{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9ab5eb9a67f400c4085fc532","clusterId":"c_ba57e34ce098967259018b03","slug":"demons-night-fever-game-launches-october-22","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Demons' Night Fever Game Launches October 22","summary":"Arc System Works announced on July 30 that Demons' Night Fever, the new game from Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa and his studio SuperNiche, will launch on October 22 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The announcement came with a pre-order trailer. Steam pre-orders are open now, while physical edition pre-orders for PS5 and Switch begin on Friday. The game is a simulation RPG with the concept \"Enemies? Allies? Kill Kill Kill! The more you die, the stronger you become! Raising Speedrunning Simulation RPG.\" The story follows Giga Super Death, a devil who is transformed into a baby just before killing God, and Killshiro Katanaka, a gloomy young man who forms a pact with him. The cast includes Yuya Hirose as Killshiro, Kaori Mizuhashi as Giga Super Death, Sayumi Suzushiro as Mary Haley, and Nobuyuki Hiyama as God. Tatsuya Yano, former Gust and Atelier series composer, handles music, with character design by Yuji Himukai and original story by Roman Kitayama. Development is handled by Drecom, and the game is priced at 4950 yen for both package and download versions.","whyItMatters":"The release marks Niikawa's first major project since leaving Nippon Ichi Software in 2022 and founding SuperNiche in March 2025, bringing his Disgaea pedigree to a new studio and publisher.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Shimobe Overwork System\u0026#34; lets players sacrifice their own ally units to power up, using tactics like \u0026#34;Kill Skills\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Sacrifice\u0026#34; to fight. Evil Deed Points earned through villainy strengthen the player\u0026#39;s army, and \u0026#34;Recruitment\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Treasure Hunting\u0026#34; help build forces efficiently within a time limit.\n\nEach chapter\u0026#39;s boss battle changes the world setting dramatically. Story scenarios include becoming a monster to defeat a sentai hero team, and becoming a witch to beat down magical girls.\n\nNiikawa joined Nippon Ichi Software in 1996 and worked five years in sales and promotion before becoming president and CEO in 2009. He also served as president of NIS America. He resigned in 2022 due to personal reasons, then revealed SuperNiche in March 2025.\n\nThe story follows Giga Super Death, a devil turned into a baby just before killing God, and Killshiro Katanaka, a world-hating corporate programmer who forms a pact with him. The idol Mary Haley tries to save Katanaka, while God opposes Giga Super Death.\n\nThe game is priced at 4950 yen for both package and download versions. Development is handled by Drecom, with Niikawa producing.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Demons' Night Fever, from Disgaea creator Sohei Niikawa, launches October 22. The devil Giga Super Death gets turned into a baby right before killing God. Killshiro, a world-hating programmer, joins him. Kill kill kill.","twitterPost":"Arc System Works reveals Demons' Night Fever pre-order trailer. The game is a \"Raising Speedrunning Simulation RPG\" where you sacrifice your own units. Physical pre-orders for PS5 and Switch start Friday.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sohei Niikawa's Demons' Night Fever gets an October 22 release date across Switch, PS5, and PC. The Disgaea creator's new studio project features a baby devil and a speedrunning RPG twist.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-30/sohei-niikawa-demons-night-fever-game-trailer-reveals-october-22-release/.240128\",\"title\":\"Sōhei Niikawa's Demons' Night Fever Game's Trailer Reveals October 22 Release\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/924/G092453/20260730006/\",\"title\":\"「デモンズナイトフィーバー」，10月22日に発売決定。敵も味方も犠牲にして戦う育成RTAシミュレーションRPG\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10152,"outputTokens":1320,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785840207,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T10:32:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-04T10:37:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T10:32:29.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ba57e34ce098967259018b03","canonicalTitle":"News\nSōhei Niikawa's Demons' Night Fever Game's Trailer Reveals October 22 Release","representativeArticleId":"a_6a174a07eafc00d47bfff9ef","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Demons' Night Fever\"],\"studios\":[\"Arc System Works\"],\"people\":[\"Sōhei Niikawa\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-30T02:13:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-30T20:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-04T10:37:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-30/sohei-niikawa-demons-night-fever-game-trailer-reveals-october-22-release/.240128","title":"News\nSōhei Niikawa's Demons' Night Fever Game's Trailer Reveals October 22 Release"},{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/924/G092453/20260730006/","title":"「デモンズナイトフィーバー」，10月22日に発売決定。敵も味方も犠牲にして戦う育成RTAシミュレーションRPG"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Demons' Night Fever"],"studios":["Arc System Works"],"people":["Sōhei Niikawa"],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Demons' Night Fever launches on October 22 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.","The game is priced at 4950 yen for both package and download versions.","Sohei Niikawa, creator of the Disgaea series, is the producer, with development by Drecom.","The cast includes Yuya Hirose as Killshiro Katanaka, Kaori Mizuhashi as Giga Super Death, Sayumi Suzushiro as Mary Haley, and Nobuyuki Hiyama as God.","Tatsuya Yano, former Gust and Atelier series composer, is composing the music, with character design by Yuji Himukai."]}