Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed Gets Release Date for PS4, Nintendo Switch, & PC

Today Xseed Games announced the western release date for Akiba’s Trip: First Memory, known in the west as Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed.

The game will launch in North America on July 20 on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (on Steam, GoG, and the Humble Store).

The game will be available digitally for $39.99, while a physical day-one edition titled 10th Anniversary Edition for PS4 and Switch and a digital deluxe edition for PS4 and PC will be available for $49.99.

Here’s how Xseed describes Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed. You can also enjoy a previous trailer.

“Return to an accurately modeled Akihabara circa 2011, Japan’s famous electric town, and explore the bustling streets and back alleys of this otaku paradise. But beware the seedy underworld lurking in the shadows! After finding his missing friend unconscious and bleeding in an alley, young otaku Nanashi is attacked by a sinister figure straight out of a horror manga and left to die. As he lays dying, a mysterious young lady offers him some of her blood, both saving his life and changing it forever. 

Now a Shadow Soul, one of the very creatures that attacked him and his friend, he’s been imbued with superhuman strength and stamina…and a deadly weakness to sunlight. Caught up in a world of supernatural politics, Nanashi must contend with NIRO, a covert agency dedicated to hunting down paranormal threats, and the family of Shadow Souls, a group of inhuman monsters. It’s up to him and his friends, the self-styled ‘Akiba Freedom Fighters’ to preserve the peace of Akihabara and prevent an all-out war from tearing the town apart.”

Below you can get a list of the content of each special edition:

The ’10th Anniversary Edition’ includes:

• Retail edition of the game
• Custom box with exclusive art
• Softcover artbook with over 96 pages of illustrations, commemorative short story, and concept artwork from the AKIBA’S TRIP series
• Original Soundtrack of 47 songs on 2 CDs

 The digital deluxe edition for PS4 includes:

• AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed game
• 47-track digital soundtrack
• Exclusive PS4™ system theme
• Set of 10 avatars

 The digital deluxe edition for Steam includes:

• AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed game
• 47-track digital soundtrack
• Digital version of the 96-page artbook