'Serial Experiments Lain' To Receive "Occult RPG" Adaptation With Blessing From Original Writer: "I Couldn’t Help But Think – The Experiment Is Still Ongoing"

'Serial Experiments Lain' To Receive "Occult RPG" Adaptation With Blessing From Original Writer: "I Couldn’t Help But Think – The Experiment Is Still Ongoing"

Lain (Kaori Shimizu) says good-bye in Serial Experiments Lain Episode 13 "Layer 13" (1998), Triangle Staff After years of dormancy (and to the genuine surprise of even the series’ most die-hard fans) it’s time for the Serial Experiments Lain franchise to make another trip back to the Wired, as the iconic psychological-horror series is receiving a new entry and officially endorsed “occult RPG” adaptation, //signal. Lain (Kaori Shimizu) looks over…

Serial Experiments Lain Game Signal to Come Out in April 2025

A doujin game based on Serial Experiments Lain, //signal, will come out on April 30, 2025. It will be an “occult RPG” in which you interact with the characters from the original series and collect logs to see a new side to Lain Iwakura. [Thanks, Famitsu!] //signal will be available on Steam and itch.io for 1000 JPY ($6.70). As well, a limited number of physical copies will come out as well. These will sell for 1700 JPY ($11.40). According to the…

If you're a fan of "Serial Experiments Lain", get ready, because a new franchise-inspired game is on the way. It's called "//signal." and is being developed by Team MJM with the official approval of NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. The game will be released...

Serial Experiments Lain Universe Expands with Authorized New Spinoff

In a surprise announcement that has electrified anime fans worldwide, a new spinoff of the critically acclaimed cyberpunk series Serial Experiments Lain has been officially authorized by the rights holders, nearly 26 years after the original series first aired in 1998. Team MJM will launch //signal. — an “occultic role-playing game” that is an officially authorized spinoff from the Serial Experiments Lain anime — on the Steam and itch.io service…