Otome gamers, we are eating well this year! Side Kicks! beyond is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2025, with the exact release date yet to be confirmed.
In addition, eXtend also announced that they will be porting the game for smartphones.
Side Kicks! beyond is a crime suspense otome game, and similar to BUSTAFELLOWS’ heroine, the protagonist Inori also possesses a special ability where she can foresee the future for a brief amount of time. It was originally released for PS Vita in 2017 under the title Side Kicks!.
You can find some key information about the game below.
✿ Release date: 2025
✿ Platform: Nintendo Switch™, iOS / Android
✿ Language: Japanese (unlocalised)
✿ Audio: Japanese
✿ Publisher: eXtend & Toybox Inc.
✿ Scenario writer: minetaka (BUSTAFELLOWS series)
✿ Character design: Sumeragi Kohaku (BUSTAFELLOWS series)
✿ Cast: Tsuda Kenjirou, Sugita Tomokazu, Aoi Shouta, Shitai Yuusuke, Ishikawa Kaito, Yusa Kouji
In their announcement tweet, eXtend also announced they will be adding new episodes to the main storyline of Side Kicks!. This also includes a brand new crossover episode with the game BUSTAFELLOWS, set in the same universe.
暴き出せ！本当の悪を、その真実を。
— Side Kicks! beyond（サイドキックス ビヨンド）公式 (@eXtend_SK) March 22, 2024
🇺🇸#SideKicksBeyond 制作決定🇺🇸
本格クライムサスペンス #サイドキックス が帰ってきた‼️NintendoSwitch＆スマートフォンに移植決定🎮さらに #SideKicks 本編追加エピソードと #BUSTAFELLOWS キャラクターが登場する #バスタフェ… pic.twitter.com/fm7e0Owfxm
As a fun fact, Chika and Nora, two of the main characters from Side Kicks!, also made a crossover appearance in the BUSTAFELLOWS series.
You can read the game synopsis below, taken from vndb.
Side Kicks: a newly established special investigation bureau within the Sakrada Police Force, located in California, designed to heighten the security of Sakrada City with their unique style of thinking and individual skill. Currently seeking additional members.
A city in California, USA — Sakrada. In recent years, the spread of a highly addictive drug, Ripcord, has been causing several issues in the sunny, quiet city located on the West Coast. In order to control cases like this, the Sakrada Police Force established a new organization — a special investigation bureau made up of members with unique styles of thinking and their idiosyncratic skills, known as the Side Kicks.
Chika, who has exceptional athletic talent.
Hibari, the profiler who possesses a way with words.
Shishiba, the quiet hacker prodigy.
Rico, gifted with photographic memory.
Tatewaki, the leader in charge of the four.
The special investigation bureau has become well-known in the city for its ground-breaking investigation methods that are unlike anything ever seen before.
One day, the heroine Inori is scouted as a new member of Side Kicks. The skill she possesses…is the mysterious ability of clairvoyant dreams.
