ICONOLOGY

ICONOLOGY is a crime suspense adventure and the first title in the new Idea Factory brand IFChronicle. It centers on art student Haruho Tsubakiya, who is recruited as a special investigator for a secret unit of the Tokyo police because of her talent for image analysis.

Idea Factory unveiled ICONOLOGY on Sep 30, 2026. A specific release date and price have not been set yet.

Release is planned with Japanese voice acting and text in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

ICONOLOGY is announced for PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch. The Switch version also supports Nintendo Switch Lite.

The core mechanic is the White Cube, a device that makes suspects' thoughts visible as abstract paintings. In investigation sections, you analyze these images using art knowledge, deduce motifs and trauma, and use your findings in interrogations.

Misinterpretations and decisions affect the course of events. ICONOLOGY is designed as a multi-ending adventure and can lead investigations into dead ends or bad endings.

Steam lists the minimum requirements as Windows 11, an Intel Core i3 or equivalent processor, 4 GB RAM, an Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent GPU with 1 GB VRAM, DirectX 11 and 4 GB of free storage.

Haruho lost her parents ten years before the game begins in a murder that remains unsolved to this day. Her search for the culprit leads her to the secret “Experimental Task Force”, which uses the White Cube to investigate highly complex crimes.

The investigation links an old murder case with a current series of brutal crimes. Haruho works with several investigators and technicians, whose relationships and decisions also shape the course of events.