{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c0f960d2ab9537abd0653fb4","clusterId":"c_d9334bde403b807de2f108c9","slug":"horror-adventure-fortune-pact-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Horror Adventure Fortune Pact Launches on Steam","summary":"Indie studio Nous Games released Fortune Pact, a survival horror adventure for PC via Steam. Players control a protagonist trapped inside a cursed arcade machine, must clear a 2D platformer inspired by early Castlevania, find fragments of an exorcism spell hidden in stages, and chant the spell into a microphone using voice recognition to escape.","whyItMatters":"Fortune Pact introduces a novel horror mechanic requiring players to physically speak a deciphered spell aloud, blending platforming with voice-controlled exorcism.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNous Games released Fortune Pact on Steam, a survival horror adventure that traps its protagonist inside a cursed arcade cabinet. The backstory involves a CEO who made a demonic contract for wealth and fame at the cost of children\u0026#39;s souls. Players must clear a 2D platformer inspired by early Castlevania, searching stages for fragments of an exorcism spell the guilt-ridden CEO hid in the game. The twist: once the spell is deciphered, the player must actually chant it into a microphone-the game supports voice recognition. First-person exploration segments also appear. Fortune Pact is available now on PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fortune Pact's microphone exorcism mechanic turns voice recognition into a gameplay resource rather than a gimmick. The cursed arcade machine framing lets it borrow Castlevania-style platforming while keeping the horror personal.","twitterPost":"Fortune Pact uses voice recognition not as a novelty but as the only way to break its curse. The Castlevania-style platforming is the trap, not the game.","threadsPost":"Fortune Pact makes voice recognition a core mechanic by requiring players to chant an exorcism spell into a microphone. The cursed arcade machine frames the 2D platforming as a prison rather than a genre homage. Nous Games turns a peripheral into the only way out.","newsletterBlurb":"Indie studio Nous Games released Fortune Pact on Steam, a survival horror adventure where a protagonist is trapped inside a cursed arcade cabinet. Players must clear a 2D platformer inspired by early Castlevania, find fragments of an exorcism spell, and chant the deciphered spell into a microphone using voice recognition to escape.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/19/168177.html\",\"title\":\"Horror ADV 'Fortune Pact' Where You Play a Cursed Game Now Available on Steam - Find the Hidden Exorcism Spell and Chant It into the Mic to Banish the Darkness\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4313,"outputTokens":557,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781804964,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T17:46:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T17:48:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T17:48:16.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d9334bde403b807de2f108c9","canonicalTitle":"呪いのゲームをプレイするホラーADV『Fortune Pact』Steamにて配信―隠された悪魔祓いの呪文を見つけ出し、マイクで唱えて闇を祓え","representativeArticleId":"a_7eaa28517300dd65deabeb63","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Fortune Pact\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T15:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-18T15:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T17:48:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/19/168177.html","title":"呪いのゲームをプレイするホラーADV『Fortune Pact』Steamにて配信―隠された悪魔祓いの呪文を見つけ出し、マイクで唱えて闇を祓え"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Fortune Pact"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Nous Games released Fortune Pact on Steam, a survival horror adventure that traps its protagonist inside a cursed arcade cabinet.","The game requires players to clear a 2D platformer inspired by early Castlevania and find fragments of an exorcism spell hidden in stages.","Once the spell is deciphered, players must chant it into a microphone using voice recognition to escape.","The backstory involves a CEO who made a demonic contract for wealth and fame at the cost of children's souls.","Fortune Pact is available now on PC via Steam."]}