TANUKI: Pon’s Summer is an open-world BMX adventure about a mail-delivering tanuki with a shrine to restore. Here’s everything we know about the game on Xbox, including its release date, price, Game Pass availability and what you’ll be doing all summer. We’ll update this page as more details arrive.
TANUKI: Pon’s Summer at a glance
- Release date: 10 November 2026
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC (Xbox Play Anywhere)
- Price: £15.74 / $19.99
- Game Pass: yes, day one on console and PC
- Developer: Denkiworks
- Publisher: CRITICAL REFLEX
- Rating: PEGI 3
When does TANUKI: Pon’s Summer come out on Xbox?
TANUKI: Pon’s Summer launches on 10 November 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Xbox on PC. It’s an Xbox Play Anywhere game, so one purchase covers both console and PC. The date was confirmed on 28 October; read our release date story.
Is TANUKI: Pon’s Summer on Game Pass?
Yes. It’s coming to Game Pass on day one, on both console and PC.
How much does it cost?
If you’d rather buy it, it costs £15.74 / $19.99, and pre-orders are open now on the Xbox Store.
What is TANUKI: Pon’s Summer about?
You play as Pon, a part-time mail-delivery tanuki and full-time show-off, trying to restore the Great Tanuki Shrine before the festival at the end of summer. It’s set on a colourful fictional Japanese island.
How does it play?
You deliver letters and packages by BMX, working out how to get awkwardly sized and weighted parcels to the right door. Between deliveries, you can launch off ramps, grind rails and chain tricks across more than 100 BMX challenges. Making friends with the islanders unlocks activities such as sushi-making, baseball and sumo, and everything you earn goes into building, upgrading and decorating the shrine.
Who is making it?
TANUKI: Pon’s Summer is the debut game from Denkiworks, a Kyoto-based studio founded by former members of the team behind Cursed to Golf. It’s published by CRITICAL REFLEX.
For all our coverage, visit the TANUKI: Pon’s Summer hub.
