{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d1d20d4ee8bf54ddf7af6fab","clusterId":"c_0ae84d86a62c39b91b3a8a2c","slug":"i-shall-name-the-dead-demo-hits-steam-ahead-of-2027-release","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD Demo Hits Steam Ahead Of 2027 Release","summary":"DANGEN Entertainment has released a demo for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD, an indie mystery horror adventure from developer Tiago Rech, on Steam. The game follows Imaclada, who talks with nameless dead in the cemetery Necropolis, follows their clues, and cremates them by speaking their names. A curse called the Worm erodes her dialogue choices; lighting a match purifies them. The full game is scheduled for 2027 with Japanese display support.","whyItMatters":"The demo is the first public build of a title that puts its horror in conversation systems rather than jump scares, letting players choose whether to let the Worm erode their choices or purify them with a match.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo covers the opening stretch of the main story and lets players try the Worm mechanic for themselves. In conversations with the dead, the curse quietly eats into Imaclada\u0026#39;s words and reshapes the choices on screen. A match can purify those choices, but the game also allows players to let the erosion stand, which suggests the dialogue system is doing the work that scares usually do.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe setting is a cemetery called Necropolis, set at the center of a metropolis, where the bones of the unidentified pile up between the living and the dead. Naming one and calling it out is what finally releases it to cremation. The full release is set for 2027 with Japanese display support.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD builds its mechanics around Imaclada speaking names to cremate THE DEAD, and THE Worm curse eats her dialogue choices. THE demo tests whether players accept a system where THE wrong line can cost a clue.","twitterPost":"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD ties cremation to speaking names. THE Worm curse erodes Imaclada's dialogue choices, so a wrong line can cost a clue.","threadsPost":"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD turns dialogue into a resource. Imaclada cremates THE DEAD by speaking their names, and THE Worm curse erodes her dialogue choices, so THE demo tests whether players accept a system where every line carries risk. DANGEN Entertainment shipped it on Steam ahead of a 2027 release.","newsletterBlurb":"DANGEN Entertainment has put out a Steam demo for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD, a mystery horror adventure from indie developer Tiago Rech. Players talk with nameless dead in the cemetery Necropolis and cremate them by identifying their names, all while a curse called the Worm erodes Imaclada's dialogue choices. The demo covers the opening of the story, and the full game is scheduled for 2027 with Japanese display support.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/023/G102312/20261013033/\",\"title\":\"Converse with nameless dead to gather clues, identify their names and cremate them. Mystery horror ADV \\\"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD\\\" demo now available\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4234,"outputTokens":653,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791885146,"createdAt":"2026-10-13T09:48:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T09:51:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T09:51:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0ae84d86a62c39b91b3a8a2c","canonicalTitle":"名もなき死者たちと会話して手がかりを集め，名前を突き止めて火葬する。ミステリーホラーADV「I SHALL NAME THE DEAD 〜死者に名を〜」体験版配信開始","representativeArticleId":"a_d31cd1ae2c6289f562700614","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"I Shall Name the Dead\"],\"studios\":[\"DANGEN Entertainment\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-13T08:43:40.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-13T08:43:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T09:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/023/G102312/20261013033/","title":"名もなき死者たちと会話して手がかりを集め，名前を突き止めて火葬する。ミステリーホラーADV「I SHALL NAME THE DEAD 〜死者に名を〜」体験版配信開始"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["I Shall Name the Dead"],"studios":["DANGEN Entertainment"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}