Dark Auction: first trailer gives us a look at the Story, Mystery & Bidding
Back in 2023, Izanagi Games launched a crowdfunding campaign for Dark Auction, an adventure game with an original story written by Rika Suzuki (formerly of CiNG and Riverhillsoft). A second crowdfunding campaign was launched last year, in order to cover the costs of development, which was taking longer than expected (due to the developers focusing on a more realistic and richer presentation than originally planned).
And today, Izanagi Games and Good Smile Company finally shared the first proper trailer for the game, which is currently slated for a 2025 release. It gives us our first look at key elements of the game: the story and mystery of course, but also the bidding.
Here’s the trailer:
West Germany, 1981.
Eighteen-year-old Noah is haunted by the memory of his mother abandoning him at a very young age.
He lives with his father Leonardo, a failed writer and eccentric obsessed with researching “Dictator X.”
Though Noah wishes he would stop, Leonardo refuses to give up this strange pursuit, even as they struggle financially.
One day, an invitation arrives for an auction selling items connected to “Dictator X.”
Ignoring Noah’s protests, Leonardo sets off for the ancient castle where the auction is to be held, promising to tell Noah everything once he returns.
But Leonardo never comes home. With no way to contact him, Noah heads to the castle himself—only to witness something shocking.
Now trapped inside with the other guests, Noah is invited by the mysterious auctioneer to take part in the event himself.
For more details about the game, make sure to check out the following post, as it features lots of details about the game’s setting, story, characters, and more:
Dark Auction (Switch) does not have a release date yet, but is slated for a 2025 release.
