{"rewrite":{"id":"r_38e3baeb6aa4e9eec96458b5","clusterId":"c_34ec5dbbe1c6390d49d64046","slug":"kniv-studio-announces-pachinko-roguelike-high-roller-penny","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Kniv Studio Announces Pachinko Roguelike High Roller Penny","summary":"Kniv Studio announced High Roller Penny on August 13, a pachinko-style roguelike for PC via Steam. The game casts the player as a debt-ridden protagonist abducted by Penny, a bunny girl who also works as a debt collector, to an underground pachinko parlor run by a shady organization. Players drop balls onto a pegboard to earn scores, with each peg hit adding points. Clearing a round requires hitting a target score within a set number of balls; failing means immediate execution. Success clears rounds and advances the player to stages where other bunny girls await as opponents. Rewards earned from cleared rounds can be spent at a prize exchange shop on special pegs and balls, which can be placed anywhere on the board. Pegs include wide types that bounce balls upward and special effects like duplicating balls on contact. Balls also carry various traits, and passive skills combine with pegs and balls to create synergies. Players can sell pegs, balls, and tickets, balancing steady earnings against risky big wins. The goal is to climb ranks, defeat the bunny girls, and wipe out all debts. The release timing is undecided, but the Steam store page is live with wishlist registration.","whyItMatters":"The announcement follows Kniv Studio's May release of STARDUST: Wish of Witch, a turn-based strategy RPG that received high praise, positioning High Roller Penny as the studio's next project in a genre that has gained popularity in recent years.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKniv Studio is a South Korea-based developer. Its previous release, the turn-based strategy RPG \u003ci\u003eSTARDUST: Wish of Witch\u003c/i\u003e, launched in May and drew strong reviews. The studio frames \u003ci\u003eHigh Roller Penny\u003c/i\u003e as a death game built around gambling-addicted bunny girls, a genre angle that has picked up traction in recent years.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe underground organization running the games is called Yami-Pachi, and it secretly controls most casinos while staging illegal life-or-death matches against debtors. The protagonist is forced into a high-roller battle after Penny, who works as both a bunny girl and a debt collector, abducts him. Winning matches and climbing the ranks clears the protagonist\u0026#39;s debts and brings Penny glory.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prize exchange shop offers a random selection of special pegs and balls. Pegs placed on the board earn more score than standard ones. Players can sell possessions, tickets, pegs, and balls, making risk-and-return choices central to each run. The game supports Japanese display and was announced for Japan alongside the global reveal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGAME Watch\u0026#39;s Yuma Kondo covered the store page opening on August 13. Automaton and Denfaminicogamer both note the release timing is undecided, with Denfaminicogamer describing the launch as scheduled for the near future.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"High Roller Penny's death-on-failure loop turns pachinko's luck into a roguelike risk, but the real hook is its prize shop, where players respec the board and transform pure chance into strategic control.","twitterPost":"High Roller Penny's prize shop lets players rebuild the pegboard, turning pachinko luck into a roguelike build strategy.","threadsPost":"High Roller Penny frames pachinko as a death game, but its prize shop is the twist: players buy pegs and balls to reshape the board, turning random drops into a deliberate build. The bunny girl debt collector is just the wrapper.","newsletterBlurb":"Kniv Studio announced High Roller Penny, a pachinko-style roguelike where a debt-ridden protagonist is forced into life-or-death matches by bunny girl debt collectors. The Steam store page is live with wishlist registration, though the release date remains undecided.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2132626.html\",\"title\":\"Pachinko-style game 'High Roller Penny' where bunny girls bet players' lives gets Steam page\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/high-roller-penny-20260813-460026/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Bunny Girl Included\\\" Underground Pachinko Roguelike 'High Roller Penny' Announced. 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