Nara Studio and the development timeline
Who Nara Studio is, what the public record shows about the project, and a dated timeline from the February 2026 Kickstarter to the October 2026 Steam page.
Nara Studio is a Milan-based team publishing under Narastudio. The public record runs from a Kickstarter that funded in ten minutes in February 2026, to a Steam page and a new trailer on 27 October 2026, to a booth at Lucca Comics and Games from 28 October.
Last checked: 28 October 2026 — studio site, Steam page, Kickstarter project page, studio newsroom.
Nara Studio is small, Italian, and unusually open about its production. Almost everything on this page comes from the studio's own pages rather than from press coverage, because there has been very little press coverage — the game was announced to the public on 27 October 2026.
The studio
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Trading name on site | Narastudio | Site footer |
| Steam developer / publisher | Nara Studio | Steam page |
| Based in | Milan, Italy | Kickstarter project location |
| Press and business contact | business@narastudio.it | Site footer, press page |
| Published self-description | A team developing Wonderful Neoran Valley | Site privacy page |
The double spelling is worth knowing if you are searching: Steam and the announcement posts use Nara Studio, the copyright line and press contact use Narastudio. Same team, same domain.
The dated timeline
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2026 | Kickstarter campaign hits its funding goal in ten minutes | Studio newsroom |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Campaign closes successfully at €923,201 from 14,358 backers | Kickstarter page |
| 27 Oct 2026 | Steam store page goes live with a wishlist call | Studio newsroom |
| 27 Oct 2026 | New announcement trailer published | Studio newsroom |
| 28 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 | Booth at Lucca Comics & Games, Sala Canova | Studio newsroom |
| 2028 | Release window given in the studio FAQ | Studio FAQ |
Two things stand out in that table. The first is the gap: eight months between a funded campaign and a Steam page, with no demo and no Early Access in between. The second is Lucca — a booth at a major European comics and games fair, five days after the Steam page opened, is a physical marketing push rather than a digital one.
What the campaign promised
The Kickstarter story text is the longest thing the studio has written about the game, and it sets expectations the 2026 Steam page then updates:
| Promise | Campaign text (early 2026) | Steam page (Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Roster size | "Recruit more than 70 different Neoran" | "85 Unique Creatures to Meet" |
| Genre label | Monster Collector Roguelite | Roguelite Monster Collector |
| Influences named | Pokémon, Shin Megami Tensei, Slay the Spire, Balatro, Inscryption | Not repeated |
| End card | Kickstarter funding | Steam wishlist |
| Release | Not dated | 2028 |
The roster number moving from 70 to 85 between campaign and store page is the clearest signal that production is progressing rather than stalling.
What the studio has not published
No team size, no engine, no development history before the campaign, no publisher partner, no budget beyond the crowdfunding total, and no roadmap beyond "2028". If you see a claim that the game runs on a named engine, it is inference from the visuals — the studio has not said.
For a 2028 title, that is a thin public record, and it is the main risk factor on this page. A studio with 14,358 backers and €923,201 raised has obligations and a public to answer to, which is reassuring; a studio with no named engine and no team page is also one that has not yet shown it can ship. Both things are true.
How to watch development
The studio posts project updates to its own newsroom, not to Steam's news feed — the Steam news API returns nothing for this app, while the site lists four dated posts. The updates page mirrors those, and the wishlist page lists every channel worth following.
Next
- Kickstarter numbers — the campaign in full, including reward timing.
- Updates timeline — every official announcement, dated.
- Release date watch — what "2028" means and how to verify it.
