Kodansha Game Creators’ Lab Launches Two Demos Today for The Fable, MOCHI-O

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Kodansha Game Creators’ Lab Launches Two Demos Today for The Fable, MOCHI-O

Kodansha Creators’ Lab, the indie game publishing arm of entertainment company Kodansha Ltd., announces the launch of two demos today ahead of Steam Next Fest taking place Monday, Oct. 13th - Monday, Oct. 20th, 2025.

The lineup includes:

Developer MONO ENTERTAINMENT’s turn-based deckbuilder The Fable:Manga Build Roguelike, coming to PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch on Wed. Nov. 5th, 2025.

Developer Zxima’s adorable apocalyptic defense shooter MOCHI-O, coming to PC via Steam and iOS / Android in 2025

The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike

Roguelike Deckbuilder with Modifiable Manga Scenes

Strategize every move for protagonists Akira, Yoko, and Suzuki by placing action scenes onto blank manga pages during the first three chapters of the story featured in the demo. Premeditate every punch and kick, and stay one step ahead with preemptive defensive stances and dodges.

Damage taken manifests as rips and holes in the page. Increase the intensity with Puzzle Mode, where all enemies must be defeated without any page-turning.
 
MOCHI-O

In the demo, witness the beginning of the end of the world during the Prologue stage.

Behind MOCHI-O’s lovable exterior lies a weapons cache capable of decimating entire cities. Nurture the world’s cutest national defense hamster with warmth, care, and lots of pets to strengthen its resolve. Then unleash mayhem against invading enemy forces.

Feed MOCHI-O seeds to level up its strength, and spend money earned in battle on upgraded weapons.

The Fable:Manga Build Roguelike arrives on PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, with English and Japanese language options. To keep up with the latest updates, visit the official The Fable:Manga Build Roguelike website, and follow MONO ENTERTAINMENT on X / Twitter.

MOCHI-O will also arrive on PC via Steam, iOS, and Android in 2025 with English and Japanese language support. For more information, follow Jii-ma on X / Twitter.

Would The Fable:Manga Build Roguelike and MOCHI-O be a good fit for any “Best of Steam Next Fest” roundup coverage you have planned?



About Kodansha Creators’ Lab

The Kodansha Creators’ Lab is an R&D department that was established in June 2021 to meet and support creators in a wider range of genres. With our slogan “All for Creators” in mind, we manage the following:

Networking site DAYS NEO, which connects manga artists and editors
The Kodansha Game Creators’ Lab, a project that supports indie game creators
The Kodansha Cinema Creators’ Lab, a project that supports video creators
The Metaverse Lab, which creates next-generation contents
The IP Development Team, which aims to expand worldviews through the development of in-house IPs

These projects and others aim to not only realize the dreams of creators, but also help solve problems faced by businesses and local governments.