{"rewrite":{"id":"r_57b92964d8b70c76aa9e0cce","clusterId":"c_f165b63aa960016e191ed14d","slug":"gamincat-publishes-hooked-s-horror-adventure-giggleland-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Gamincat Publishes Hooked's Horror Adventure Giggleland On Steam","summary":"Gamincat is publishing Giggleland, a first-person horror adventure from indie studio Hooked, and the game launched on Steam on October 26, 2026. The English version is playable now, with Japanese and Simplified Chinese text localization to follow. Players control a girl named Tolie in a children's theme park, working through ten chapters and roughly six hours of psychological horror governed by the park's own rules.","whyItMatters":"The publisher role for a first-title indie studio, paired with English-first release and Japanese localization still pending, puts a Tokyo mobile-game developer behind a Steam release that has not yet been built for its home market.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGiggleland released on Steam on October 26, 2026, with English text live and Japanese and Simplified Chinese localization planned for later. Gamincat, a Shibuya-based studio known mainly for mobile games, is handling publishing; Hooked, the developer, is releasing its first title through the arrangement.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game is a first-person psychological horror adventure set in a theme park for children. The player is Tolie, a girl who explores the park and the mysteries inside it. The mascots are the draw: cute designs against an unsettling setting, with the park\u0026#39;s rules driving unpredictable turns.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGamincat frames the length at about six hours across ten chapters, positioned as a complete story in one work.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gamincat is publishing Giggleland, a first-person horror adventure from indie studio Hooked. It hit Steam on October 26, 2026 in English, with Japanese and Simplified Chinese text coming later. A theme park, ten chapters, about six hours.","twitterPost":"Giggleland is out on Steam as of October 26, 2026: a first-person horror adventure from Hooked, published by Gamincat. English is playable now; Japanese and Simplified Chinese text are planned. Ten chapters, about six hours, a theme park and its mascots.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Gamincat has taken on publishing duties for Giggleland, the first title from indie studio Hooked, and the game launched on Steam on October 26, 2026. English text is live, with Japanese and Simplified Chinese localization scheduled for later. The first-person horror adventure runs about six hours across ten chapters in a children's theme park.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/445/4445890/?rss\",\"title\":\"Gamincat to Publish New Horror Adventure 'Giggleland,' Set in a Theme Park Where Creepy Mascots Await!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4667,"outputTokens":614,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793069346,"createdAt":"2026-10-27T02:46:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T02:46:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T02:46:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f165b63aa960016e191ed14d","canonicalTitle":"株式会社ゲーミンキャット、不気味なマスコットたちが待ち受けるテーマパークを舞台にした新作ホラーアドベンチャー『Giggleland』のパブリッシャーに決定！","representativeArticleId":"a_c50f3aaaf9e9ccb9d43e936c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Giggleland\"],\"studios\":[\"Gameing Cat\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-27T01:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-27T01:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T02:46:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/445/4445890/?rss","title":"株式会社ゲーミンキャット、不気味なマスコットたちが待ち受けるテーマパークを舞台にした新作ホラーアドベンチャー『Giggleland』のパブリッシャーに決定！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Giggleland"],"studios":["Gameing Cat"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null,"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["giggleland","gameing-cat"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"giggleland","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"gameing-cat","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}