Dancing With Ghosts is a lifesim about surviving loss. Source: HumaNature Studios
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ToeJam and Earl creator reveals Dancing With Ghosts, a lifesim about striving through loss

The creator of ToeJam and Earl revealed Dancing with Ghosts, a lifesim game about striving through loss.

Dancing with Ghosts finds joy from grief. Built by legendary game developer Greg Johnson’s HumaNature Studios, it tells a tale of spirits lifting people’s spirits in the reveal trailer which will be shown tonight at in-person The MIX Fall Game Showcase, ahead of a 2026 release on Steam for PC and Nintendo Switch.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.