Fairytale-style RPG "Stray Children" by Moon Development Staff to Launch on PC via Steam on October 30; English Language Update Also Released for Switch Version
Note: the original Japanese article can be found at:
https://www.4gamer.net/games/916/G091681/20251003001/
Editorial Department: maru | 2025/10/03 01:39 (UTC)
Onion Games announced today (October 3, 2025) that the PC version of its RPG “Stray Children” will be released on October 30, available on Steam. The price is 4,840 yen (tax included). Alongside this release, the Nintendo Switch version will also receive an update adding English language support.
This title is a “slightly bitter fairy-tale-style RPG” developed by the team behind “moon.” The story follows a protagonist who stumbles into a world inhabited solely by children, where they must battle adult-like monsters that prey on children.
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The update will include new features such as rumors about “Yasuyo’s new function release,” the addition of drool to adults, and a newly added element allowing players to hear the “inner voices” of adults. Additional improvements enhancing playability include enhanced quality for quirky voice lines and expanded puzzle hints.
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Official Website for “Stray Children”
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“Stray Children” launches October 30
Steam store page now live! Add to your wishlist today!
Switch version gets an update—will you want to play it again?!Hello everyone! This is Onion Games. Our critically acclaimed title Stray Children, currently available on the Japanese Nintendo eShop, will be released worldwide on October 30, 2025. The Steam version will feature both Japanese and English language support, while the Nintendo Switch edition will also receive an update with full English localization. Additional updates are planned.
The Steam store page is already live—please consider adding it to your wishlist!
※Players who own the Japanese Switch version can access the English version via this update.
English version will be distributed in Ver 2.0.[Update Information]
- English translation, overall balance adjustments, and new features added
Update details:- Game becomes playable in English
- Added rumors about “Yasuyo’s new function release”
- Added drool to adult characters
- Adjusted ability for players to hear adults’ “inner voices”
- Improved quality of quirky voice lines
- Added various puzzle hints
- Finding the beans of happiness and more
[Store Pages]
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/Stray_Children
Nintendo eShop: https://x.gd/vMsTT[Story of “Stray Children”]
In a certain place, a boy gets sucked into a television. When he wakes up, he finds himself in a land where only children live. The children warn him: “Adults are dangerous—they come to eat kids.” They explain that adults manifest their unfulfilled desires and attack as monsters.
What would you do if you encountered an adult transformed into an excited monster?
Will you fight the adult?
Or…
Whisper a secret word?
The boy’s strange and dangerous journey through this bizarre world begins…[Product Overview for “Stray Children”]
Genre: RPG
Release Date: Nintendo Switch™ December 26, 2024
Steam: Scheduled for release October 30, 2025
Price: 4,840 yen (tax included)
Platforms: Nintendo Switch™ / Steam
Distribution Method: Download-only
Publisher & Developer: Onion Games
Copyright: ©Onion Games, K.K.
CERO Rating: C
Official Website: https://straychildren.com
Hashtag: #ストレイチルドレン[Development Team]
Director: Shōroku Kimura (Onion Games)
Character Design: Kazuyuki Kurashima (Onion Games)
Music: Shosuke Ando & Hiroshi Taniguchi (Seronious Monkeys)
Sound Effects: Keiichi Sugiyama (Studio Calibre)
Background Art & Logo: Satoshi Katsuta[About Onion Games]
An indie game team formed by members of the PlayStation version development team for “moon”: Shōroku Kimura and Kazuyuki Kurashima from former Love Deric, and Hiroshi Taniguchi and Shosuke Ando from SeroNious Monkeys. Notable works: moon (Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC), Million Onion Hotel (iOS), Yūsha Yamada-kun (Nintendo Switch, PC), BLACK BIRD (Nintendo Switch, PC), and Mon Amour (Nintendo Switch, PC).[Newsletter]
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