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Games 'Make some noise': Vanillaware reportedly wants more of its games on PC, but it's up to the publishers News By Justin Wagner published 13 June 2026 The studio behind Odin Sphere and Unicorn Overlord "totally wants" more of its games on PC. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Vanillaware) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I try not to think too hard about console exclusives. What I don't know can't hurt me, and all the cool games hidden away on whatever the hell a "PlayStation" is can't tempt me into buying one if I don't know they exist. Vanillaware games, though, have historically been too cool to ignore.It was nice to see a Steam page surface for the studio's newest game, the side-scrolling ARPG Muramasa: Revenant Blades, but there's still a legendary back catalog stranded on out-of-season consoles and emulators. It turns out the studio's founder, George Kamitani, "totally wants to" bring those other games to PC, as games journalist James Mielke said on Bluesky."It’s up to the publisher to finance the ports," Mielke relayed the word from Kamitani. "So if you want 13 Sentinels, Dragon’s Crown, Unicorn Overlord, Odin Sphere etc. on PC, make some noise." When a reply on that thread mentioned "earlier reports" saying Kamitani refused to port Vanillaware games to PC previously, Mielke replied "the reports were wrong."Latest Videos FromWatch full video here: All sorts of games have niche fanbases that want them ported to PC, but Vanillaware's catalog seems full of especially strong candidates. It'd be nice to play Dragon's Crown, a spiritual successor to Capcom's D&D beat 'em ups with added RPG elements, during the genre's new golden age.The underloved controller-friendly RTS Grimgrimoire might be an even better fit on PC than it ever was on PlayStation or Switch, given that strategy games have historically been a bigger hit with keyboard enjoyers. You may like Legendary JRPG studio's 23-year shun of the PC has ended: the next Vanillaware game will come to Steam Ico and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda would like to see his old games on PC someday, too Sony retreats from PC gaming, robbing us of maybe 4 games Regardless, none of these games are coming to PC without the right publisher's go-ahead, so take to the streets and make your voices heard. 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