Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Fantasy-

Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Fantasy- (ククリレイジュ -三星堆伝奇-, Kukurireiju -Sanseitai Denki-) is an upcoming open world fantasy video game developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA. It was originally in production as a feature film produced by anime veteran Hiroshi Negishi's Zero-G, and would have been a first for the studio. As a film, it was originally set to be released by AEON Entertainment on February 7, 2020, but due to production issues, the film has been removed from the 2020 release schedule. Jewelpet Attack Travel!, a short film based on Sanrio's Jewelpet franchise and directed by Negishi for Ashi Productions, was set to be attached to it. However, due to the offset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Negishi confirmed that both projects would not be released in the foreseeable future. Despite Kukuriraige being shelved, Jewelpet Attack Travel! has been rescheduled for release as an original net animation on May 14, 2022 on Niconico Live.

On December 2, 2022, SEGA announced that it had acquired the concept for Kukuriraige from Zero-G, and plans to re-imagine the idea as a video game developed by Sonic Team. It will be released for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch consoles.

Setting
The game is set in China's Sichuan province, and is based around the ancient Sanxingdui ruins in Guanghan.

Synopsis
Thousands of years ago, a large civilization existed deep underground. There, an artificial sun called “skylight” brought light to its people. In ancient times, the “Masked King” Sheargan appeared, sealed the "Kukuri" that plagued the underground world, and turned on the skylight to release people from the darkness. Sheargan was worshiped as a savior and became an absolute being. Serving the Sheargan and managing the skylight is a family whose mission is to illuminate the dark. Siblings Lilyn and Sauda are searching for the fuel for the skylight, "Raige", as it is getting less and less. While doing so, Lilyn meets a man names Masala, who resides in a village where the skylight has been turned off after angering Sheargan. While working with Masala, Lilyn and Sauda get to know the existence of a world that they had not seen. The story will change the fate of the brother and sister, as well as the underground world.