{"id":73783,"date":"2026-10-14T19:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=73783"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:21:14","slug":"amusement-park-escape-horror-visual-novel-1999-tokoyo-building-gets-steam-demo-uncover-the-secrets-of-the-facilitys-bizarre-employees-by-playing-the-burglar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/amusement-park-escape-horror-visual-novel-1999-tokoyo-building-gets-steam-demo-uncover-the-secrets-of-the-facilitys-bizarre-employees-by-playing-the-burglar\/","title":{"rendered":"Amusement park escape horror visual novel 1999 Tokoyo Building gets Steam demo. Uncover the secrets of the facility\u2019s bizarre employees by playing the &#8220;burglar&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Publisher Kodansha Game Creator\u2019s Lab and Japanese indie studio TOKOYO FUDOSAN have released a demo for the upcoming amusement park escape horror visual novel,<strong> 1999 Tokoyo Building<\/strong>. The full game is set to release on November 10 via<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4099810\/1999TOKOYO_Building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Steam<\/a>.<\/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=\"&quot;1999TOKOYO Building&quot; 2nd Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IwzVP0Gd1f4?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set toward the end of the 20th century, 1999 Tokoyo Building follows Akira Hiruyuki, an amnesiac boy who finds himself forced to work at the titular Tokoyo Building after getting caught stealing by the owner (Akira happens to be very good at lockpicking). Tokoyo Building is a run-down indoor amusement park surrounded by a massive water tank. While the place has seen better days and is rumored to make people disappear, it remains open thanks to its live-in staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it turns out, all of Akira\u2019s fellow staff at Tokoyo Building are dangerous individuals. From a performer dressed like Count Dracula to Tokoyoman (the park\u2019s resident tokusatsu mascot), each individual has their own dark secrets they would rather keep hidden. To avoid meeting an untimely death (and to gain some leverage on his coworkers), Akira uses his lockpicking skills to break into his colleagues\u2019 rooms and learn their secrets. He uses this information to foster relationships with the staff members, with his end goal being to escape Tokoyo Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1462\" height=\"827\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1462px) 100vw, 1462px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-001.jpg 1462w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-001-380x215.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-001-767x434.jpg 767w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gameplay alternates between point-and-click exploration segments and visual novel-style story sections. During exploration, you use your lockpicking skills to sneak into your coworkers\u2019 private rooms. Once inside, you search the low-poly-style, 360-degree environments for clues that uncover various secrets, which will hopefully help you in conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the visual novel sections, you talk to your coworkers and make appropriate choices. The characters\u2019 reactions change depending on your responses, and you can fail conversations by upsetting them even a little. Knowing too little about them gives you no leverage whatsoever, while knowing too much could get you found out. It seems that the trick is knowing what and how much to divulge to your coworkers so you can learn more about them. Provided you establish a good enough relationship with them, your coworkers will slowly confide in you about their worries and suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1401\" height=\"796\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1401px) 100vw, 1401px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-002.jpg 1401w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-002-380x216.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261014-73783-002-767x436.jpg 767w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1999 Tokoyo Building\u2019s anime-like characters are animated using Live2D. The game\u2019s music, produced by &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3308870\/and_Roger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and Roger<\/a>&#8221; composer Yasuhiro Nakashima, continuously shifts based on Akira\u2019s changing emotions. The developers warn for depictions of violence, frightening scenes, and suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/5005110\/1999_TOKOYO_Building_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly released demo<\/a> includes the entire first chapter, which takes roughly two hours to complete. It has not been confirmed if progress from the demo will carry over to the full game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1999 Tokoyo Building is set to release on November 10 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4099810\/1999TOKOYO_Building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resequence-the-orchard-is-an-occult-horror-visual-novel-told-through-a-psychiatrists-counselling-sessions-with-his-students-coming-to-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resequence: The Orchard is an occult horror visual novel told through a psychiatrist\u2019s counselling sessions with his students, coming to Steam<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/psychological-thriller-visual-novel-anti-anti-gets-steam-demo-a-locked-room-mystery-at-a-dubious-idol-audition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Psychological thriller visual novel Anti-Anti gets Steam demo. A locked-room mystery at a dubious idol audition<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1999 Tokoyo Building releases on November 10 for PC (Steam).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":73786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":false,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-73783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amusement park escape horror visual novel 1999 Tokoyo Building gets Steam demo. 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