Hideo Kojima Turns 63, Pledges to Keep Making Games — and There's Plenty on the Way

Hideo Kojima turned 63 and has one message for anyone wondering if he is winding down: he is not.

In a lengthy post on X, the game designer said he wants to keep pouring his energy into game creation going forward. "While I continue to receive various opportunities and offers, I would like to remain focused on creating games," Kojima wrote, sharing the statement alongside a video of the Ludens statue — the spacesuit-clad mascot that stands in the Kojima Productions office in Tokyo (Eurogamer; VGC).

The milestone carries a pair of anniversaries. The year Kojima turned 63 — 2025 — marks 40 years since he first started making games. It is also the 10th anniversary of Kojima Productions, the independent studio he founded after leaving Konami, the Japanese publisher where he spent the first three decades of his career and created the Metal Gear series — a line of stealth-action games about a soldier named Solid Snake that became one of the most recognised franchises in the medium (Eurogamer).

Kojima and his staff are currently working on at least two announced titles. One is OD, a horror game. The other is Physint, described as a stealth action game and billed as a new original property. Both were announced in recent years with limited gameplay detail (Eurogamer).

The studio also plans to hold the "Kojipro Exhibition" at the Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo from late October through the end of the year, giving fans a public look at the studio's work and history (Eurogamer).

In a CNN interview published in December 2025, Kojima spoke about his creative philosophy and what drives his choices. His first goal, he said, is finding projects he will not get bored with. He noted that making a single game takes four or five years and requires around-the-clock work. He also said he wants his games to be remembered for decades to come (CNN).

For fans, the pledge matters because a Kojima project is a long-term commitment. Four to five years of development means anything he starts now would arrive well into his late sixties. The fact that he is choosing to stay in the studio rather than take on other opportunities is, in his own words, a deliberate one.