In November 2023, it was announced that New World of Steam would be released in 2025.[5] Some details of the plot were released on the game's official website, with "highly advanced steam engines" causing a technological revolution in Steam Bison and a "mysterious incident" prompting Luke Triton to invite Hershel Layton to the town.[5]
The puzzles for the game will be designed by a group named QuizKnock, as Akira Tago, the puzzle designer for the other Professor Layton games, died in 2016.[6]Yo Oizumi will be reprising his role as Hershel Layton from previous titles, while Mio Imada will be voicing Luke Triton[6] in place of Maki Horikita, who announced her retirement from acting in 2017.[7]
Release
Professor Layton and the New World of Steam will be released on the Nintendo Switch worldwide in 2025.[6]