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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Iris has been abducted by aliens?!

Kaname Date and Aiba are on the case!
Join them as they rescue our precious internet idol in No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES! Coming July 25, 2025!

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About

Kaname Date and the AI-Ball, Aiba tackle a mysterious case and rescue Iris, an internet idol who has been forced to take part in a dangerous escape game.

Examine crime scenes and listen to testimonies in "Investigation". Enter the dream worlds of suspects and key witnesses in "Somnium". Solve puzzles to break out of locked rooms in the new "Escape" sections.

By moving between these three sections, obtain the necessary clues to solve the case.

Story

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.

Product Information

• Title: No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
• Platform: Nintendo Switch™, Steam®
• Genre: Detective Adventure / Puzzle
• Release date: July 25, 2025
• Price Digital: $39.99, Physical: $49.99
• Rating ESRB: Mature (US/Canada), PEGI: 16 (Europe)
• Language - Text: English, Japanese, Traditional Simplified Chinese
• Language - Voice: English, Japanese
• StaffProducer：Yasu Iizuka
• Director and Scenario Writer：Kazuya Yamada
• Series Director / Scenario Supervisor：Kotaro Uchikoshi
• Character Designer：Yusuke Kozaki
• Music Composer：Keisuke Ito

Website - https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/pages/datekaname/en/

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Here's the trailer:



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[Danjin44]

I never thought we might get another AI: The Somnium Files.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Day one

1 got the first game on PS4 and the sequel in Nintendo switch

 

[RuneFactoryFanboy]

Wow, absolutely buying this. I couldn't believe that the 2nd one even got green-lit and now we are getting a 3rd! These games are a fantastic mix of mystery, suspense and humor.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Website is up - https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/pages/datekaname/en/

Going to update the OP, but it looks like it's coming to Switch and PC only.

Price:
Digital: $39.99
Physical: $49.99

 

[Danjin44]

Website is up - https://www.spike-chunsoft.co.jp/pages/datekaname/en/

Going to update the OP, but it looks like it's coming to Switch and PC only.

Price:
Digital: $39.99
Physical: $49.99

I’m guessing the sales on PlayStation wasn’t strong enough….thankfully I still get it on my Switch.

 

[MudoSkills]

Guess I'll buy on Switch and just quietly resent them for it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I’m guessing the sales on PlayStation wasn’t strong enough….thankfully I still get it on my Switch.

Yeah it appears so. I have both games physically on Switch so I'll obviously go with the Switch physical for this one even if it's $10 more expensive than digital.

 

[Danjin44]

Yeah it appears so. I have both games physically on Switch so I'll obviously go with the Switch physical for this one even if it's $10 more expensive than digital.

The fact is Switch and PC players are much more open to point & click adventure games compare to PlayStation players.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

The fact is Switch and PC players are much more open to point & click adventure games compare to PlayStation players.

Yeah, It's a shame though. It should be on as many platforms as possible.

A friend of mine played both games on PS4/PS5, so I know he'll be a bit annoyed that he needs to play this new AI: Somnium Files game on a different platform than his preferred one (he loves trophies a bit too much so he plays everything, including VNs, point & click adventures on PS5 even though he has a PC and Switch as well).

 

[Gordon Fearman]

Yeah, It's a shame though. It should be on as many platforms as possible.

A friend of mine played both games on PS4/PS5, so I know he'll be a bit annoyed that he needs to play this new AI: Somnium Files game on a different platform than his preferred one (he loves trophies a bit too much so he plays everything, including VNs, point & click adventures on PS5 even though he has a PC and Switch as well).

I'm just glad I can get it on PC and continue to never use my Switch.

 

[daxgame]

eeeh, I might bite but at a very very low price.
Liked the first. Decently liked the second. But third really looks like too much of the same to me, especially with these premises...

 

[Kataploom]

Haven't played one but I think it's time to... looks great and all but I'm not always in the mood for slow paced games and visual novels

 

[Zacfoldor]

There are games that I buy and don't have time to play. This may be one of them, but I'm super proud to be able to support games like this either way. Don't look at your backlog with shame. Look at it as how you have voted with your wallet. Your backlog helped shape the games that come out today and tomorrow. Your money is reinvested back into making great games. Here's one of them.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

Cool. I took a chance on the first one despite having 0 interest in visual novels, and I loved it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Haven't played one but I think it's time to... looks great and all but I'm not always in the mood for slow paced games and visual novels

The first game in the series is currently on sale on Switch and PSN for $4.99, so if you enjoy adventure games, you can't go wrong at that price.

The game picks up very quickly, and it doesn't really get boring on any of the routes (I think it took me around 25-30 hours to complete all the routes).

The only thing that might put you off are the puzzles you'll encounter throughout the game, which are called somniums. These have a time limit to complete, and as you progress and finish the routes, they become progressively more difficult.

The story itself and the characters (especially the main character, Date) are cool and well written (the VO is good as well), as you would expect from an Uchikoshi written and directed game.

P.S. There are also a lot of dirty jokes in the game which for me made the overall experience even better.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Opinions of these characters.

 

[ArtHands]

I love the interaction of AI eyeball and Date, so I'll be playing this.

But before that I'll have to tackle the 2nd game first.

 

[Bridges]

Cool. I took a chance on the first one despite having 0 interest in visual novels, and I loved it.

Same, I went in blind somehow not even realizing it was a VN but ended up loving it. Still haven't played the second one but I have an Xbox copy. Shame this is missing PS/Xbox, I hope that's just a timed thing.

 

[ArtHands]

The fact is Switch and PC players are much more open to point & click adventure games compare to PlayStation players.

Steam Deck, Switch and other handheld PCs allow players to read visual novels like someone would read a book outdoor in a park or on a train. Not to mention PC and Switch players are more open towards non-AAA games, unlike Playstation players.