{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a470d4c1ecdcd9a2d39e1849","clusterId":"c_0d5a0f7baf61eff769ef4aec","slug":"inkblood-demo-launches-on-steam-with-three-cases","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Inkblood Demo Launches on Steam with Three Cases","summary":"CRITICAL REFLEX began distributing a demo of Inkblood, a detective adventure by Hey Bird!, on Steam on October 2, 2026. The player is an inquisitor investigating murders tied to a suspected cult, working from inside a carriage he cannot leave. The demo includes three cases, among them a rebuilt version of \"The Murder at the Burned-Down Inn\" with a changed solution method.","whyItMatters":"The demo's inclusion of a reworked case gives the studio a read on a puzzle that already went through public hands at Tokyo Game Show 2026, where CRITICAL REFLEX showed a playable build.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo carries three cases, the tutorial included, and puts the carriage\u0026#39;s equipment at the center of play. The main tool is the Echo Mirror, which recreates past events when held up to a crime scene. The setting is a town where residents have been murdered and traces of blasphemous rituals remain, with a cult suspected behind it. The inquisitor works in place of a predecessor who has gone missing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#34;The Murder at the Burned-Down Inn,\u0026#34; shown in an earlier playtest, returns rebuilt, and its solution method has been changed. CRITICAL REFLEX exhibited a playable version of the title at Tokyo Game Show 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Inkblood, the detective adventure from Hey Bird! and CRITICAL REFLEX, now has a Steam demo with three cases, including a rebuilt \"The Murder at the Burned-Down Inn\" whose solution method changed. You play an inquisitor who investigates from inside a carriage he cannot leave.","twitterPost":"Inkblood demo is out on Steam: three cases, including a rebuilt \"The Murder at the Burned-Down Inn\" with a changed solution method. Hey Bird!'s detective adventure casts you as an inquisitor who works from a carriage he cannot leave.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"CRITICAL REFLEX put out a Steam demo for Inkblood, the detective adventure by Hey Bird!, on October 2. It covers three cases, among them a rebuilt \"The Murder at the Burned-Down Inn\" whose solution method changed. The player is an inquisitor who cannot leave his carriage and investigates murders tied to a suspected cult using equipment such as the Echo Mirror.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/966/G096666/20261002008/\",\"title\":\"Play as an inquisitor who cannot leave his carriage, using the \\\"Echo Mirror\\\" that reveals the past to chase cases. The unconventional detective ADV \\\"Inkblood\\\" has begun distributing a demo\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4285,"outputTokens":623,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791120569,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T13:25:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T13:28:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T13:28:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0d5a0f7baf61eff769ef4aec","canonicalTitle":"馬車から降りられない異端審問官となり，過去を映し出す「残響鏡」を駆使して事件を追う。異色の推理ADV「Inkblood」，体験版配信開始","representativeArticleId":"a_f06f149722836c586ff8f741","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Inkblood\"],\"studios\":[\"CRITICAL REFLEX\",\"Hey Bird!\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T02:57:33.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T02:57:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T13:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/966/G096666/20261002008/","title":"馬車から降りられない異端審問官となり，過去を映し出す「残響鏡」を駆使して事件を追う。異色の推理ADV「Inkblood」，体験版配信開始"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Inkblood"],"studios":["CRITICAL REFLEX","Hey Bird!"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}