Overview
Why this games page exists
Stranger Than Heaven, previously known as Project Century, is a new game from RGG Studio, the team behind Like a Dragon and Yakuza. It is a prequel that spans five eras of Japanese history, drawing major franchise interest. A winter 2026 window has been given, though it could slip into early 2027.
Specificity
What makes this countdown specific
Event
Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century)
Date posture
Winter 2026 · Season window · Expected
Source trail
Wikipedia · gamesradar.com
Content family
games · AAA Action-Adventure
Topic signals
stranger than heaven, project century, rgg studio, yakuza, action adventure
Type
AAA action-adventure
Developer
RGG Studio
Window
Winter 2026
Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century) is kept distinct from neighboring games countdowns by its concrete source trail (Wikipedia at gamesradar.com), its season window date signal, and its expected confidence label.
The location context for this listing is a global release context. That matters because two pages can share a broad aaa action-adventure label while still serving different reader tasks: travel timing, ticket timing, broadcast coverage, city logistics, or release-window monitoring.
Current event facts on file: type: AAA action-adventure; developer: RGG Studio; window: Winter 2026. These details are included in the main article so the timer has venue, source, and schedule context.
Topic signals used for related-page matching: stranger than heaven, project century, rgg studio, yakuza, action adventure. Schema posture: No precise Event startDate.
Evidence pack
Source, schema, and originality audit
Retention class
Expected-date major-event watchlist
Evidence score
7/12 source/detail signals
- Evidence score7/12 signals present
- source name; source URL; source host; public date label; machine date value; 3 fact rows; 5 topic tags
- Source and schemaExpected listing
- No precise Event startDate Source trail: Wikipedia at gamesradar.com.
- Date precisionSeason window / Expected
- The page keeps countdown and copy cautious so a broad, expected, or tentative date is not overstated.
- Entity grounding3 facts, 5 tags
- No firm venue or market is attached yet; the template avoids inventing one.
- Editorial depth0 paragraphs, 0 highlights
- The page relies on source confidence, specificity, facts, and related pages until a deeper dossier is available.
- Generation controlCurated event row
- This row is carried by the event catalog directly rather than a franchise template expansion.
Reference data for this countdown
Reference fields include Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century)'s source, date, location, tags, and facts. They make it easier to distinguish this page from adjacent games countdowns without adding unsupported claims.
Reading the timer
How to use this games countdown
Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century) sits inside the games calendar as a aaa action-adventure date that readers may revisit as the public details firm up. This page keeps the tracked date, source quality, location context, and release confidence in one place so the countdown is useful without implying more certainty than the source provides.
Right now the key public signal is Winter 2026, with expected status and season window precision. That distinction matters. A confirmed datetime is very different from a month-level or date-only signal, and people planning watch parties, travel, ticketing, launch coverage, or newsroom publishing need that nuance instead of a misleadingly precise timer.
We are tracking Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century) from Wikipedia plus the official event source. For this page, that means the safest way to read the countdown is as a reference layer: use the timer for awareness, then use the source, precision, location, and event facts together before you commit to travel, viewing plans, promotional scheduling, or time-sensitive announcements.
The most practical reading of this countdown is: Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century) is being watched for a globally tracked release or event page, and the current page focus is the main aaa action-adventure milestone rather than every surrounding rumor or speculative date. Type: AAA action-adventure. Developer: RGG Studio.
Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century) needs game-specific context because launch timing often depends on platform readiness, preload access, editions, and staggered unlock rules. A countdown page is most useful when it reminds players and writers that a release date can still hide multiple real moments: embargoes, early access, patch windows, and region-based activation. This page currently tracks developer: RGG Studio, window: Winter 2026. That extra context helps separate Stranger Than Heaven (Project Century) from other stranger than heaven, project century, rgg studio, yakuza countdowns that would otherwise look interchangeable.