{"id":66345,"date":"2026-05-08T16:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=66345"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:07:15","slug":"dlsites-parent-company-vivion-launches-new-indie-publishing-label-with-volcano-princess-devs-new-daughter-raising-sim-among-its-upcoming-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dlsites-parent-company-vivion-launches-new-indie-publishing-label-with-volcano-princess-devs-new-daughter-raising-sim-among-its-upcoming-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"DLsite\u2019s parent company viviON launches new indie publishing label, with Volcano Princess devs\u2019 new daughter raising sim among its upcoming titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>viviON, the parent company to Japanese content platform DLsite, announced on May 8 that it would be launching a brand-new indie publishing label, aptly named viviON Lab. Furthermore, it was revealed that <strong>Moon Princess<\/strong> and <strong>7 Days To Think About It<\/strong> would be the first two titles published under the label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to viviON, throughout the fiscal year 2026, the company will be focusing on strengthening their game related business, with plans to launch multiple different game-related projects and initiatives. Marking the company\u2019s entry into the indie publishing business, viviON Lab is first such project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450001.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moon Princes is a Wuxia-themed \u201cdaughter-raising sim meets martial arts\u201d RPG created by Chinese developer Egg Hatcher. Much like the developers\u2019 acclaimed title Volcano Princess, Moon Princess will put you to the difficult task of raising your daughter. Through training, combat, exploration and management, the heroine\u2019s life and destiny can branch into over 50 possible career endings and more than 20 different relationship outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450002.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260508-663450002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>7 Days To Think About It is a psychological horror created by Italy-based solo developer silver978 and Mankind Games. What starts as the protagonist\u2019s feelings of \u201cbeing stuck in life\u201d leads them to actually get stuck at home. Overthinking whether to accept the invitation to go out with your friends, you spend 7 days trying to make the decision. However, each day, the furniture in your house randomly changes places, and you\u2019ll be tasked with \u201cremembering\u201d how its actually arranged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"moon princess - Official Reveal Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0oXj_c7r8ek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 Days To Think About It - Wishlist Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cRS7WSYy5NI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from these two games, the label is already making discussions and preparations for adding new titles to their roster. According to the company, viviON Lab is not bound to a specific theme or concept, as its aim is to help deliver a wide variety of diverse indie games to the world. This means they will be picking up new titles regardless of team size, country of origin or genre. Considering that their first two titles come from a Chinese and Italian developer respectively, it seems like viviON Lab will be involved in a much wider range of works than those previously published by DLSite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moon Princess is set to release in 2026 for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3123130\/Moon_Princess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). 7 Days To Think About It is coming soon for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3828980\/7_Days_To_Think_About_It\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), with a playable demo currently available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-content-platform-dlsite-gets-its-own-official-credit-card-amidst-visa-and-mastercard-suspensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese content platform DLsite\u00a0gets its own official credit card\u00a0amidst Visa and Mastercard suspensions\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-game-and-comic-platform-dlsite-launches-its-own-payment-alternative-following-visa-and-mastercard-suspensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese game and comic platform DLsite launches its own payment alternative following Visa and Mastercard suspensions\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 8, DLSite parent company viviON launched viviON Lab, its new game publishing label specializing in indie games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":66347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-66345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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