{"id":542992,"date":"2026-03-09T09:33:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2195722"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:33:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:33:26","slug":"shinji-mikami-wants-his-ghostwire-tokyo-studio-to-be-known-for-more-than-just-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/shinji-mikami-wants-his-ghostwire-tokyo-studio-to-be-known-for-more-than-just-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinji Mikami wants his Ghostwire: Tokyo studio to be known for more than just horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shinji-mikami-wants-his-ghostwire-tokyo-studio-to-be-known-for-more-than-just-horror.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow sees the launch of Ghostwire: Tokyo on PC and PS5, marking the third consecutive horror game release from developer Tango Gameworks, but studio founder Shinji Mikami says he wants the company to be known for more than just horror games in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the moment, we are still seen as a studio that specialises only in survival horror,&#8221; Mikami admitted in a recent Famitsu interview (as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/shinji-mikami-wants-tango-gameworks-to-make-smaller-and-non-horror-games\/\">translated by VGC<\/a>), but while the former Resident Evil series director says it&#8217;s &#8220;nice&#8221; to have that reputation among fans, &#8220;we also want to be viewed as a studio that can create a wider variety of games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-24-shinji-mikami-wants-his-ghostwire-tokyo-studio-to-be-known-for-more-than-just-horror\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a 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