{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3355a1574cd423bd39a50d3e","clusterId":"c_9bf0bbf74dfc63014b5342f8","slug":"busan-team-oddballgames-shows-mask-shifting-puzzle-game-worn-by-the-forgotten","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Busan Team OddBallGames Shows Mask-Shifting Puzzle Game Worn By The Forgotten","summary":"At Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026, OddBallGames presented Worn By The Forgotten, a 3D puzzle adventure where the heroine Worn switches between herself and four divine beasts summoned from a mask. The demo build featured only the owl, which lifts heavy objects. The full game unlocks the cow, deer, and snake across four chapters, with chapter 1 planned for early October.","whyItMatters":"The chapter-based release plan and the team's decision to rebuild the game after a year of development suggest OddBallGames is testing reception of the revised version before committing to a full rollout.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOddBallGames, a five-person team based in Busan, is showing Worn By The Forgotten at BIC2026. The puzzle adventure has the player control both the heroine Worn and divine beasts that emerge from a mask she finds. The owl lifts objects too heavy for Worn, the cow breaks walls with its horns, the deer splits darkness with light, and the snake slips through narrow gaps.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe demo build only included the owl. The team said each chapter unlocks one beast, with the cow, deer, and snake added in chapters two through four. A dagger that returns when thrown lets Worn hit distant switches, and combining it with beast abilities opens new paths.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1 is slated for early October, with later chapters to follow as DLC or updates depending on reception.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"OddBallGames' demo only shows the owl beast, but the full game hinges on four. The mask's real weight is how switching shapes the puzzle logic, not the number of forms.","twitterPost":"OddBallGames' demo shows only the owl, but Worn By The Forgotten builds its puzzles around switching four beasts. The mask is the mechanic, not a gimmick.","threadsPost":"OddBallGames' demo only features the owl lifting heavy objects, but Worn By The Forgotten's full game unlocks cow, deer, and snake forms. The mask isn't a costume change; it's the core puzzle mechanic, and the early access chapter 1 in October is where that design gets tested.","newsletterBlurb":"OddBallGames presented Worn By The Forgotten at BIC2026, a puzzle adventure where the heroine and mask-summoned divine beasts trade off solving puzzles. Chapter 1 is planned for early October, with later chapters to follow based on reception.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/033/G103340/20260815009/\",\"title\":\"仮面に宿る4体の神獣を切り替えてパズルを解く。釜山の5人チームが作る「Worn By The Forgotten」［BIC2026］\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5480,"outputTokens":623,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786775402,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T06:16:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T06:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T06:16:53.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9bf0bbf74dfc63014b5342f8","canonicalTitle":"仮面に宿る4体の神獣を切り替えてパズルを解く。釜山の5人チームが作る「Worn By The Forgotten」［BIC2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_ea114d2b4e1f99303a958609","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Worn By The Forgotten\"],\"studios\":[\"OddBallGames\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-15T05:30:08.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-15T05:30:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T06:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/033/G103340/20260815009/","title":"仮面に宿る4体の神獣を切り替えてパズルを解く。釜山の5人チームが作る「Worn By The Forgotten」［BIC2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Worn By The Forgotten"],"studios":["OddBallGames"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}