Natsume Atari‘s Tengo Project has announced Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is delayed to spring 2022, forgoing its original fall 2021 release.

The news that Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is delayed to spring 2022 is due to “various reasons”, according to developer Tengo Project. They also apologized to fans expecting the game and said they hope for your understanding.

from its previously planned fall 2021 release window to spring 2022, the team announced. “Various circumstances” was cited for the delay.

Here’s a brief overview of the game, via Natsume:

The adventures of Pocky and Rocky begin again!  Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is the third installment in the original shrine maiden shooting series. The new game is being developed by the original development team, Tengo Project.

Pocky & Rocky follows the adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they attempt to save a group of creatures known as the Nopino Goblins. Gameplay takes place from a top-down perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes.