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※ Ohhh… oh man…

※ I finally released the first screenshots of my new game!
※ And in such a big way!

※ Everyone in the whole world has seen it now!
※ But… I’m still working on it!

※ You know, I feel like it’s really starting to come together lately!
※ ……

※ Right… okay… OK!! We can’t slow down now, we have to buckle down even harder! The end goal is still far away! We have to!
※ We have to!

※[Public Relations Manager Ms. Tsuskyono] By the way… How has development been going? What’s the actual percentage?
※ [sneaking away slowly]

※ [said in my authentic usual way] I bet I could guessh!
It’sh about 70%, probablyyy!

※ Good one!

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OFFICAL GAME SITE
日本語 / English

COMING SOON TO
Nintendo Switch

WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Click here for our Stray Children press kit

Hello Onion fans everywhere! As you might have spotted in Japan’s latest Nintendo Direct, we are very happy to formally announce, and invite you to enter…

Stray Children, our new RPG, coming soon to Nintendo Switch.

Stray Children is a bittersweet fairytale RPG, created by many of the same people behind beloved cult-classics like Chulip, Little King’s Story, Rule of Rose, Super Mario RPG, and, of course, Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, the game we re-released in English in 2021.

The story of Stray Children begins like so:

One day, a young boy is sucked into a TV set and awakens to find himself in a land made up entirely of children.

So begins the boy’s adventures in this strange and dangerous wonderland.

As you can tell from our regular development diaries and newsletter, work is still heavily underway on the game and its localization, but we have updates planned for you in the future! To stay on top of the latest news, please:

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Our newsletter will be the place where we post all new information about Stray Children, before you see it anywhere else!

We hope you’re as excited to enter the world of Stray Children as we are for you to see it!

Come join us in the official Onion Games Discord to let us know how excited you are for Stray Children, and to meet other friendly onions, just like you!

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※ The world’s sort of a mess lately, isn’t it…
※ Work more efficiently! Live more efficiently!

※ These are tough times…

※ But, we do actually want to make our games efficiently, don’t we?
※ Yeah! Detailed design docs! Make lists! Prioritize tasks!

※ Keep everything stable and organized! Organized!!

※ But aren’t games just a way to kill time?
※ What if games are a waste of everyone’s life?
※ How do you know when to just trash something?
※ Maybe they are just inefficient garbage.

※ [intense ethereal whooshing]

※ Maybe we’re toiling away on something completely useless…
※ But… that’s exactly why… I try to add one unforgettable treasure in every game…
※ Great one!

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※ Pulling an all-nighter again…

※ I wish I could be stronger and work more without getting wiped out…

※ Heh heh heh… did someone say wish?

※ The thing is, the things we wish for do come true, but with that comes the negative…
All the good things, all the bad things, they happen together in a balance!

※ That’s life, huh?
I don’t even really believe wishing for things makes them come true.

※ Hey, uh, what are your wishes like, Luck-san?

※ [Demon Lord Fortress Designer Luck-san] Heh heh heh… I wish… to become a Demon Lord!
I want my own dungeon! Where people try to defeat me!

※ [Frightened Villagers]
※ Great one!

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※ At the morning meeting…

※ Say, Mr. Icchi, what do you think about talking about your goals?
※ Hmmm, yeah… they’re satisfying to say out loud, aren’t they…

※ I wanna be a pirate king!
※ I wanna be a toy maker!

※ I just wanna grow up!

※ I think they’re fine to talk about with close friends…
But I wouldn’t go around telling them to the whole world…

※ Erp.. Shhhhiiii—oh no…!
I’ve already told the entire world I’m making an RPG…!

※ [Strike Force Captain Luck-san] I declare that, this year, I shall lead a solo charge into a maid cafe!
※ Great one!

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Missed your chance to pick up the physical version of our re-released cult-classic anti-RPG moon? Worry no more!!!

You can now pre-order a Nintendo Switch copy of this beautifully boxed and bookshelf-bound version of moon, right from mamazon amazon.com, thanks to our friends at Limited Run Games!

CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER MOON FOR NINTENDO SWITCH NOW!

Due to be released on September 8th, 2023, don’t sleep on this second chance, and experience the love, right in your very own actual hands!

Want to show off your copy of moon to other friendly Onions just like you? Join us here in our official Onion Games Discord Channel!

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※ At the morning meeting…
※ Say, everyone, what do you all do to stay motivated?

※ Drink sake after work!
※ Don’t isolate yourself?
※ Do your best at the thing you’re great at!
※ Talk yourself up!

※ Should we even be relying this much on “motivation” to begin with?
※ Just keep working steadily, day in and day out.
Is that really not enough?

※ Whaa~

※ [First-Time Morning Meeting Participant, Sound Effect Supervisor, Sugiyama-san]
Just find the thing no one else is doing and do that!
Right?

※ Great one!

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※ One day, a certain Uncle asks his friends a question…

※ Hey, Mr. Icchi! Do you have any secret tricks for making games?
※ Why are you asking me? I should be asking you!

※ Stay on top of deadlines! Make time for meetings!
※ Give up on the things you want… maybe..
※ Always keep focusing on the fun!
※ Properly apply everything you’ve learned!

※ Tsk, tsk, tsk…

※ [Ryo-sama, Technical Artist] Build a debug mode that’s easy to use.. Right?
※ Nice one!

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※ 6PM. Dusk. The witching hour for indie-game-making uncles…

※ Agh! My eyes are so blurry I can’t even read the screen!

※ Ahh! My foot! Why is it cramping up now?!

※ These fingers! They’re cramping up and I keep making typos!

※ What?! I swear I did this already… but it’s not done!

※ My back is killing me!

※ I can’t hold it any more…

※ [Ryo-sama, Technical (Draconian) Artist]

Oh my god, both of you!! I don’t care!! You have to learn Unity!

※ Okkkkk~

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