eXtend, Toy Box, and Karakuri-ism announced visual novel Side Kicks! beyond will launch on June 5 for Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS in Japan. Pre-orders will open on February 1 at participating Japanese retailers.
Alongside content from the original version, the enhanced port will feature new episodes in the main story. Moreover, one of the new episodes is a crossover with Bustafellows, which takes place in the same world. Recently, Bustafellows surpassed 150,000 copies sold, and Bustafellows Radio will be held on February 2.
Side Kicks! launched in March 2017 for PS Vita, and 2025 marks the game’s eighth anniversary. Lastly, here’s an overview of the visual novel via VNDB:
Side Kicks: a newly established special investigation bureau within the Sakrada Police Force, located in California, designed to heighten the security of Sakrada City with their unique style of thinking and individual skill. Currently seeking additional members.
A city in California, United States of America—Sakrada. In recent years, the spread of a highly addictive drug, Ripcord, has been causing several issues in the sunny, quiet city located on the West Coast. In order to control cases like this, the Sakrada Police Force established a new organization—a special investigation bureau made up of members with unique styles of thinking and their idiosyncratic skills, known as the Side Kicks.
Chika, who has exceptional athletic talent; Hibari, the profiler who possesses a way with words; Shishiba, the quiet hacker prodigy; Rico, gifted with photographic memory; and Tatewaki, the leader in charge of the four.
The special investigation bureau has become well-known in the city for its ground-breaking investigation methods that are unlike anything ever seen before.
One day, the heroine Inori is scouted as a new member of Side Kicks. The skill she possesses… is the mysterious ability of clairvoyant dreams.
