Platforms

Platforms for Village in the Shade

Official platforms are Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Windows (Steam and a Japanese Windows listing). Xbox, Game Pass, Mac, and Linux are not listed.

Last verified: 2026-10-28. Checked against public sources listed below.

Official labels identify the issuer, not independent confirmation. Unless two independent sources are named in a row, treat it as a single-source statement. Community-1 means one source; Community-2 means two community sources.
Fact	Value	Status	Sources
Steam	$49.99 / ¥9,020	Official-store	Steam US and regional appdetails
Switch	$49.99 / Japan ¥7,920	Official-store	Nintendo US; Nippon Ichi shop
Switch 2	$49.99 / Japan ¥9,020; physical is a Game-Key Card	Official-store	Nintendo US; Gematsu
PS5	$49.99 / Japan ¥9,020	Official-store	PlayStation US; Nippon Ichi
Players	1	Official	NIS America, Nintendo, PlayStation, Steam

Daytime farm plot in Village in the Shade with cabbage rows, a cow, and stone walls

Tilled field, water trough, and fruit trees on a village plot

Game screenshots: © Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. / NIS America, Inc. Source: official Steam listing.

One price, different boxes

The US standard edition is $49.99 on every Western store checked. Japan’s usual edition is ¥7,920 on Switch and ¥9,020 on Switch 2, PS5, and Steam.

Digital Deluxe on PS5 is $64.99 and adds the art book and soundtrack. Steam’s Deluxe Bundle was listed at $69.97, discounted to $65.07, and includes the game, a 38-track album, and a 31-page art book.

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.

S1: NIS America — official game websitehttps://nisamerica.com/village-in-the-shade/
S9: Steam — official product data (US region)https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=3934250&l=english&cc=us
S21: Game8 — release date and platform guidehttps://game8.co/articles/release-dates/village-in-the-shade-release-date-and-time
S15: Nintendo US — Nintendo Switch listinghttps://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/village-in-the-shade-switch/
S16: Nintendo US — Nintendo Switch 2 listinghttps://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/village-in-the-shade-switch-2/
S17: PlayStation US — game and edition listingshttps://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10015979
S3: Nippon Ichi Software — Japanese product websitehttps://nippon1.jp/consumer/honogurashi/

Questions

Is it on Xbox?

No Xbox listing appears on the publisher page or in Game8’s platform check.

Is it on Game Pass or PS Plus?

Not as a catalog title. Japan has a five-hour PS Plus Premium trial. See the Xbox page.

Is Steam Deck supported?

Steam shows the Deck Verified badge.

Is it multiplayer?

No. Every official store page says one player.

Where is the English version?

On the same apps, after October 27, 2026. See the English page.

Updated 2026-10-28.