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OD 5 Oct 2026, 17:00

OD: Kojima keeps 2023 horror project a mystery

OD: Kojima keeps 2023 horror project a mystery

Hideo Kojima says he wants to keep OD mysterious for as long as possible. The Xbox-backed horror project still has no date or platforms.

OD was announced in 2023 with support from Xbox Game Studios, but no release date, release window, or platforms have been revealed.

According to the available source, Kojima wants players to experience the project for the first time when they actually play it, rather than through a traditional teaser campaign.

What happened

In a recent episode of his radio show Koji10, Hideo Kojima once again spoke about OD, the horror project he announced in 2023 together with Xbox Game Studios. Gamespot writes that Kojima is deliberately skipping a classic teaser campaign and wants to keep the project as mysterious as possible for now. The source links that approach to his wish to surprise players once they actually get to play OD.

According to Gamespot, Kojima described OD as a project that is still a mystery. The same report says he wants to scare players at the moment they experience the game themselves. The source also summarizes that Kojima sees the project as a new experience that pushes the boundaries of fear, although the exact gameplay systems have not yet been explained. The YouTube metadata for the Koji10 episode names OD alongside Physint in the episode title, but offers no additional concrete details about the game.

The available information does not mention a release date, a release window, or any confirmed platform list. The exact form of Xbox’s support also remains unclear in the source, although it is confirmed that Xbox is involved in development. Gamespot also reports that OD appears to have remained outside the Microsoft layoffs and studio and project cancellations of 2026, but that detail is presented as reporting rather than a direct statement from Kojima or Microsoft.

Timeline

  • 2023 — Kojima Productions and Xbox Game Studios announce OD during The Game Awards, according to Kojima Productions’ official announcement.

  • 2023 — The first official description of OD emphasizes a horror project with Xbox backing and a collaboration around the game.

  • 2026-10-05 — Gamespot reports that Kojima wants to keep OD a mystery for as long as possible.

  • 2026-10-05 — In Koji10, Kojima reportedly says again that he wants to surprise players with the project and avoid a traditional teaser campaign.

  • 2026-10-05 — The reporting again frames OD as a project with no confirmed platforms, release date, or release window.

Background

OD is one of Hideo Kojima’s upcoming projects and is explicitly described in the source as a horror project. The title is linked in the reporting to the idea of an “overdose on fear” or a “critical point of fear,” but that remains an interpretation of the name rather than a formal explanation from Kojima himself in the provided text.

The official announcement of OD dates back to 2023, when Kojima Productions and Xbox Game Studios presented the project. In broader context, Jordan Peele was also mentioned as being involved at the announcement, but that collaboration is not expanded on in the source about Kojima’s radio show. The available text does confirm that Xbox supports the project, but not whether that support is financial, technical, or publisher-related.

Gamespot reports that Kojima said on Koji10 that he wants to surprise players when they actually play OD. The source also says he sees the project as something different from his previous work, with gameplay systems that he says are not directly comparable to earlier Kojima titles. At the same time, it remains unclear how OD actually plays, which systems are central, or how far development has progressed.

The source does not mention any concrete platforms or a release date. A release window is also completely absent from the provided information. As a result, OD remains in this reporting an announced project whose creator is intentionally trying to keep the details hidden for as long as possible.

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Sources

  • Gamespot: Hideo Kojima Wants To Keep OD A Mystery, Even By His Standards
  • Kojima Productions / Xbox Game Studios: OD announcement in 2023
  • TBSラジオ公式 / Koji10 episode about OD