{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f7faf7dec8251c9eec618480","clusterId":"c_6eb535a7767c13073b0582de","slug":"level-5-s-holy-horror-mansion-playable-at-tgs2026-heads-to-release-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Level-5's Holy Horror Mansion Playable At TGS2026, Heads To Release In 2027","summary":"A hands-on demo of Holy Horror Mansion was playable at the Level-5 booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The demo follows protagonist Ten and camera-like companion Cameron collecting Mononoke around a modern city using Ghost Search and Ghost Shot, then fighting Kuchisake-onna. Some Mononoke need a Soul Key before they join. The game is scheduled for release in 2027.","whyItMatters":"The demo shows a rhythm-driven battle system with randomly drawn attack cards and a two-stage photography loop, which is the first concrete look at how Level-5's 2027 title plays rather than what it looks like.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo version ran the full loop: walk the city, catch a light with Ghost Search, fire Ghost Shot, and watch an object turn into a Mononoke. Ghost Shot doubles as a movement tool. A yellow-lit hedge or tree turns into a trampoline, and jumping from a hedge to a tree to a rooftop opens small clusters of items placed up there.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot everything joins on the first shot. Post Potter needed a Soul Key from a related person before a second Ghost Shot made it an ally. Skipping time to night brought out Kuchisake-onna, whose true form only appeared after a Ghost Shot from the front instead of behind. The battles pair Mononoke against her on an upbeat track, with attack cards that vanish once used and new ones drawn at random.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Holy Horror Mansion gives Ten a camera, not a sword. If Ghost Shot is the main verb, Level-5 is betting the loop on reading a modern city before the fight, not on the fight itself.","twitterPost":"Holy Horror Mansion hands Ten a camera, not a weapon. Level-5's demo makes observation the core loop, with combat as the payoff.","threadsPost":"Holy Horror Mansion gives Ten a camera companion, Cameron, instead of a weapon. The TGS2026 demo asks players to search a modern city and identify Mononoke before fighting Kuchisake-onna, which makes observation the core loop and combat the payoff.","newsletterBlurb":"Level-5 brought a playable Holy Horror Mansion demo to its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth. Protagonist Ten and companion Cameron collect Mononoke with Ghost Search and Ghost Shot, with some needing a Soul Key first, and Ghost Shot doubles as a traversal tool on yellow-lit hedges and trees. Night falls after a mission clears, and Kuchisake-onna answers a shot from the front. The game is scheduled for 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/18/187941.html\",\"title\":\"Playing Through the City with Ghost Shot! Get Into the Groove in Battle by Applying \\\"Attributes\\\" to Aim for Big Damage - Level-5's New Title 'Holy Horror Mansion' Play Report [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4707,"outputTokens":696,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789702171,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T03:25:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T03:28:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T03:28:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6eb535a7767c13073b0582de","canonicalTitle":"ゴーストショットで街中を遊び尽くす！ノリノリのバトルは「属性」を与えて大ダメージを狙おうーレベルファイブ新作『ホーリーホラーマンション』プレイレポ【TGS2026】","representativeArticleId":"a_e896ab95754efe3252a64f1c","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Holy Horror Mansion\"],\"studios\":[\"Level-5\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T02:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T04:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T04:32:42.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/18/172467.html","title":"ゴーストショットで街中を遊び尽くす！ノリノリのバトルは「属性」を与えて大ダメージを狙おうーレベルファイブ新作『ホーリーホラーマンション』プレイレポ【TGS2026】"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/18/187941.html","title":"ゴーストショットで街中を遊び尽くす！ノリノリのバトルは「属性」を与えて大ダメージを狙おうーレベルファイブ新作『ホーリーホラーマンション』プレイレポ【TGS2026】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Holy Horror Mansion"],"studios":["Level-5"],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}