration Meets Live2D Conversations
1999Tokoyo Building alternates between point-and-click exploration and visual novel dialogue. During exploration, you examine 360-degree backgrounds rendered in low-poly graphics.
Conversations use Live2D characters, with expressions that shift as dialogue plays out. Your choices affect their reactions, making each exchange another opportunity to read the cast.
The developer also encourages you to watch characters who aren’t speaking during group conversations. Their expressions can communicate feelings that the dialogue itself leaves unsaid, giving you reasons to pay attention beyond the current speaker.
Soundtrack and Development Materials Also Available
A digital soundtrack featuring music by Yasuhiro Nakashima, who previously composed for and Roger, is available on Steam. Bundles pairing the soundtrack with the game are also on sale.
The official game account plans to share development materials, including character sketches, setting references and storyboards for in-game footage.
1999Tokoyo Building is available now on Steam for $9.99 before the launch discount, which runs through November 22.
