A third entry in the AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES sci-fi mystery visual novel series has been announced. It’s titled No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES and will be released on Nintendo Switch and Steam on July 25. That release date applies to North America and Europe as well as Japan.
In No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES, Kaname Date and the AI-Ball Aiba find themselves trying to save an internet idol called Iris, who’s forced into a “dangerous escape game.” A new mechanic called Escape, where “players will solve puzzles to break out locked rooms,” has been added with this installment.
Here’s the synopsis for the game:
A day after The New Cyclops Serial Killings was resolved, internet idol Iris Sagan (known as “A-set”) is abducted by a UFO and forced to participate in a perilous escape game called The Third Eye Game. Meanwhile, in another part of the city, a mysterious device is discovered. It resembles a coffin, and attached to it is a note that reads:
“Psync me”
Relying on a tenuous line of communication with the missing Iris, one man rises once again, determined to track down the UFO that should not even exist. Together with his partner, the AI-Ball Aiba, he sets out on a quest. That man…is Special Agent Kaname Date.
The production staff for No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES includes:
• Producer: Yasu Iizuka
• Director and scenario writer: Kazuya Yamada
• Series director and scenario supervisor: Kotaro Uchikoshi
• Character designer: Yusuke Kozaki
• Music composer: Keisuke Ito
The first AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES game launched in 2019, while its first sequel AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative was released in 2022. The games are developed by Spike Chunsoft.
Source: Press release
