At 12:00 p.m. Japan time on August 21 (August 20 in North America), Wild Dog, Inc. announced “Japanese Ramen Simulator,” a ramen shop management simulation supporting online co-op play for up to six players, and revealed that the game will launch in Early Access on PC (Steam) in September 2026.

According to the official press release, the development team visited a variety of ramen shops and gained firsthand experience making ramen on multiple occasions, incorporating the knowledge and experience gained into the game. The team also recorded real cooking sounds, and some in-game assets were scanned from real objects.

The core of the gameplay is division of labor. Up to six players share tasks ranging from ingredient prep and cooking to plating, serving customers, and cleanup. Noodle boiling time and soup temperature must be managed, and side dishes such as gyoza and rice bowls are also on the menu. Topping placement uses physics, and players can also change the shop’s layout. Random events occur during business hours, including thieves breaking in, fires, and visits from ramen critics.

Wild Dog was founded in October 2024 by Chujo Hiroto, who was a 25-year-old software engineer at the time. Chujo Hiroto serves as the company’s representative director. The studio’s previous title was “Keep Digging,” an up-to-eight-player co-op mining game that has sold 450,000 copies worldwide. “Japanese Ramen Simulator” is its successor.

The game is PC-only, and the Steam store page is already live. The listed system requirements show Windows 10 64-bit as the minimum and Windows 11 64-bit as recommended. The game supports ten display languages in total: Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. A closed beta test is also planned for August, with details to be announced on the official Discord.

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