{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6ebc71b609f015a96850caeb","clusterId":"c_c3026d765fcdb9d8ea7a7b1b","slug":"deadly-trick-enters-steam-early-access-on-july-14","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Deadly Trick Enters Steam Early Access on July 14","summary":"Developer Finalblow Co. announced that the multiplayer murder-mystery game Deadly Trick will launch into early access on Steam on July 14. The game supports up to eight players in a werewolf-style death game set at Lastov Academy, with a class trial phase where players debate and vote on the killer. A free demo ends on July 6.","whyItMatters":"Deadly Trick is Finalblow Co.'s debut title and combines familiar werewolf-game mechanics with a full investigation and trial phase, making its early access launch a test of how well those elements cohere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDeveloper Finalblow Co. announced on June 29 that Deadly Trick, a multiplayer murder-mystery game for up to eight players, will enter early access on Steam on July 14. The game is set at Lastov Academy, where students are assigned either a White role (survivor) or a Black role (killer). When a White player is murdered, an investigation phase begins at the crime scene, followed by a class trial where players submit clues as propositions and vote on the culprit. A wrong vote executes all White players and gives the Black side a win.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA free demo that launched in February 2026 will shut down on July 6, with servers consolidating into the early access version. The early access update includes ability adjustments, improved clue visibility, and an in-game shop. The Steam roadmap promises new maps, characters, and a system that lets players draw pictures during trials and place clue blocks to visualize reasoning.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Deadly Trick, a multiplayer werewolf-style death game with investigation and class trial phases, enters Steam early access on July 14. The developer Finalblow Co. is based in Cheongju, South Korea, and this is its first release.","twitterPost":"Deadly Trick, a multiplayer werewolf-style death game with investigation and class trial phases, enters Steam early access on July 14. The developer Finalblow Co. is based in Cheongju, South Korea, and this is its first release.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Deadly Trick, a multiplayer murder-mystery game for up to eight players, enters Steam early access on July 14. Players take on White or Black roles at Lastov Academy, investigate crime scenes, and debate in class trials to find the killer. Developer Finalblow Co. is releasing its first title with this game.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260630-452681/\",\"title\":\"Steam multiplayer 'murderer hunting' class trial game 'Deadly Trick' enters early access on July 14. Cooperation or betrayal, life-or-death investigation \\u0026 heated debate for up to 8 players in a murder mystery game.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4067,"outputTokens":649,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782819899,"createdAt":"2026-06-30T11:37:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-30T11:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-30T11:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c3026d765fcdb9d8ea7a7b1b","canonicalTitle":"Steamマルチ“殺人犯あぶり出し”学級裁判ゲーム『Deadly Trick』7月14日に早期アクセスへ。協力か裏切りか、最大8人で命がけ捜査＆マジ議論マダミス","representativeArticleId":"a_d562526af4e1daca959a953e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Deadly Trick\"],\"studios\":[\"Finalblow Co.\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-30T10:59:48.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-30T10:59:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-30T11:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260630-452681/","title":"Steamマルチ“殺人犯あぶり出し”学級裁判ゲーム『Deadly Trick』7月14日に早期アクセスへ。協力か裏切りか、最大8人で命がけ捜査＆マジ議論マダミス"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Deadly Trick"],"studios":["Finalblow Co."],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Deadly Trick enters Steam early access on July 14.","The game supports up to eight players in a werewolf-style death game set at Lastov Academy.","A free demo ends on July 6.","The early access update includes ability adjustments, improved clue visibility, and an in-game shop.","The Steam roadmap promises new maps, characters, and a drawing system for trials."]}