2P Games and Nekcom Entertainment have unveiled a new trailer — the first in a while — for Showa American Story, their upcoming alternate-history RPG in which Japan took over the U.S. in the 1980s. The trailer debuted at the gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 presentation, mixing footage of motorcycles, melee mayhem, and minigames galore. Check it out below!
Showa American Story – gamescom In-Game Trailer
The footage above first gives an extended look at several characters that will feature in protagonist Chigusa Choko’s journey across a post-apocalyptic California, set to an in-game pop bop titled “The Sky of the 21st Century.” This includes a mullet-adorned Michael Hero, stylishly suit-clad Bubba, and the katana-wielding Mutsuki Akitora, who may join or oppose Choko on her journey as party companions or rivals.
Beyond the people she meets, Choko will also engage in a wide variety of minigames that are era-specific, including motorcycle maintenance, playing in-universe arcade games, hopscotch, and more. Lastly, the trailer showcases Showa American Story’s bombastic real-time combat where Choko will use a wide array of melee and ranged weapons to wreak havoc on hordes of zombies and hostile survivors, seemingly laced with extensive combo, stagger, and finisher systems.
For more of what to expect from Showa American Story, check out an official synopsis below:
Post-apocalyptic “Showa America” and “A teenage girl revived from the dead”
Showa 66, Japan has bought out most of the United States with its strong economic power. A surge of immigration has firmly planted Japanese culture within the American continent. Two cultures are rapidly amalgamated, although conflicts are inevitable, citizens gradually adapt to a life never imagined as time goes by.
However, a mysterious catastrophic incident changes the world drastically. The social order is long gone. An unknown amount of time passes, a teenage girl mysteriously revives from the dead, only to find a brand new wild post-apocalyptic world with zombies, monsters, and human survivors of different backgrounds and beliefs.
What happened to me and the whole world? With many questions in her mind and trying to find answers, Choko embarks on an adventurous journey across the United States that will change her forever.
Fast-paced Exciting and Strategy-based Combat
The game features a rich weapon arsenal and a fierce, direct combat style. Players face hordes of enemies in fast-paced battles, moving, attacking, dodging, and countering with fluid precision. Get ready to bathe in a sea of ketchup
Along the way, Choko will get her hands on all manner of tools — melee weapons, ranged firearms, and other strange contraptions besides. Players can freely mix and match weapons with varying stats to execute a range of combat moves and attack styles against a colorful cast of enemies.
“Living and become stronger” in “A Journey of 80s Pop Culture”
It’s more than just combat in Choko’s long journey.
As you take on main and side quests, you’ll steep yourself in the unique culture of “Showa America” while uncovering the intriguing stories of the wasteland’s eccentric survivors.
With a massive RV as your home on wheels, you can put the weapons, outfits, items, and experience gained from your travels to good use. Along the way, you’ll upgrade Choko’s stats and unlock new abilities through a range of playful “Daily Activities” — plus mini-games packed with era-specific nostalgia and unexpected surprises. Anyone who loves 80s and 90s culture will find plenty of childhood memories waiting to be rediscovered, faded with time but still cherished. Live life to the fullest in this post-apocalyptic world, and never stop growing.
Showa American Story New Screenshots
Beyond being in our most anticipated games, I think Showa American Story has such a striking identity, firmly knowing what it wants to be, laced in the touchstones of post-apocalyptic fiction, ’80s and ’90s nostalgia, and the sunset-hued geography of the West Coast. It’ll most likely be something to keep an eye on as development continues, and we here at RPGFan will endeavour to do so.
Showa American Story will release on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. No release date has been given. Learn more on the game’s official site.
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