Management Game Masters Kairosoft Turn to Long Running Manga KochiKame for Next PS5, PS4 Project

The Tokyo-based dev behind bitesized management sims like Game Dev Story has announced its next PS5 and PS4 project, inspired by the long running manga KochiKame.

This isn’t particularly new territory for the dev, as it recently released a dorayaki shop strategy sim featuring Doraemon, so KochiKame seems like a natural fit for the studio.

In KochiKame: Ryo-san's Billion-Yen Beat, you’ll “join Officer Ryotsu Kankichi as he attempts to revitalize a struggling shopping district and build a billion-yen fortune”.

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For those not familiar with the source material, the KochiKame manga ran for 40 years, from 1976 through 2016, and amassed 201 volumes along the way. It deals with the misadventures of the abovementioned cop.

Here’s a little more about how the gameplay will be structured:

“Start by earning seed money through gambling and part-time jobs, then construct profitable facilities throughout the shopping district. As the district thrives, more customers arrive and revenue grows – but watch out for the Chief catching you slacking off.”

Various characters from the manga will feature, as will specific storylines from the source material.

There’s no release date attached to this, but you can get a taste of what to expect courtesy of the trailer embedded above.