{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1f7c4c4cf52893c853ad3aa8","clusterId":"c_604ce29822606a6bc7ec1df1","slug":"mystery-horror-adv-i-shall-name-the-dead-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Mystery Horror ADV 'I Shall Name the Dead' Announced","summary":"Independent developer Tiago Rech has announced the mystery horror adventure game 'I Shall Name the Dead' and opened its Steam page. Players identify dead who have lost their names, leading them to burial. Protagonist Imaculada has a worm inside that erodes her words, affecting dialogue choices. Hand-drawn art is by Lirio Ninotchka, who previously worked with Rech on 'I Did Not Buy This Ticket.' Release date is undecided; Japanese display support is planned.","whyItMatters":"The game continues the collaboration between writer Tiago Rech and artist Lirio Ninotchka, and introduces a novel mechanic where the protagonist's internal worm corrupts dialogue choices, adding a fresh twist to the mystery horror genre.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game is set in the Necropolis, a cemetery within the great city Metropolis, where the bones of unidentified dead pile up. The protagonist, Imaculada, carries a worm inside her body that erodes her words, directly influencing the choices presented during conversations with the dead. By burning a match, she can purify corrupted choices, but she may also let the worm approach. The horror relies on atmosphere and the creeping internal threat rather than jump scares. Lirio Ninotchka\u0026#39;s hand-drawn art, previously seen in \u0026#39;I Did Not Buy This Ticket\u0026#39; (which earned \u0026#39;Very Positive\u0026#39; reviews on Steam), returns for this title. A release date has not been set, but Japanese display support is planned.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tiago Rech announced 'I Shall Name the Dead,' a mystery horror ADV where you identify nameless dead and lead them to burial. The protagonist has a worm that erodes her dialogue choices. Hand-drawn art by Lirio Ninotchka. Steam page is live; release date TBA.","twitterPost":"Tiago Rech announced 'I Shall Name the Dead,' a mystery horror ADV where you identify nameless dead and lead them to burial. The protagonist has a worm that erodes her dialogue choices. Hand-drawn art by Lirio Ninotchka. Steam page is live; release date TBA.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Tiago Rech has announced 'I Shall Name the Dead,' a mystery horror adventure game where players identify dead who have lost their names. The protagonist, Imaculada, has a worm inside that corrupts dialogue choices. Hand-drawn art by Lirio Ninotchka. The Steam page is open; release date is undecided, with Japanese display support planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/023/G102312/20260707024/\",\"title\":\"Talk with the dead who have lost their names, identify them from clues, and lead them to burial. Mystery horror ADV \\\"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD\\\" announced.\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3920,"outputTokens":1486,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783405958,"createdAt":"2026-07-07T06:25:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-07T06:28:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-07T06:25:58.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_604ce29822606a6bc7ec1df1","canonicalTitle":"名前を失った死者と語り，手がかりから身元を突き止めて弔いへと導く。ミステリーホラーADV「I SHALL NAME THE DEAD」発表","representativeArticleId":"a_396e8811e4d2e5430cbbb3e2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"I SHALL NAME THE DEAD\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tiago Rech\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-07T05:44:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-07T05:44:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-07T06:28:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/023/G102312/20260707024/","title":"名前を失った死者と語り，手がかりから身元を突き止めて弔いへと導く。ミステリーホラーADV「I SHALL NAME THE DEAD」発表"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["I SHALL NAME THE DEAD"],"studios":[],"people":["Tiago Rech"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}