{"rewrite":{"id":"r_65d8f6bf606a4ea2a37d1268","clusterId":"c_fb2cdfa4ab2d4258842a6c44","slug":"parco-games-to-publish-turkish-psychedelic-horror-deperson","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Parco Games to Publish Turkish Psychedelic Horror DEPERSON","summary":"PARCO GAMES announced it will publish 'DEPERSON', a 2D psychedelic horror game by Turkish indie studio Error Thing. A free demo covering Chapter 1 is now on Steam. The game is set in a dystopian surveillance state and features multiple endings based on player choice. A 2026 release is planned.","whyItMatters":"The announcement marks PARCO GAMES' fifth publishing title and brings a Turkish indie horror game with a hand-drawn psychedelic style to a wider audience via a Steam demo and a BitSummit showcase.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePARCO GAMES, the game label of Parco Co., Ltd., will publish 'DEPERSON', a 2D psychedelic horror game developed by Turkish indie studio Error Thing. The announcement came on May 22 alongside the release of a free demo on Steam covering the equivalent of Chapter 1. The game is set in Indriya, a totalitarian state ruled by surveillance and fear. Players control Aaron, an amnesiac who remembers only the name of a girl named Bell. Choices change his fate and lead to multiple endings. The hand-drawn 2D art uses psychedelic effects to create a surreal, unstable world. Error Thing was founded in 2020 by three childhood friends from Turkey. 'DEPERSON' is PARCO GAMES' fifth publishing title, following 'Finding Polka' announced in March 2026. The game will be playable at the PARCO GAMES booth at BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto from May 22 to 24. A 2026 release is planned, with pricing and Japanese language support to be confirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"DEPERSON marks PARCO GAMES' fifth publishing title and its second from a non-Japanese studio. The Turkish indie team Error Thing, founded in 2020, now carries the label's international expansion.","twitterPost":"DEPERSON is PARCO GAMES' fifth title and second from a non-Japanese developer. The Turkish studio Error Thing, founded in 2020, now drives the label's global reach.","threadsPost":"DEPERSON is PARCO GAMES' fifth publishing title and its second from a non-Japanese developer. The label launched in 2025 and has already sold three titles. Now it backs a Turkish studio founded in 2020 by three childhood friends. The demo covers Chapter 1 and is playable at BitSummit PUNCH.","newsletterBlurb":"PARCO GAMES announced it will publish 'DEPERSON', a 2D psychedelic horror game from Turkish indie studio Error Thing. A free demo covering Chapter 1 is available on Steam. The game is set in a totalitarian surveillance state and features multiple endings based on player choice. A 2026 release is planned.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605222j\",\"title\":\"2D Horror Game 'DEPERSON' with Nightmarish Art Style Looks Interesting. An Amnesiac Man Wakes Up in a Dystopia and Wanders in Search of His Memories. Free Demo with Chapter 1 Available on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3894,"outputTokens":671,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826568,"createdAt":"2026-05-22T05:49:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-22T06:00:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T06:00:59.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fb2cdfa4ab2d4258842a6c44","canonicalTitle":"悪夢のようなタッチの2Dホラーゲーム『DEPERSON』が面白そう。ディストピアで目覚めた記憶喪失の男が、記憶を探してフラフラとさまよう。第1章が遊べる無料体験版がSteamで公開","representativeArticleId":"a_eb05cf1161d1a5006b9148fa","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-22T03:36:55.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-22T03:36:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T06:00:59.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2605222j","title":"悪夢のようなタッチの2Dホラーゲーム『DEPERSON』が面白そう。ディストピアで目覚めた記憶喪失の男が、記憶を探してフラフラとさまよう。第1章が遊べる無料体験版がSteamで公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["PARCO GAMES announced on May 22 it will publish 'DEPERSON', a 2D psychedelic horror game by Turkish indie studio Error Thing.","A free demo covering Chapter 1 is now available on Steam.","The game is set in Indriya, a totalitarian surveillance state, and features multiple endings based on player choices.","Error Thing was founded in 2020 by three childhood friends from Turkey.","A 2026 release is planned, with pricing and Japanese language support to be confirmed."]}