{"id":136807,"date":"2026-04-10T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199745"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:30:00","slug":"round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/10\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Round Up: Everything Announced In The Level-5 Vision 2026 April Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f3dbb84af753\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f3dbb84af753\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"3f3dbb84af753\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Level-5 Vision 2026 April\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f3dbb84af753\/level-5-vision-2026-april.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3f3dbb84af753\/level-5-vision-2026-april.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Level-5 Vision 2026 April\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Level-5 has returned to the livestreamed showcase scene with its first &#8216;Vision&#8217; showcase of 2026, providing an updated look at all the titles it is currently working on.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the details were kept pretty vague in this one \u2014 more than a few games had a noncommittal &#8220;in development&#8221; label attached rather than a release date \u2014 but given how many delays the studio has seen in recent years, we&#8217;re not all that surprised with the approach.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we&#8217;ve collected together every announcement from the Vision 2026 April showcase, and attached all the info you&#8217;ll need to know what&#8217;s going on in the world of Level-5. Let&#8217;s get into it, shall we?<\/p>\n<nav class=\"table-of-contents-quick\">\n<\/nav>\n<nav id=\"toc\" role=\"navigation\" class=\"table-of-contents collapsed \">\n<p>On this page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase\">Round Up: Everything Announced In The Level-5 Vision 2026 April Showcase<\/a><\/p>\n<ol class=\"scrollbars\">\n<li class=\"open first\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase-full-stream\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">1.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase-full-stream\">Level-5 Vision 2026 April Showcase &#8211; Full Stream<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open last\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"every-switch-announcement\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#every-switch-announcement\">Every Switch Announcement<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"open first\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"pufflings-journey-through-a-fantasy-world-mobile-winter-2026\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.1.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#pufflings-journey-through-a-fantasy-world-mobile-winter-2026\">Pufflings: Journey Through a Fantasy World (Mobile) &#8211; Winter 2026<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"yo-kai-watch-series-the-great-detective-nekomata-mobile-tba\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.2.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#yo-kai-watch-series-the-great-detective-nekomata-mobile-tba\">Yo-kai Watch Series: The Great Detective Nekomata (Mobile) &#8211; TBA<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"fantasy-life-i-the-girl-who-steals-time-mobile-summer-2026\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.3.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#fantasy-life-i-the-girl-who-steals-time-mobile-summer-2026\">Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (Mobile) &#8211; Summer 2026<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"snack-world-reloaded-switch-2-tba\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.4.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#snack-world-reloaded-switch-2-tba\">Snack World: Reloaded (Switch 2) &#8211; TBA<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"inazuma-eleven-re-decapolice-holy-horror-mansion-switch-1-andamp-2-in-development\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.5.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#inazuma-eleven-re-decapolice-holy-horror-mansion-switch-1-andamp-2-in-development\">Inazuma Eleven RE, DECAPOLICE, Holy Horror Mansion (Switch 1 &amp; 2) &#8211; &#8220;In Development&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"inazuma-eleven-cross-mobile-june-2026\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.6.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#inazuma-eleven-cross-mobile-june-2026\">Inazuma Eleven: Cross (Mobile) &#8211; June 2026<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"inazuma-eleven-victory-road-switch-2-physical-11th-june-2026\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.7.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#inazuma-eleven-victory-road-switch-2-physical-11th-june-2026\">Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road (Switch 2 Physical) &#8211; 11th June 2026<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"open last\"><span class=\"toc-item\" data-id=\"professor-layton-and-the-new-world-of-steam-switch-1andamp2-2026\"><span class=\"toc-pos\">2.8.<\/span><span class=\"toc-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/round-up-everything-announced-in-the-level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase#professor-layton-and-the-new-world-of-steam-switch-1andamp2-2026\">Professor Layton and the New World of Steam (Switch 1&amp;2) &#8211; 2026<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h2 id=\"level-5-vision-2026-april-showcase-full-stream\">Level-5 Vision 2026 April Showcase &#8211; Full Stream<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to check out the full presentation before diving into the individual details, you&#8217;ll find it below. We&#8217;ve linked it to start at the 4:53 mark, so you don&#8217;t need to sit through the livestream preamble.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"qkIIIBoL-ag\" data-start=\"293\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qkIIIBoL-ag?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;start=293\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"every-switch-announcement\">Every Switch Announcement<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s every announcement from the presentation in the order they were made&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"pufflings-journey-through-a-fantasy-world-mobile-winter-2026\">Pufflings: Journey Through a Fantasy World (Mobile) &#8211; Winter 2026<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"2f8f3debeb83a\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pufflings\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2f8f3debeb83a\/pufflings.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2f8f3debeb83a\/pufflings.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"529\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pufflings\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Level-5<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/suika_game\">Suika Game<\/a>-style mobile puzzler from Level-5 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/yo-kai_watch_wibble_wobble\">Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble<\/a> team, NHN PlayArt.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"yo-kai-watch-series-the-great-detective-nekomata-mobile-tba\">Yo-kai Watch Series: The Great Detective Nekomata (Mobile) &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"oyiiswuJgFc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oyiiswuJgFc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>A sequel to Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble, <strong>The Great Detective Nekomata<\/strong> looks part Yo-kai and part <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/detective_pikachu\">Detective Pikachu<\/a>, as a deceased cat is thrust back into the world of the living to help solve crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s a sentence we didn&#8217;t expect to write today&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"fantasy-life-i-the-girl-who-steals-time-mobile-summer-2026\">Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (Mobile) &#8211; Summer 2026<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"qWMeg0kL-LY\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qWMeg0kL-LY?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This mobile version of last year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/fantasy_life_i_the_girl_who_steals_time\">Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time<\/a> features full cross-save and cross-play support, so you can continue all your Switch (2) progress on mobile, and team up with other console players to take on dungeons.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"snack-world-reloaded-switch-2-tba\">Snack World: Reloaded (Switch 2) &#8211; TBA<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"sMXeY_R3j6E\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sMXeY_R3j6E?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 2017 RPG (or its 2020 Switch version) is getting a remake on Switch 2 in the shape of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/snack-world-reloaded\">Snack World: Reloaded<\/a>, complete with new visuals and storylines.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:199742 @ 1775922322 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"inazuma-eleven-re-decapolice-holy-horror-mansion-switch-1-andamp-2-in-development\">Inazuma Eleven RE, DECAPOLICE, Holy Horror Mansion (Switch 1 &amp; 2) &#8211; &#8220;In Development&#8221;<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"1ULL2tDGdG0\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ULL2tDGdG0?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/inazuma-eleven-re\">Inazuma Eleven RE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/decapolice\">DECAPOLICE<\/a> and <strong>Holy Horror Mansion<\/strong> were announced at various points over the last few years and, well, they&#8217;re still in development. Perhaps not the most concrete news (we barely got a glimpse of the first two), but at least there&#8217;s some new Holy Horror gameplay.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:199738 @ 1775922322 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h3 id=\"inazuma-eleven-cross-mobile-june-2026\">Inazuma Eleven: Cross (Mobile) &#8211; June 2026<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"fpiqLTzmEtU\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fpiqLTzmEtU?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Another day, another Japan-exclusive Inazuma Eleven mobile title. Will this one come West? Probably not.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, if you happen to find yourself in the region, pre-registration opens today!<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inazuma-eleven-victory-road-switch-2-physical-11th-june-2026\">Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road (Switch 2 Physical) &#8211; 11th June 2026<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"64ec98a5f9af4\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road - Switch 2 Physical\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/64ec98a5f9af4\/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-switch-2-physical.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/64ec98a5f9af4\/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-switch-2-physical.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road - Switch 2 Physical\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Level-5<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes, that&#8217;s right, after a stellar launch year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/inazuma-eleven-victory-road-nintendo-switch-2-edition\">Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road<\/a> is scoring a Switch 2 physical (in Japan, at least). The physical includes all updates up to and including the Rising Bond DLC and will launch in Japan on 11th June.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"professor-layton-and-the-new-world-of-steam-switch-1andamp2-2026\">Professor Layton and the New World of Steam (Switch 1&amp;2) &#8211; 2026<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"cP05Iaq_eP8\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cP05Iaq_eP8?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hey, remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/professor-layton-and-the-new-world-of-steam\">Professor Layton and The New World of Steam<\/a>? Yep, it&#8217;s <em>still<\/em> on its way!<\/p>\n<p>The new trailer introduced us to a bunch of Steam Bison residents that Layton and Luke will meet in the upcoming title, showcasing a little more gameplay and revealing that legendary composer Joe Hisaishi is behind the new theme.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese voice cast has now finished recording, and Level-5 has released a special <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ts_YV4oh3hw\">Q&amp;A<\/a> with them, discussing their work on The New World of Steam and the series at large.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:199737 @ 1775922322 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Which title from the Vision 2026 April showcase are you looking forward to the most? You can let us know in the following poll, then take to the comments to share your thoughts on the presentation as a whole.<\/em><\/p>\n<section id=\"poll-11691\" data-block-type=\"poll\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/which_level-5_vision_2026_game_are_you_the_most_excited_for\" data-id=\"11691\" data-question=\"Which Level-5 Vision 2026 game are you the most excited for?\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"skip\">Which Level-5 Vision 2026 game are you the most excited for? (915 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results many-results\">\n<li class=\"result first\"><strong class=\"answer\">Puffings: Journey Through a Fantasy World (Mobile)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">&nbsp;<\/span> <span class=\"too-few\" title=\"1 vote (0.1%)\">0.1%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Yo-kai Watch Series: The Great Detective Nekomata (Mobile)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"24 votes (2.6%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"3\"><span class=\"val\">3<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (Mobile)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"19 votes (2.1%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"2\"><span class=\"val\">2<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Snack World: Reloaded (Switch 2)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"41 votes (4.5%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"4\"><span class=\"val\">4<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Inazuma Eleven RE (Switch 2)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"22 votes (2.4%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"2\"><span class=\"val\">2<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">DECAPOLICE (Switch 2)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"102 votes (11.2%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"11\"><span class=\"val\">11<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Holy Horror Mansion (Switch 2)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"50 votes (5.5%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"5\"><span class=\"val\">5<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result\"><strong class=\"answer\">Inazuma Eleven: Cross (Mobile)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">&nbsp;<\/span> <span class=\"too-few\" title=\"3 votes (0.3%)\">0.3%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result last\"><strong class=\"answer\">Professor Layton and The New World of Steam (Switch 2)<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"653 votes (71.4%)\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"71\"><span class=\"val\">71<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Level-5 has returned to the livestreamed showcase scene with its first &#8216;Vision&#8217; showcase of 2026, providing an updated look at all the titles it is currently working on. 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