{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f7875281f94a81bf686ff508","clusterId":"c_619d4ab35ec393f5d45c41ce","slug":"buri-games-pierce-game-launches-on-steam-with-59-stages-and-a-piercing-simulator","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Buri Games' Pierce Game Launches on Steam With 59 Stages and a Piercing Simulator","summary":"Buri Games released the rhythm action game Pierce Game on PC via Steam on November 13. Players smash panels to the beat, then destroy a demon statue to clear each stage. Failing the rhythm sections triggers ear-piercing scenes with the childhood friend Aasha, who gains more piercings with each failure. The game has 59 stages, 30 earring types, and an endless mode. It costs 980 yen, with a 13% discount to 852 yen until November 27.","whyItMatters":"The release lands after Buri replaced the game's music following OpenTracks' clarification that its standard license does not cover rhythm game use, and Buri says the rebuilt soundtrack made the game better.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe soundtrack was rebuilt before launch. Buri said the music had been unified with one composer\u0026#39;s materials, and that the developer had assumed only that composer\u0026#39;s songs were in use. Buri then selected and adjusted the same composer\u0026#39;s paid materials so the original intent held, and the product version shipped with the replacement. Buri\u0026#39;s own account is that the swap improved the game rather than merely substituting tracks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ear-piercing scenes follow a fixed sequence: part the hair over the ear, heat the needle over a candle, pierce, lick the blood, insert the earring. Players who dislike blood can change the colors in both the rhythm and piercing sections.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pierce Game ties failure to Aasha's piercings: each botched rhythm section adds one to her. The punishment loop is the content, not the 59 stages.","twitterPost":"Pierce Game makes losing the rhythm section the reward: every miss adds a piercing to Aasha.","threadsPost":"Pierce Game builds its loop around losing. Miss a rhythm section and Aasha, the childhood friend, gains another piercing. The 59 stages and 30 earring types are the frame; the failure state is the draw.","newsletterBlurb":"Buri Games released Pierce Game on Steam on November 13, a rhythm action game where failed runs lead to ear-piercing scenes with the childhood friend Aasha. The game has 59 stages, 30 earring types, and an endless mode unlocked at the end. Buri replaced the soundtrack before launch after OpenTracks clarified that its standard license does not cover rhythm game use.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/13/174829.html\",\"title\":\"Lose and You'll Have to Pierce Your Childhood Friend's Ears... Buri Games' Seductive, Ruinous Yuri Dark Rhythm Action 'Pierce Game' Launches on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5597,"outputTokens":770,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794551380,"createdAt":"2026-11-13T06:27:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T06:28:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T06:28:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_619d4ab35ec393f5d45c41ce","canonicalTitle":"負けたら幼馴染の女子にピアスを開けなければならない…艶めかしさ溢れる破滅的な百合ダーク・リズムアクション『ピアスゲーム』Steam配信開始","representativeArticleId":"a_84cd1221d21d60371c1bada0","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Pierce Game\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-13T05:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-13T10:42:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T10:44:43.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/058/G105831/20261113039/","title":"リズムアクション「ピアスゲーム」，Steamで本日発売。ビートに合わせてパネルを順番に割り，失敗したら幼馴染の耳にピアスの穴を開ける"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/13/174829.html","title":"負けたら幼馴染の女子にピアスを開けなければならない…艶めかしさ溢れる破滅的な百合ダーク・リズムアクション『ピアスゲーム』Steam配信開始"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Pierce Game"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Pierce Game costs 980 yen, with a 13% discount to 852 yen until November 27.","The game has 59 stages and 30 earring types, with an endless mode unlocked at the end.","Failing the rhythm sections triggers ear-piercing scenes with the childhood friend Aasha.","Buri replaced the game's music after OpenTracks clarified its license does not cover rhythm game use."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["pierce-game"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"pierce-game","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}