- New Trailer Has Dropped - 26 August 2026
Even in the scorching heat, Pon has been riding around the town with one mission: helping out the townsfolk and preparing a Brand New Trailer for you to freshen up. Hit play and see what you can spot! Follow in the tracks of a small tanuki as you join him on a day in his hardworking life. A helping paw here, a tailwhip there and little by little Pon earns enough to afford a tiny bit of restoration. There is no time for Pon to waste – the festival is fast approaching, and the shrine…well, it has seen better days. To accompany Pon on this journey, join us at Gamescom and try out the Demo: Endless BMX action. Now fully loaded with gnarly tracks, new spicy challenges, and more trick lines than any knees can handle. Quirky local population with their curious little crises. Good luck, and keep in mind: not every problem can be solved with a tailwhip and a package delivery. Shrine decoration i…
- Steam Next Fest is finally HERE - 15 June 2026
The sun is blazing, the crowd is buzzing, and Steam Next Fest has officially dropped! Just like we promised, TANUKI: Pon’s Summer joins it with a brand-new... Demo? Well, technically, it is a Demo. Honestly, – more like the first arc of the game sneaking out. And the best part: everything you accomplish during the FIRST THREE DAYS will transfer to the full game after release. Your hard-earned progress is safe with us. Don’t waste your time. Hop on that BMX, deliver around the town, subscribe to our socials, and cause only a reasonable amount of chaos along the way. Catch you outside, DenkiWorks and CRITICAL REFLEX
- DEMO is OUT NOW - 11 June 2026
BEWARE AND BEHOLD, CHAMPS! Pon has finished cleaning up and is finally ready to open the Shrine with something flashy for you to check out. Starting today, we invite you to grind straight into the ENTIRE opening chapter of TANUKI: Pon’s Summer, disguised as a Demo! Deliver packages. Roll through familiar streets, now freshly tuned for summer. The colors pop, the cicadas are singing, and every corner feels like a ride back home. Help the locals. They know your name and always have something going on. Pour drinks, lend a paw at sumo practice, and become the town's first-ever Tanuki photographer. Ride like brakes are just a suggestion. Every street is a trickline in waiting. Spot ramps, launch from rooftops, and cannonball your way through challenges. Make your ancestors proud. The summer festival is fast approaching, but the shrine is still looking like it took the hardest slam. Time to g…
- TANUKI: Pon's Summer: NEW trailer and Steam Next Fest - 7 June 2026
KYAN-KYAN, LEGENDS! Now we’ve got your attention, so put your sodas aside and listen. Summer is just around the corner, and Pon’s finally dragged himself out of bed. Do you know what it means? HELL YEAH! It is time to tighten those grips and get your bunnyhop credentials ready. TANUKI: Pon’s Summer has just received a brand-new trailer. Don’t you dare miss this drop! Now hold on for a second. Before you mash the pedals into overdrive, let us break it all down for ya. We're not just tossing dates and a trailer at your sunbonnet. We're talking a whole new demo. On June 15th, TANUKI: Pon’s Summer joins the Steam Next Fest with a shiny new demo – fresher than an iced quencher during a scorcher. Grab those three days of the game’s opening arc and get ready:Endless BMX action. Now fully loaded with gnarly tracks, new spicy challenges, and more trick lines than any knees can handle. Quirky loc…
- TANUKI: Pon's Summer: Release Date Shift & Progress Report - 24 December 2025
Hello again! Pon was riding around town so much the bike chain got red-hot. Then, one glance at the calendar, and it’s December already?! It was July just a moment ago! Time for important end-of-the-year news! First of all, the game’s release window is moved to 2026, with a more precise date to be announced later. We're sorry to those who may be disappointed, and looking forward to playing Pon's adventure soon. Delaying a game is never easy, but we’re confident that some extra development time will be put to good use. In fact, we’ll use this opportunity to share some of the stuff we’ve been working on! We were overwhelmed by the great feedback and warm response to the demo! But, we were inspired to work even harder on features that would improve the experience for all players! Here's a taste of what we've been doing: Navigation improvements - from player-placed tags to a minimap. We hea…
- Between mail delivery, minigames, and BMX tricks, the demo of Tanuki: Pon's Summer feels like it was made specifically for me - 15 October 2025
Sometimes you come across a game that feels like it was made to cater specifically to your interests, and for me, that's Tanuki: Pon's Summer. Just seeing the trailer of this mail-delivering, BMX-riding life sim was enough to convince me to add it to my wishlist. To be honest, the tanuki alone was probably enough. But now, having played its (albeit too brief) demo, I am thrilled that it feels like it'll live up to my expectations... Read more.
- BMX delivery, sumo-wrestling, fishing: Cozy gaming gets a little Crazy Taxi, as a treat, in Tanuki: Pon's Summer - 28 September 2025
Cozy games fill a very valuable niche in my library, but sometimes they leave me unfulfilled. I need to relax, yes, but I also need to shred. A game like Stardew Valley can make me wistful for the simpler things in life, but there's no shredding at all... Read more.
- PON’S BREAKING RECORDS! - 11 August 2025
Hehe, yeah, you’ve seen the title. Pon’s getting all the closer to world domination! WE’RE ACTUALLY DOING IT. Thank you guys for helping us hit our first huge milestone. We are very appreciative of everyone's support! We're really glad that everyone is enjoying their small glimpses of Pon's world so far. We will be using this milestone excitement to work even harder on the development!. Here’s a little thank you from Pon: WATCH US DISCUSS THE ORIGINS OF TANUKI: PON’S SUMMER Another awesome thing. Like, when it’s raining, it’s pouring, but somehow with great news?? We’ve got our hands on the dev diary that our friends at ASUS ROG filmed and put together for us. The dev diary in question was shot during this summer in Kyoto: By the way, this interview was partly shot at BRIDGE, our favourite bar and sort of an alma mater of Denkiworks Studio, where our ideas had grown from talks to action…
- DEMO IS OUT! HIT THE STREETS WITH PON NOW!! - 24 July 2025
Psssst. Hey. You there. Listen closelyTANUKI: Pon’s Summer DEMO is OUT NOW. Looking for a cure for boredom? Ready to shake things up? Good. Us too.And what better way than to kick off this season with a game that literally has summer in the title? It’s time to go on a tricks rampage, shred the streets, hit the ramps, and wreak chaos around town. And we’ve got the best guy for it.Yeah, here goes our Pon, the best delivery person (or rather a Tanuki?) for all the new stuff and whatnot.📦: WHAT’S INSIDE THE DEMO PACKAGE?Express zero regard for municipal safety standards!Pon might be a law-abiding citizen (to a degree), but let’s be honest, he’s driven by pure instinct for adrenaline pumping in the veins and backflips on power lines. Don’t we all? Help Pon to be the best he can be: an absolute BMX beast.Engage in three main quests out of nuh uh 🤐Get the hang of every BMX trick, Shrine rest…
- Pon’s Tips: Basics of BMXXXing - 5 May 2025
Just look at him. A bit embarrassing, huh, Pon? Snacking all morning, chugging sodas, then crashing into a nap on a park bench, smh. Time to burn off those carbs! Is there a better way than busting out some BMX tricks? Maybe. But you didn’t come here for healthy diet advice, right? So let’s start with the basics. \FYI: Pon is a professional athlete, do not try these at home. Video games will do for now~\ THE WHEELIEControls: Left Bumper + Right Bumper Oooookay, let’s get started with fundamentals! Drawing inspiration from the motocross scene, BMXers looove coasting the streets on just the rear wheel. It’s a starting point that gets you to feel the BMX, your body, and balance it all. Having a tail only makes it so much easier. It also helps you keep a long combo going, so better get used to this one early, k? Yep, Pon kinda skipped the whole pedaling stage and went straight to the manual…
- The Tanuki’s Journey: From Cycling to Something Bigger - 24 February 2025
Hey, guys! Welcome to our first devlog! It’s been quite a while since the last announcement, and we’re excited to share how our game is coming together. First things first: let's start at the very beginning. …the Idea. Denkiworks was founded by the three of us: Liam, Arioka, and Jan. We had worked together before and wanted to create something as a team again. The idea started with a simple thought: what if we made a game about cycling through Kyoto? Liam, who biked around the city all the time, wanted to capture that feeling of freedom and movement. At first, it was just about the joy of riding through a city. But we quickly realized we needed a reason for the player to keep cycling — and that’s where deliveries came in. What if Pon wasn’t just aimlessly biking around but actually had a goal? That goal became saving money to restore a shrine, which led to the idea of a Matsuri festival…
- Tanuki Pon's Summer is a super cute "love letter to Japan" - 26 September 2024
We love violent, gritty, action-packed games, but all that bloodshed can get a bit overwhelming sometimes. That's when we need cute, cozy adventure games to come along and take the edge off, and in Tanuki: Pon's Summer , we may have just found the most charming palette cleanser imaginable. The new title just got announced at Xbox's Tokyo Game Show, and you're guaranteed to fall in love with the titular critter. Read the rest of the story...
- The last thing I expected this cute racoon mailman game to be about was sick BMX tricks - 26 September 2024
Watching an adorable Studio Ghibli-style raccoon throw on his mailman cap during the Tokyo Games Show, I was not expecting his next move to be whipping out a BMX and pulling off some sick tricks. That's exactly what Denkiworks' Tanuki: Pon's Summer gave me though, and you know what? I'm here for it... Read more.
- TANUKI: Pon's Summer coming soon to Steam - 26 September 2024
Hey, we’re Denkiworks! We’re excited to announce that our new project TANUKI: Pon’s Summer, is coming to Steam! Check out the trailer! So, what is TANUKI: Pon’s Summer? Basically, it’s a chill tanuki-deliveryman-decorator simulator with a twist! Or should we say BMX tricks? You’ll step into the paws of Pon, a lazy yet talented and mischievous tanuki. The Great Tanuki deity tasks you with restoring the Great Tanuki shrine before summer’s end, just in time for the Matsuri festival. Surely, to get it done, you’ll need plenty of cash! So, say goodbye to your lazy days and gear up for a summer packed with adventure. https://i.imgur.com/ISXIDVv.gif FEATURES: Ride in style! Show off your mad skills, perform epic BMX tricks, grinds, flips, and stunts as you cruise around town; Master the art of delivery as the best part-time delivery-tanuki in all four towns. Well, it’s not like you’ll have a c…
