Ankara, Turkey – September 28, 2026 – DEPERSON, the surreal psychological horror adventure from independent developer Error Thing and publisher PARCO GAMES, made its Tokyo Game Show 2026 debut as part of PARCO GAMES’ lineup.
The Tokyo Game Show appearance follows a busy run of showcases for DEPERSON, including The MIX Fall Showcase in Seattle and Game Devs of Color Expo, alongside recognition at international events including a Best Visuals nomination at the Gamescom Awards 2026 and a Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026 nomination for Excellence in Art.
“We’re three friends trying to make our dream game, and it has been a wild ride,” said Error Thing. “DEPERSON started with a few sketches, then grew into years of work from our families’ homes. Seeing it get nominated at Gamescom and shown at Tokyo Game Show feels completely unreal. We’re so incredibly grateful to the community, their support has made this journey mean even more to us.”
DEPERSON is a psychological horror adventure that follows Aaron through the harsh world of Indrija, where uncovering the truth means confronting himself. A search for answers soon becomes a self-reflective journey into his identity and memories. As players help Aaron navigate a world bound by strict rules and an increasingly unstable reality, the choices made will shape what happens next. Will you build him or break him?
Gameplay blends classic point-and-click adventure design with environmental puzzles, platforming, and character-specific abilities. Players can shape Aaron through their decisions, affecting both his path and the people around him, with multiple endings waiting at the end of the journey.
DEPERSON is coming to Steam in Q2 2027.
DEPERSON is a hand-drawn psychological horror adventure where choices shape the story and reality rarely stays the way you found it. Play as Aaron, a young man who wakes up with no memories in Indrija, a dystopian nation where obedience means survival and deviation is an error.
Key Features:
Choice-Driven Story: Navigates a branching narrative where every decision shapes the main character’s and people’s fate, leading to multiple, varied endings.
Psychological Depth: Explores themes of psychological horror, oppression, trauma, identity, memory, and emotional conflict.
Character Abilities: Each character offers unique skills, adding strategic depth to puzzle-solving and platforming challenges.
Immersive Atmosphere: Richly detailed, dystopian world with atmospheric visuals and a haunting, adaptive soundtrack.
Modernized Puzzles: Combines the best of classic point-and-click adventures with new mechanics, including platformer-style challenges and dashing abilities.
Community-Driven: The game’s development is shaped by an active, engaged fanbase contributing theories, feedback, and fan creations.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Error Thing is an independent game studio based in Ankara, Turkey, formed in 2022 by three childhood friends who left their jobs to make games together. The team creates story-driven experiences shaped by personal emotions and memories, building surreal and psychologically unsettling worlds that play with perception and choice. Everything’s a little off. Play it anyway.
ABOUT PARCO GAMES
PARCO GAMES is a Japanese game label from PARCO, a long-standing cultural pioneer known for bringing together fashion, art, entertainment, retail, and new forms of creative expression. Building on PARCO’s decades of discovering and supporting new talent, PARCO GAMES focuses on indie games while respecting the individuality and vision of their creators.