CASETiFY opened its co-lab with Kojima Productions on October 15, and the drop marks two birthdays at once. The studio behind Death Stranding turns ten this year. CASETiFY itself turns fifteen. Both anniversaries sit under one line, From Sapiens to Ludens, pulled from the studio’s own mascot, and the whole collection carries that arc from human to player across 48 pieces. The collection runs to 48 pieces, and most of them sit at CASETiFY’s usual price points. Printed cases start at $64, grip stands at $56, plush at $24. Two Shinkawa designs sit above the rest, though, one machined from aluminum at $184 and one putting his ink work on a mirror panel for $70.
Development happened with the studio in Tokyo, so the artwork isn’t licensed clip art. Hideo Kojima’s world-building and Yoji Shinkawa’s visual language run through the whole line, with references drawn from Death Stranding 2. Shinkawa draws the studio’s mecha and character designs, and his style covers phones here instead.
The aluminum case is the centerpiece
The Yoji Shinkawa Original Design 3D Crafted Aluminum Case costs $184 and fits just four phones. CASETiFY makes it for the iPhone 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, 18 Pro, and 18 Pro Max. There’s no Samsung or Pixel version, and that narrow fit matches the price. This one’s a collectible first and a case second, built in small numbers for the fans who followed the studio for a decade. The silver shell reads like a piece of game hardware pulled off a workbench. Milled grooves and panel lines cover the back, screw heads sit at the corners, and the Kojima Productions wordmark runs under the cameras. A black center section carries the CASETiFY name across the middle. That section folds out into a kickstand, so the case props itself up for video.
Shinkawa’s hand shows in the proportions rather than any printed graphic. The whole back looks drawn before it was machined. Hard edges, mechanical detail, nothing printed anywhere. It’s a Bounce Series case under the artwork, so the corners still take a drop.
Yoji Shinkawa Original Design 3D Crafted Aluminum Case
Machined aluminum · Kickstand back · iPhone 17 Pro and 18 Pro models
Price: $184.00
Where to buy: CASETiFY
The Art Edition puts ink on a mirror
The Yoji Shinkawa Art Edition case costs $70 and carries the collection’s name down its left edge, From Sapiens to Ludens running vertically beside his ink drawing of the mascot. The art sits on a mirror panel, so the helmet shifts as light moves across it.
A gold ring frames the camera plateau. It spells out the CASETiFY name in raised letters. It’s the quickest way to spot this case across a room. The case itself is CASETiFY’s Material Grip Case, a softer build than the aluminum flagship, and it fits the same four iPhone Pro models.
Yoji Shinkawa Art Edition, From Sapiens to Ludens Case
Ink artwork on a mirror panel · Gold camera ring · Material Grip Case
Price: $70.00
Where to buy: CASETiFY
Graphic cases and the wider line
Below the two Shinkawa pieces, the range opens up. The Ludens Emblem Case costs $84 in an Ultra Impact build with a ring stand, finished in glossy black. Damage Sensor Tape and Cargo ID designs cost $84 to $88 and $70, and studio graphics on custom case types start at $64.
Death Stranding imagery carries most of those designs. Tape motifs wrap several cases. Studio logos anchor others. Anyone who played the games will read the references instantly. Anyone who didn’t still gets a sharp graphic case at standard CASETiFY money, no homework needed.
CASETiFY has sold fandom cases for years, and Gadgeteer’s earlier look at its iPhone case lineup dug into the sheer size of the catalog. This drop is narrower. Forty-eight pieces tied to one studio still leaves plenty to pick through, though.
Small pieces with big fingerprints
The BB Pod Collectible AirPods Case costs $56. It fits the AirPods Pro 3, and its translucent yellow shell sits over a bright orange base so the whole pod looks like game equipment. A flip-up toggle opens the cover, right down to the instruction printed beside it. A black carabiner stamped with the CASETiFY name clips it to a bag.
BB Pod Collectible AirPods Case
AirPods Pro 3 fit · Toggle latch · Carabiner included
Price: $56.00
Where to buy: CASETiFY
Grip stands get two designs at $56 each. The Ludens Golden Disc Grip Stand mounts one gold disc to the back of a MagSafe case, with the studio’s name and the CASETiFY wordmark etched into the metal. A second emblem grip uses the Ludens mark on its own.
Ludens Golden Disc Grip Stand
MagSafe Snappy grip · Etched gold disc · Studio wordmarks in the metal
Price: $56.00
Where to buy: CASETiFY
The rest runs small. The phone wristlet costs $70 and pairs with the cases as a carry strap, the Dollman plush keychain costs $32, and the Ludens Duck plush keychain costs $24. A Ludens Charm Cube costs $42 for anyone collecting the full set.
The top end goes past phones
CASETiFY stretched the collection well past phone cases. Bounce suitcases run $679 to $799 with studio artwork across the shell, two-in-one charging stands cost $92, and earbuds pouches cost $32. Bundled value sets run from $88 up to $897.
Everything sells through casetify.com, the CASETiFY Co-Lab app, and CASETiFY Studio stores, and co-lab stock is limited. CASETiFY sells these collections in limited quantities only, and discount codes and promotions don’t apply to co-lab pieces either. Fans who want the aluminum case probably shouldn’t wait around.
The pairing makes sense on paper, and it lands in person too, since Kojima Productions builds worlds fans want to hold while CASETiFY builds the objects they hold daily. A $184 aluminum case won’t suit every phone owner. For the Death Stranding crowd, that’s rather the appeal.
