HoloTrials schedules Sept. 10 release

HoloTrials said on September 8 that its fan-made mystery visual novel “HoloTrials: Case Covered” will release on September 10, using a countdown post on X to push its final two-day marketing beat. The post included new character art and tagged illustrator @wigglytype, adding a named artist credit to the release announcement. Earlier materials from CCMC Corp. and the game’s Steam page had already set September 10 as the launch date for the free title. The project sits inside holo Indie, the derivative-works game label operated by CCMC for hololive production fan games, according to CCMC’s June 30 announcement. Steam lists the game as “coming soon,” identifies VTAC Games as developer and holo Indie as publisher, and describes it as a free-to-play mystery visual novel. (ccmc-corp.com) ### What exactly did HoloTrials announce on September 8? HoloTrials used its September 8 X post to put a public countdown behind a release date that had previously appeared on official storefront and publisher materials. The post said the game would release on September 10 and paired that date with fresh promotional art credited to @wigglytype, according to the social briefing and the cited X post referenced there. (store.steampowered.com) The timing matters because September 8 is two days before the scheduled launch. Countdown posts are often the last coordinated push before release, and this one tied together the date, the artwork and the game’s social account in a single update. That interpretation is based on the sequence of official materials published by the project and CCMC. ### What is “HoloTrials: Case Covered”? (ccmc-corp.com) “HoloTrials: Case Covered” is a fan-made mystery visual novel built around hololive English’s Myth and Council/Promise talents in a high-school alternate universe, according to CCMC and the Steam store description. Players take the role of Watson Amelia and investigate an incident involving graffiti aimed at a student council president while trying to clear a friend who becomes the prime suspect. (ccmc-corp.com) The game mixes side-scrolling exploration, point-and-click investigation and courtroom debate mechanics, according to CCMC’s description and the official trailer listing on YouTube. Steam tags include visual novel, detective, mystery and single-player. ### Who is making it, and how is it being released? VTAC Games is listed as the developer on Steam, while CCMC said the title will be released under holo Indie. (store.steampowered.com) The project’s itch.io page describes it as a “100% free, non-commercial fan-made game” and says streamers are explicitly permitted to stream and monetize playthroughs. The same itch.io materials credit a large volunteer-style team across programming, writing, art, animation and music. The page lists “Wiggly” among character design, writing and animation contributors, which aligns with the September 8 social post’s art credit to @wigglytype. ### When does it go live, and where? CCMC said on June 30 that the game is scheduled to launch on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM JST on Steam. (store.steampowered.com) Steam’s store page still shows the title as “coming soon,” with the same September release window. For players outside Japan, that published launch time is the clearest official marker now available. (t.co) The next public checkpoint is September 10 on Steam, where “HoloTrials: Case Covered” is listed under VTAC Games and holo Indie as a free release. (store.steampowered.com)