Re:Connect · published
Hi, I'm Mapyon, the developer of Re:Connect at Studio Wink. Starting this week, I'll be posting a devlog here every week. First, some news: Re:Connect has been selected for SELECTED INDIE 80 at Tokyo Game Show 2026. You can play it at Makuhari Messe, Japan, from September 17 to 21!
If emotions can be programmed, can we call that a heart? Re:Connect is a programming puzzle adventure where you connect cords to change the rules. You play as a newborn Debug AI: push and pull units, run power cords, and wire rules like "stop", "rotate" or "vanish" onto objects. Unplug a cord and the rule disappears. Plug it in somewhere else, and the unit's rule itself changes.
The bugs you're fixing turn out to be "bugs in the heart" of the AIs around you. To fix one, you step inside an AI's heart and rewire it yourself, choosing which emotions stay. Some of those choices can't be undone. Japanese press called our demo "a puzzle Undertale".
SELECTED INDIE 80 is TGS's program that invites 80 indie games, chosen from more than 1,500 entries, to exhibit for free. Last year we showed Re:Connect in a corner of the iGi incubator booth. This year we have a booth of our own.
Dates: September 17–21, 2026 (business days 17–18, public days 19–21)
Venue: Makuhari Messe, Halls 9–11 Esplanade (2F)
Booth: E-02
Demo: from the opening to the first boss (about 12 minutes)
Alongside TGS prep, this week I added items and text and tuned the mini-games. Next time, I'll share a report from the show. Coming to TGS? Tell me which day in the comments!
If you can't make it to Makuhari, wishlist Re:Connect and Steam will let you know when it launches.