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Claiming the pre-order soundtrack
Pre-order before 9 December, start a new game, open Secret Content in-game and claim it. Your save travels across platforms; the bonus does not.
The pre-order bonus is an in-game soundtrack, and claiming it is a five-minute job if you do it in the right order. Do it wrong and you get nothing, because the window closes when the game goes on sale.
Before launch
| Step | What to do | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buy on PS5 or Steam, or wait for a Switch date | Switch date not announced |
| 2 | Make sure the purchase is a pre-order, not a launch-day buy | 11:59 PM JST, 9 December 2026 |
| 3 | Keep the platform account you bought with | - |
The Switch digital pre-orders have no date yet, which means Switch buyers may end up with a very short window between pre-orders opening and the 9 December cutoff. That is the one scheduling risk in this whole process.
On launch day
- Start a new game. The bonus is delivered when a new game begins, not when you launch the client.
- Open the in-game menu and find Secret Content. LEVEL5's own wording is that the tracks are listened to "from the Secret Content menu in-game".
- Claim it there. The bonus is in-game content, not a code and not a store download.
- Check the eleven tracks are present. If the menu is missing, the purchase did not register as a pre-order.
Requirements, and what is not required
| Requirement | Needed? |
|---|---|
| Internet connection | Yes, to claim |
| Platform account for the store you bought from | Yes |
| Nintendo Switch Online | No |
| PlayStation Plus | No |
| A separate music app | No |
LEVEL5 states plainly that the paid subscriptions are not required. That is worth knowing, because console bonus content often is gated behind them.
Cross-save trap
The official wording: the soundtrack "will only be accessible on platforms where the pre-order bonus has been obtained, even when using cross-save".
Read it as: your save travels, your bonus does not. Buy on PS5, later start the Steam version, and the soundtrack menu will not appear there unless you also earned the bonus on Steam.
If you plan to double-dip, decide now which platform is your "home" for the bonus, and pre-order there.
If you bought the Japanese package
The box contains a printed serial code as an early-purchase bonus, in limited quantity, and some shops do not stock it. Claim it in the same Secret Content menu. The serial is the package version's equivalent of a pre-order record - without it, there is no bonus.
If you missed the window
LEVEL5 says the bonus "may be sold or distributed separately at a later date". That is not a promise, and no price or date has been attached to it. Assume you have missed it unless an announcement says otherwise.
The pack is eleven tracks from seven games, and it is worth having - but it is not worth paying a scalper for a serial code, which is the situation you will find on auction sites within a week of launch.
Checking you got it
The fastest check is the track list: eleven entries, from Curious Village, Diabolical Box, Unwound Future, Last Specter, Miracle Mask, Azran Legacy and Layton's Mystery Journey. If the menu shows fewer, or shows nothing, your purchase did not register as a pre-order and the store is the only place that can fix it.
Full tracklist with sources is on the soundtrack page.