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Village in the Shade

Moonlit Kagatsu Village, a red torii, and a child with a lantern on stone steps

Kagatsu Village · After dark

Village in the Shade: Wiki, Guide & Release Date

Village in the Shade

A quiet farming life. An older, deeper truth. Grow, befriend, and uncover the secrets that linger in the mountain’s shade.

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Release date Characters Switch 2 Can you date?

Last verified 2026-10-28

Platforms

Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PC

Price

$49.99 US standard

Language

English text since Oct 27

Players

Single-player only

What I checked before this page went up

I compared the NIS America page, Steam, and the October 27 patch note before writing the line under the hero. English text is live. The game is not a browser build, so the picture links to the stores.

Steam’s date is July 29, 2026. Nippon Ichi’s Japan date is July 30, 2026. October 27 is the Western console launch and the English text update, not the first day the game existed. Sources are linked from the release-date page.

Village in the Shade main promotional movie Official Nippon Ichi Software video. Click to load YouTube.

Fresh on 2026-10-28

Patch 1.30, checked against the publisher note and Steam news, is the newest public build. The 250,000 Japan sales figure is from the September 29, 2026 announcement, not a new October number.

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Questions

What is Village in the Shade?

A single-player Japanese farming life sim with folk-horror night rules, from Nippon Ichi Software.

Is English available?

Yes. Patch 1.30 on October 27, 2026 added English text on Steam. Western consoles launched the same day.

Where do I play it?

Switch, Switch 2, PS5, and Windows. There is no browser version.

Can you date villagers?

No. Friendship and gifts exist. Marriage does not.

How much is it?

The US standard price checked on October 28, 2026 is $49.99.

Sources and verification

Source review updated 2026-10-28. Publisher statements and store listings may share a source; two links alone do not establish independent confirmation. Unless an independent cross-check is explicitly identified, treat a named publisher or store claim as a single-source statement. Access restrictions and disagreements are marked in the article.