{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4e59b3725ef4cf191ef11637","clusterId":"c_f17ff06daed591bd7d72f5e3","slug":"7trials-is-a-stylish-roguelite-action-game-about-a-death-god-seeking-full-time-employment","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"7Trials Is a Stylish Roguelite Action Game About a Death God Seeking Full-Time Employment","summary":"Newcore Games showed 7Trials at BIC2026, where it won an award in the general action category. The roguelite action game casts the player as a contract-worker death god fighting through 49 days to become a full-time employee. The studio says the story is not the focus; action comes first.","whyItMatters":"The game's Buddhist-inspired corporate underworld setting is a shell for pure action, and the studio says it will add post-ending content if players ask for it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNewcore Games, the studio behind The Devil Within: Satgat, brought its new roguelite action game 7Trials to BIC2026, where it took an excellence award in the general action category. The game\u0026#39;s key visual and its Buddhist death-themed motifs suggest a story-heavy title, but the studio says the opposite is true.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers take the role of a contract-worker death god sent to a high school trapped between the real world and the underworld. The goal is to defeat seven bosses over seven chapters, one every seven days, totaling 49 days. The protagonist fights not for a noble cause but to become a full-time employee at the underworld company Yama Solutions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe studio deliberately kept the story out of the game, saying that implementing character backstories and side stories broke player focus. Action is the priority, and the world building exists only to support it. The game is about 70 to 80 percent complete, with five of seven chapters done, and a 2026 release is planned.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Newcore Games' 7Trials is a roguelite action game about a death god working toward full-time employment. 49 days, 7 bosses, no story in the game itself. Action first, world building second. 2026 release planned.","twitterPost":"7Trials from Newcore Games: a roguelite action game where you play a contract-worker death god fighting 7 bosses over 49 days to become a full-time employee. Story is intentionally absent; action comes first. 2026 release planned.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Newcore Games showed 7Trials at BIC2026, a roguelite action game with a Buddhist-inspired corporate underworld setting. The player is a contract-worker death god fighting through 49 days to earn full-time employment. The studio kept the story out of the game to keep the focus on action.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/034/G103471/20260820002/\",\"title\":\"Newcore Gamesの新作「7Trials」は，冥界企業の正社員を目指して49日間を戦い抜く，スタイリッシュなローグライトアクションだった［BIC2026］\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5510,"outputTokens":676,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787192512,"createdAt":"2026-08-20T02:12:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T02:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T02:12:49.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f17ff06daed591bd7d72f5e3","canonicalTitle":"Newcore Gamesの新作「7Trials」は，冥界企業の正社員を目指して49日間を戦い抜く，スタイリッシュなローグライトアクションだった［BIC2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_bba63b28a36990887aed5316","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"7Trials\",\"The Devil Within: Satgat\"],\"studios\":[\"Newcore Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-20T01:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-20T01:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T02:16:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/034/G103471/20260820002/","title":"Newcore Gamesの新作「7Trials」は，冥界企業の正社員を目指して49日間を戦い抜く，スタイリッシュなローグライトアクションだった［BIC2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["7Trials","The Devil Within: Satgat"],"studios":["Newcore Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}