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Lens

Lens is a Japanese horror visual novel game.

28 August 2025

Lens is an adventure developed by Nippon Ichi Software, released 28 August 2025 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Lens is

Lens is an adventure game developed by Nippon Ichi Software and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

"You have been cursed" "Lens" is a horror adventure game in which the main character, Hayato Kujuku, has been subjected to a mysterious "curse" and approaches the mystery of the curse in order to survive. A series of mysterious disappearances in S City, mysterious messages and videos, a camera app that allows you to take pictures of spirits, and proof of a curse that only you can see ....... The main character, who has been cursed by a trivial event, investigates a haunted spot that seems to be a clue to the curse and approaches the true nature of the curse that undermines him and its terrible truth.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror, mystery and survival.

What it launched against

Lens launched on 28 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

Official trailer

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When did Lens come out?
Lens was released on 28 August 2025 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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