Spike Chunsoft have recently confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 version of No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES will be available physically as a Game-Key Card, and that physical pre-orders for the game (alongside the Nintendo Switch and Windows PC versions) are now available to pre-order from the Spike Chunsoft store in Europe and North America. Digital pre-orders are also starting to appear on the Nintendo eShop and Steam.
As a reminder Game-Key Card versions of Nintendo Switch 2 games are cartridges that contain access (a license) to play the game, but do not have any game data on the cartridge, and as such require the user to download game data before being able to play. Unlike CODE IN BOX (or REDEMPTION CODES) titles, users should still be able to trade, swap or sell cartridges without any restrictions (although this has yet to be confirmed).
No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES will see players in the role of Kaname Date as he works with Aiba in a new case that will see them help rescue an internet idol who has been forced to take part in an escape game. Kazuya Yamada (from Spike Chunsoft) is writing the scenario, with Kotaro Uchikoshi, the previous scenario writer, overseeing as the series director. Yusuke Kozaki also returns as character designer, and Keisuke Ito continues as the music composer.
Synopsis: 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.
About: The player takes on the role of Kaname Date, the protagonist, and once again teams up with the AI-Ball, Aiba, to tackle a mysterious case and rescue Iris, an internet idol who has been forced to take part in a dangerous escape game. No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES introduces a new gameplay element: “Escape”. As with previous games, in “Investigation”, players will examine crime scenes and listen to testimonies. In “Somnium”, players enter the dream worlds of suspects and key witnesses. In the new “Escape” sections, players will solve puzzles to break out locked rooms. By moving between these three sections, players can obtain the necessary clues to solve the case.
In addition to the game becoming available to pre-order, the Spike Chunsoft Store are also offering the games soundtrack for pre-order. A special bundle containing the game and soundtrack can also be found, with further details on the official store.
No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES will be released physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, with the game being released digitally on Steam (for Windows PC), on 25th July 2025. No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES will also feature English & Japanese audio, with text/subtitles in English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese. Further details can also be found on the official website.
