Walking Simulator/Adventure 'Finding Polka' Searching for a Dog, Steam Demo Now Available!

PARCO GAMES, the game label of PARCO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter PARCO), announced the release of a demo version for 'Finding Polka,' a walking simulator/adventure game developed by the Japanese creative studio lidlocks, where players search for a dog.

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'Finding Polka' is the fourth publishing title for PARCO GAMES since it began its publishing business in 2025. The release of this title's first demo was announced during the 'INDIE Live Expo' broadcast on Saturday, April 25th.

To commemorate the demo announcement, a new trailer video has also been released.

The demo version includes the city map, which has been available for playtesting at event booths, as well as new 'Farm' and 'Ranch' areas.

You can now enjoy an even broader world of 'Finding Polka'.

'Finding Polka' “There are friends I want to see, there’s family I want to see.” A walking simulator where you find Polka, who is somewhere on the map. The rustic world drawn with a ballpoint pen will gently welcome you with humor and playfulness.

Story Friendy was spending peaceful days with his beloved dog, Jazz. One day, he saw a dog in the city that looked exactly like Polka, a dog he had when he was little. Before he knew it, Friendy and Jazz were chasing after that figure --

Platform: Steam® ■ Genre: Dog-searching Walking Simulator/Adventure ■ Players: 1 ■ Scheduled Release: 2026 ■ Price: Undecided ■ Developed by: lidlocks ■ Details: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4161140/Finding_Polka/ ■ New Trailer Video: https://youtu.be/0u0ZZ7eq5c4

*Images are for illustrative purposes. Subject to change without notice.

Introduction of the work at 'INDIE Live Expo' PARCO GAMES participated in 'INDIE Live Expo,' one of the world's largest indie game live-stream events, attracting indie gamers worldwide, and announced the introduction of its fourth title 'Finding Polka' and the start of its demo distribution.

'INDIE Live Expo' This is an information program that introduces the latest information on indie games, conducting simultaneous worldwide broadcasts in Japanese, Chinese, English, and Korean, having accumulated over 100 million views and introduced over 3,000 titles to date. ■ Official HP: https://indie.live-expo.games/

About the 'Finding Polka' demo The demo version includes the city map, which has been available for playtesting at event booths, as well as new 'Farm' and 'Ranch' areas. As the map expands, more 'friends' will appear. You can also enjoy interacting with new characters. Please try to find Polka in various places.

Participation in 'Tokyo Game Dungeon 12' on Sunday, May 3rd PARCO GAMES will exhibit at 'Tokyo Game Dungeon 12,' held on Sunday, May 3rd. At the booth, you can play the new demo of 'Finding Polka'. Original novelties will also be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors will receive a bookmark made of paper named "Polka," and those who show their wishlist registration screen will receive a book cover and a paper bag. Additionally, PARCO GAMES' publishing titles 'Constance' and 'Project Antarctica' will also be exhibited as playable demos at the same booth. In addition to playtesting, various novelty giveaway campaigns are also planned.

'Tokyo Game Dungeon 12' Date and Time: May 3rd, 2026 (Sunday) 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho Building

About the developer: lidlocks "lidlocks" is the name of an "eyeball-fixing medical (torture) device" that appears in "A Clockwork Orange." They want to create content "from which you cannot avert your gaze." This is a creative studio that wishes to be so. HP: https://lidlocks.jp/ X: https://x.com/lidlocks

About PARCO GAMES PARCO GAMES consistently handles everything from development support to publishing, marketing, and secondary deployment, promoting game-related businesses both online and in physical stores.