BOKURA

BOKURA

Released Aug 2023

BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.

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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

BOKURA launched into Early Access on February 14, 2023 and reached its full 1.0 release on August 10, 2023, adding a new ending, additional stages, and cross-platform play with Nintendo Switch and iOS/Android at that time. In the pre-release announcement on August 1, 2023, the developer explicitly stated that the ver0.9.0 update was "planned to be the last big update that will include additional content or overhauls." The August 10 full release delivered on that plan, completing the game's content. After launch, the developer continued light maintenance — adding language localizations through late 2024 — but no new gameplay content has been released for BOKURA itself. The one DLC listed is a soundtrack pack released March 19, 2024, not gameplay content. The developer's focus has since shifted entirely to a successor title. On August 7, 2024, tokoronyori announced BOKURA: planet as a new standalone game in the same series. That successor launched on April 24, 2025. These announcements and the successor's launch are about a separate product and do not indicate any new content planned for BOKURA itself. BOKURA is a complete, finished game as of its August 10, 2023 full release, with no outstanding content commitments and no developer communication suggesting otherwise.
Evidence
BOKURA reached full 1.0 release on August 10, 2023, with cross-platform play added. No further content announced.
news post · Aug 10, 2023 source content shipped
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Developer explicitly stated that the ver0.9.0 update was 'planned to be the last big update that will include additional content or overhauls,' ahead of the August 10 full release.
news post · Aug 1, 2023 source development ending
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Mar 2024

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Kodansha
Achievements
14
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Are you and I really seeing the world the same way?

An exclusively two-player puzzle adventure game that makes you question your reality.

*Players must communicate with each other to play this game. If you are not playing in the same location, you will need another communication method, such as voice chat. Before buying the game, please keep in mind that the game itself does not provide a separate communication method.

BOKURA is a puzzle adventure game that can only be played with two players. To play the game, two people must play on two separate machines.

While you have to work together, what you see on your game screens is completely different.

Even though the same character should be displayed on both of your screens, to one of you, they might look like an animal out of a picture book, while to the other, they might look like a robot. (The objects you can interact with might move differently for each of you too!)

You will need to talk to each other to find out what you can and cannot see. Work together to solve the puzzles and continue your journey.

You can play online in different locations while talking to each other over a call.

Player 1: A world of animals

Player 2: A world of machines

Gameplay

The game is a side-scrolling co-op puzzle adventure. You will be faced with a number of critical choices throughout the story which will lead your journey in different directions.

You Can't Play Alone

A unique feature of this game is that you cannot play it alone. You cannot play it singleplayer or with a computer as player two. It can only be played with two people—no more, no less.

As such, the very first choice you make in this game takes place before you even start: Who should I play this game with?

The total gameplay time is around three to four hours. While you play, you and the other player will need to talk to each other to understand what is happening, solve problems, and make important decisions together.

Story

Two boys who run away from home encounter a dead deer. The sight of it causes them to faint, but when they wake up, the worlds they see are no longer the same.

One of them sees a world of animals, while the other sees a world of machines. Will the boys be able to find out what has happened to them and return to the world they used to be in?

Creator Profile

tokoronyori

An indie game dev with a distinctive style that fills his games with originality and mystery. He is known for his 2016 hit game Hitoribocchi Wakusei (Lonely Planet). He created the two-player puzzle adventure game BOKURA as a member of the first round of Kodansha's Game Creators' Lab. He specializes in making experiences only possible through games with his characteristic game mechanics.

Creator Comment

Have you ever wondered if the world you see is the same as the world everyone else sees?

BOKURA is a game about two boys whose worlds are no longer the same as everyone else's. When you play, you'll find that what you and the other player see are not the same either. I hope you'll overcome the differences in how you see the world and relive the friendship of your childhood through the story of these two boys.

Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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