TOKYO — April 13, 2025 — “HYKE:Northern Light(s)” is a joint game project between Akatsuki Games Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, Japan; President: Yuki Totsuka; hereinafter ‘Akatsuki Games’) and Aniplex Inc. (Head office: Tokyo, Japan; President: Atsuhiro Iwakami; hereinafter ‘Aniplex’). The game is planned and produced by Akatsuki Games, and developed by BLAST EDGE GAMES Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan President: Yusuke Shimizu, hereinafter referred to as ‘Blast Edge Games’).
We are happy to share that during [クガ1] INDIE Live Expo, live today, we have announced that our game will release on Steam® | Nintendo Switch™ | PlayStation®5 in Summer, 2025.
From this day, the Steam® store page has opened and is ready for everyone to wishlist. We have placed the new launch trailer on our official website and X account, and we have begun a new webcomic: Official 4-koma[クガ2] manga HY-NORA!
We hope you look forward to the future of HYKE:Northern Light(s)!
Product Information
Title: HYKE:Northern Light(s)
Release Date: Summer 2025
Genre: 2D Top-Down Action RPG
Supported Platforms: Steam® | Nintendo Switch™ | PlayStation®5
Supported Languages: Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), English, Korean, French(France), German, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil)
Japanese Official Website: https://hyke-northernlights.com/
English Official Website: https://hyke-northernlights.com/en/
Official X: https://x.com/project_HYKE
Copyright: ©2025 Aniplex Inc. Akatsuki Games Inc.
New Trailer: Release Information
We have released an updated announcement trailer featuring the latest version of the game, replacing the original trailer first shown at Tokyo Game Show 2024.
▼【HYKE:Northern Light(s)】Launch Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAX9JuOymUo
Official Webcomic HY-NORA!
On the official X and official website of HYKE:Northern Light(s) we have started to publish the official 4-koma manga HY-NORA!（By: 13 (ichimi)
The first episode of this 4-koma webcomic will be published on April 13 with the second episode and beyond being published every Friday.
▼『HYKE:Northern Light(s)』Official 4-koma HY-NORA! (By: 13)
https://hyke-northernlights.com/en/comics/
Steam® Store Page is Now Open!
The Steam® store page is now open. Please wishlist the game and look forward to the release!
▼『HYKE:Northern Light(s)』Steam® Store Page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2680380/
Staff
Planning/Production: Akatsuki Games Inc.
Development: BLAST EDGE GAMES Inc.
Producer: Hiroaki Iwano
Character Design: orie
Dot Art Design: Setamo/Shiros
Theme Song: Silhouette feat. Isekaijoucho
Publisher: Aniplex Inc./Akatsuki Games Inc.
Story
A world devastated by the war between humans and witches.
Hyke, a white-haired girl, follows in her mother’s footsteps, a witch, and continues her journey around the world.
Eventually, she enters unexplored lands known as the “Forbidden Areas.”
Hyke’s destiny is set in motion when she encounters the witches known as “Meteos,” who guard the “Forbidden Areas…
