Good Smile Company and IzanagiGames announced a free demo for mystery adventure game Dark Auction is now available on PC via Steam. The Dark Auction demo provides a preview of the story before the game launches on January 29, 2026 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam worldwide.
Lastly, here’s an overview of Dark Auction, via the official Steam page:
A deep, compelling mystery adventure with a script and scenario written by Rika Suzuki, known for her brilliant work on Another Code and Hotel Dusk: Room 215. Also featuring character design by Kohske, the author/illustrator of GANGSTA., and music by Monster Hunter composer, Yuko Komiyama.
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- Search freely within an ancient castle across a 3D map
- Apply reason and analyze the possibilities using keywords found in word clouds
- Join an auction where the truth is revealed about the past
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Story
West Germany, 1981.
Eighteen-year-old Noah is haunted by the memory of his mother abandoning him at a very young age.
He lives with his father Leonardo, a failed writer and eccentric obsessed with researching “Dictator X.”
Though Noah wishes he would stop, Leonardo refuses to give up this strange pursuit, even as they struggle financially.
One day, an invitation arrives for an auction selling items connected to “Dictator X.”
Ignoring Noah’s protests, Leonardo sets off for the ancient castle where the auction is to be held, promising to tell Noah everything once he returns.
But Leonardo never comes home. With no way to contact him, Noah heads to the castle himself—only to witness something shocking.
Now trapped inside with the other guests, Noah is invited by the mysterious auctioneer to take part in the event himself.
Characters
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- Noah Crawford (VA. Kengo Kawanishi)
- Leonard Crawford (VA. Rikiya Koyama)
- Edgar Schulz (VA. Daisuke Namikawa)
- Christoph Treheim von Berg (VA. Nobunaga Shimazaki)
- Otto Klein (VA. Shunsuke Takeuchi)
- Karla Becker (VA. Maaya Uchida)
- Lorraine Klopp (VA. Yui Ishikawa)
- Hell (VA. Akira Ishida)
- Auctioneer (VA. Show Hayami)
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Game Details
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- Title: Dark Auction
- Genre: Mystery adventure
- Development / marketing: IzanagiGames
- Original story / scenario: Rika Suzuki (Another Code and Hotel Dusk: Room 215)
- Character design: Kohske (GANGSTA)
- Soundtrack: Yuko Komiyama (Monster Hunter series)
- Copyright notice: ©IzanagiGames, Inc.
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*This game tells the tale of a group of young people who resolve to strive for a peaceful future after learning of the past. While historical war-related recollections appear as motifs at times during the story, this game does not, in any way, seek to glorify or promote the crimes of war.
