viviON, the company behind Japanese content platform DLsite, is officially stepping deeper into games with a new indie publishing label called viviON Lab.
Announced on May 8, the label is part of viviON’s bigger plan to strengthen its game-related business during fiscal year 2026. Basically, this is not just a small side project — viviON is setting up a proper publishing arm to bring indie titles to a wider global audience.
The first two games under viviON Lab are already confirmed: Moon Princess and 7 Days To Think About It.
Moon Princess is one for Volcano Princess fans
The headline title here is definitely Moon Princess, a Wuxia-themed RPG from Chinese developer Egg Hatcher, the studio behind the well-loved Volcano Princess.
If you played Volcano Princess, you already know the vibe: parenting sim, life choices, emotional branching routes, and that dangerous feeling of “just one more turn” before suddenly it is 3am. Moon Princess builds on that style but shifts into a martial arts fantasy setting.
Players will raise a daughter through training, battles, exploration, and management. Her future can branch into more than 50 career endings and over 20 relationship outcomes, so this sounds like the kind of game where SEA players will immediately start comparing routes, min-maxing stats, and posting “best daughter build” guides online.
For Malaysian anime and gaming fans, this one is worth watching because Wuxia and cultivation-style stories already have a strong following here, especially among readers who grew up around Chinese fantasy dramas, manhua, and martial arts RPGs. A daughter-raising sim mixed with Wuxia is a pretty niche combo, but honestly, that is exactly why it stands out.
Moon Princess is planned for release on PC via Steam in 2026.
7 Days To Think About It goes psychological horror
The second title, 7 Days To Think About It, comes from Italy-based solo developer silver978 and Mankind Games.
This one takes a very different direction. The setup begins with a protagonist who feels trapped in life, then literally becomes stuck at home. The story revolves around spending seven days deciding whether to accept an invitation to go out with friends.
But of course, this is psychological horror, so things are not normal. Each day, the furniture in the house randomly shifts around, and the player has to remember how the home is supposed to be arranged.
It sounds simple, but that is the scary part. Games that turn everyday spaces into something slightly wrong can hit harder than loud jumpscares, especially when the core anxiety is something very relatable: overthinking one small decision until it becomes your whole world.
7 Days To Think About It is listed as coming soon to PC via Steam, and a playable demo is already available.
Why viviON Lab matters
What makes viviON Lab interesting is that it is not locking itself to one genre, country, or team size. The first two games already show that clearly: one is a Chinese Wuxia life sim RPG, the other is an Italian psychological horror project.
That suggests viviON Lab could become a broader gateway for international indie games, not just titles that feel closely tied to DLsite’s existing image. For players in Malaysia and SEA, this is good news because Steam indie discovery can be chaotic gila. A publisher with strong Japanese content roots picking up unusual global projects could help more niche games actually reach our radar.
No cap, Moon Princess is the one I expect Malaysian players to keep an eye on first — especially if it captures even half of Volcano Princess’ charm.
Source: Automaton Media