Omori Cancels Switch and PS4 Physical Release in Europe

Meridiem Games, Omori's European publisher, has cancelled the physical release of the game for Nintendo Switch and PS4 in Europe. The publisher cited technical difficulties with multilingual European localization as the reason for the cancellation.

Delays Lead to Cancellation

The physical release, initially slated for March 2023, faced multiple delays, pushing it back to December 2023, then March 2024, and finally to January 2025. These repeated postponements ultimately resulted in the cancellation announcement. While the publisher offered little detail regarding the localization issues, pre-order customers received email notifications from retailers like Amazon regarding the successive delays.

This news is particularly disappointing for European fans, as the cancelled release would have been the first official opportunity to play Omori in Spanish and other European languages. Currently, European players must resort to importing a US copy to obtain a physical version.

About Omori

Omori is a critically acclaimed RPG following Sunny, a young boy grappling with the aftermath of a traumatic event. The game seamlessly blends the real world with Sunny's dream world, where he assumes the persona of Omori. Initially released on PC in December 2020, the game later launched on Switch, PS4, and Xbox in 2022. However, the Xbox version was subsequently removed due to an unrelated issue involving merchandise from the game's developer.