{"rewrite":{"id":"r_266dd0a92bdb14fa032ee016","clusterId":"c_59ba091b2fd0a88930e9b66a","slug":"hakoatama-developer-delivery-concept-came-from-reversing-collection-games","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hakoatama Developer: Delivery Concept Came From Reversing Collection Games","summary":"Mutsumutsu Project is developing Hakoatama, a PC cooperative survival horror game for up to four players in which prisoners with boxes for heads complete inspections and deliveries in an underground evacuation shelter in exchange for parole. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, its representative told 4Gamer that the delivery concept came from reversing collection-focused games, that the studio has two people, and that stacking luggage or tools on your head changes how a team divides roles.","whyItMatters":"The developer's own account places Hakoatama in the collect-and-survive co-op space but builds its loop around delivery and head-mounted tool roles instead of scavenging, with a two-person team behind it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea started with a reversal. Mutsumutsu, the representative of Mutsumutsu Project, said he had enjoyed R.E.P.O. and Lethal Company but noticed those games center on collecting things, and wondered what the opposite would be. Delivery was the answer, and the head-carrying came from the culture of carrying things on the head. Drawing illustrations led to the idea of the head itself being a box.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoles shift with what you stack. More luggage shortens your stamina gauge, so beginners can carry less while experienced players carry more. Tools can go on the head too, letting a team assign lighting or check the direction of an inspection machine with an antenna. Maps are randomly generated, and delivery destinations can be checked at the starting point.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hakoatama is a PC co-op horror game for up to 4 players where prisoners with box heads deliver in an evacuation shelter. At TGS 2026, its developer told 4Gamer the delivery idea came from reversing collection games like R.E.P.O. and Lethal Company. Two people are making it.","twitterPost":"Hakoatama is a PC co-op horror game for up to 4 players where box-headed prisoners deliver in an evacuation shelter. Its developer told 4Gamer at TGS 2026 the delivery idea came from reversing collection games. Two people are developing it.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Mutsumutsu Project's Hakoatama is a PC cooperative survival horror game for up to four players where box-headed prisoners deliver in an underground evacuation shelter for a shot at parole. At Tokyo Game Show 2026, the developer told 4Gamer the delivery loop came from reversing collection-focused games. He also described how stacking luggage and tools on your head lets a team split roles.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/033/G103375/20260920011/\",\"title\":\"Carrying luggage and tools on your head to make deliveries. We asked the developer of \\\"Hakoatama,\\\" a horror game for up to 4 players, about the starting point of the project [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4682,"outputTokens":674,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789874960,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T03:23:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T03:28:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T03:28:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_59ba091b2fd0a88930e9b66a","canonicalTitle":"荷物や道具を頭に載せて配達へ。最大4人で楽しめるホラーゲーム「ハコアタマ」の開発者に，企画の出発点を聞いた［TGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_4fe96345db046569ec2db2b6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ハコアタマ\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T02:30:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T02:30:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T03:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/033/G103375/20260920011/","title":"荷物や道具を頭に載せて配達へ。最大4人で楽しめるホラーゲーム「ハコアタマ」の開発者に，企画の出発点を聞いた［TGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ハコアタマ"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}