{"rewrite":{"id":"r_74ac9ac549a09f2a3f5103fb","clusterId":"c_caa52b1ec7dcb71756f2342a","slug":"horror-comedy-death-momotaro-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Horror Comedy Death Momotaro Launches On Steam","summary":"Indie developer Hirasaka released the horror action comedy Death Momotaro for PC on Steam on September 25. The game follows the folk tale's hero, who flees from Death Grandpa's kitchen knife and fights the dog, monkey, and pheasant instead of the oni. It costs 420 yen, with a 10 percent discount to 378 yen running until October 9, and includes a high-difficulty Death Mode.","whyItMatters":"Hirasaka inverts the Momotaro tale into a short, cheap horror comedy, and the character held back until after the oni falls, Death Grandma, is the one the studio is teasing as the hardest fight.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDeath Momotaro opens with its hero running from the kitchen knife of Death Grandpa, the adoptive parent of the folk tale, and the dog, monkey, and pheasant who should be his companions. The oni appear in the third chapter, and by then the lead has traded the sword for a gun. The estimated playtime is one hour, and the Steam store page suggests chapters continue past the oni fight. Hirasaka has pointed players toward Death Grandma, described in the article as the strongest character in the game, as the thing waiting at the end.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Death Momotaro fights the dog, monkey, and pheasant instead of the oni, and Hirasaka sells it at 420 yen with a 10 percent discount through October 9. The folk tale's helpers become enemies; the price is the hook.","twitterPost":"Death Momotaro turns the dog, monkey, and pheasant into enemies, not allies. Hirasaka prices it at 420 yen.","threadsPost":"Death Momotaro keeps every familiar face from the folk tale except the oni. The dog, monkey, and pheasant are the enemies now, and Hirasaka is selling it for 420 yen with a 10 percent discount until October 9. The reversal is the pitch.","newsletterBlurb":"Indie developer Hirasaka has released Death Momotaro, a horror action comedy that reroutes the Momotaro folk tale. The hero dodges Death Grandpa's kitchen knife and fights the dog, monkey, and pheasant before the oni show up in chapter three. It is 420 yen on Steam, discounted to 378 yen until October 9, with a Death Mode for players who want the harder run.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/25/172756.html\",\"title\":\"Momotaro Battles Not Only Oni but Also the Old Man and His Companions!? Horror Comedy 'Death Momotaro' Launches on Steam - Beware the Strongest Character in the Game, 'Death Grandma'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4736,"outputTokens":623,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791219129,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T16:47:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T16:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T16:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_caa52b1ec7dcb71756f2342a","canonicalTitle":"桃太郎が鬼のみならず、おじいさんやお供ともバトル！？ホラーコメディ『デス桃太郎』Steamで配信開始―作中最強の“デスおばあさん”にも気を付けろ","representativeArticleId":"a_69ee7e576d59fc8b66a305f2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Death Momotaro\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T07:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T07:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T16:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/25/172756.html","title":"桃太郎が鬼のみならず、おじいさんやお供ともバトル！？ホラーコメディ『デス桃太郎』Steamで配信開始―作中最強の“デスおばあさん”にも気を付けろ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Death Momotaro"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}