{"rewrite":{"id":"r_496d18a429cb4f3b60f2cf9f","clusterId":"c_6b72cd3046f33a79ef96b644","slug":"kiwiwalks-announces-shadow-of-the-doll-for-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"KIWIWALKS Announces Shadow Of The Doll For 2027","summary":"KIWIWALKS announced Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story on September 14. The 3D story action RPG is planned for 2027 on PC via Steam and consoles, with Japanese display and subtitles. Players control Piyorita, a doll who wakes in a white room called the Nest and enters a world hidden behind a mirror, absorbing other dolls to become the one and only finished product.","whyItMatters":"KIWIWALKS is returning to the Witch's Spring world with a new protagonist and a full action RPG framework, testing whether the series' audience follows the setting rather than a returning cast.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game inherits the worldview of the Witch\u0026#39;s Spring series but hands the lead to a new doll named Piyorita, born with her emotions and memories blank. A voice wakes her and pushes her to take the life force of other dolls and make herself complete, while failures who want the voice\u0026#39;s recognition turn jealousy and hostility on her.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploration covers rooms behind the mirror, and the order players release them changes how the story unfolds. Combat is sword-based action with unlimited dashing, magic, elevation, and obstacles, and a Nest base handles crafting and boss dolls that become playable.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"KIWIWALKS announced Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story for 2027 on PC and consoles. It inherits the Witch's Spring worldview with a new doll protagonist who absorbs other dolls to become the finished product.","twitterPost":"KIWIWALKS announced Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story, a 3D story action RPG for 2027 on PC and consoles. It inherits the Witch's Spring worldview, with new doll protagonist Piyorita absorbing other dolls to become the finished product.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"KIWIWALKS announced Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story, a 3D story action RPG planned for 2027 on PC via Steam and consoles. It inherits the worldview of the Witch's Spring series with a new doll protagonist who absorbs other dolls to become the finished product. Combat is sword-based action with magic, unlimited dashing, and elevation, and the Nest base handles crafting and boss dolls that become playable.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260914-467383/\",\"title\":\"New ARPG \\\"Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story\\\" Announced by Developer of \\\"Witch's Spring.\\\" A Story of \\\"Jealousy and Malice\\\" Among Dolls Competing for the Title of \\\"Finished Product\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4679,"outputTokens":628,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789378182,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T09:24:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T09:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T09:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6b72cd3046f33a79ef96b644","canonicalTitle":"『魔女の泉』開発元による新作ARPG『人形の影：ピヨリタの物語』発表。「完成品」の座を奪い合う人形たちの、“嫉妬と悪意”の物語","representativeArticleId":"a_5b23a9be4ec1e04e88bd1597","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Witch's House\",\"Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story\"],\"studios\":[\"KIWIWALKS\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T08:39:36.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T08:39:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T09:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260914-467383/","title":"『魔女の泉』開発元による新作ARPG『人形の影：ピヨリタの物語』発表。「完成品」の座を奪い合う人形たちの、“嫉妬と悪意”の物語"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Witch's House","Shadow of the Doll: Piyorita's Story"],"studios":["KIWIWALKS"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}