{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c8ac299e297b0977e1a51da5","clusterId":"c_ab2f78452d812c413f675eb9","slug":"forces-sets-kakure-oni-hide-and-seek-horror-for-january-28-2027-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"FORCES Sets Kakure Oni: Hide-and-Seek Horror For January 28, 2027 On Steam","summary":"FORCES said on October 28, 2026 that it will release Kakure Oni: Hide-and-Seek Horror on Steam on January 28, 2027, with the price undecided. The asymmetric horror game puts up to five players into a three-minute round of tag, with four children hiding from one oni. A demo is available now, and FORCES is adding item and photo types and a new map.","whyItMatters":"A three-minute round is a short session by asymmetric horror standards, and FORCES is using the Steam Next Fest demo feedback to tune the tutorial and add content before the January 28, 2027 release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam page lists no price yet. The game splits five players into four children and one oni, and the children hide with Kage Kakushi while the oni\u0026#39;s Oni no Me sees through walls. Children can talk over transceivers, but the oni hears those conversations when close, so the round turns on whether sharing information is worth the risk.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth sides have multiple characters with different stats, and children can fight back using cheap sweets called dagashi. FORCES ran the demo at Steam Next Fest from October 20 to 27 and has since reworked the tutorial that teaches controls and dagashi use. More item and commemorative photo types, a new map, and collectible items and scenarios are in progress.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"FORCES is still adding item types, photo types, and a new map to Kakure Oni: Hide-and-Seek Horror with the demo already live, so the build players test now is not the January 28, 2027 release.","twitterPost":"Kakure Oni: Hide-and-Seek Horror ships January 28, 2027 with price unset, and FORCES is still adding a new map and item types to the demo build.","threadsPost":"FORCES is shipping Kakure Oni: Hide-and-Seek Horror on January 28, 2027 with the price still undecided, and the demo already out does not include the new map, item types, and photo types the studio says it is adding.","newsletterBlurb":"FORCES dated its asymmetric horror game Kakure Oni: Hide-and-Seek Horror for Steam on January 28, 2027. Four children hide from one oni over a three-minute round, using transceivers that the oni can overhear. 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