{"rewrite":{"id":"r_87a322af66aa3dd8feeab273","clusterId":"c_373a720332430d68d2fe48be","slug":"pincool-opens-steam-page-for-noyaki-controlled-burn-a-controlled-burn-puzzle-game","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Pincool Opens Steam Page For NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN, A Controlled-Burn Puzzle Game","summary":"Pincool Inc. opened the Steam store page for NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN on September 16. The controlled-burn puzzle game is planned for PC (Steam) in Q1 2027. Players set fires across grassland, reading terrain and wind, digging limited firebreaks, and protecting houses, protection forests, cows and sheep. It is one of the titles Pincool will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026.","whyItMatters":"Pincool, the studio led by former Dragon Quest producer Ryutaro Ichimura, is staffing its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth with a title built from scratch after its parent company's games could not be exhibited, so the store page arrives as both a 2027 release plan and a TGS stopgap.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam page for NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN went live on September 16, with an overview and screenshots and a release window of Q1 2027 on PC (Steam).\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game turns noyaki, the practice of burning dry grass outdoors, into a puzzle: flames follow terrain and wind, racing up slopes and spreading in a fan shape downwind, while cliffs, rivers and roads halt them. Houses, protection forests, cows and sheep sit on the same grassland, and fire reaching a building fails the run. Firebreaks can be dug in advance, and a limited number are available. After the burn, the game scores achievement rate, ignitions, firebreaks and time.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pincool's BURN puzzle hinges on resource scarcity: firebreaks are limited, so every choice about where to stop the blaze costs the same resource needed to save what's left.","twitterPost":"NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN limits firebreaks, so stopping the fire and saving the cows compete for the same resource.","threadsPost":"Pincool's NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN makes firebreaks a limited resource. Stopping the fire consumes the tool you would use to save the cows, sheep, or protection forests, so every CONTROLLED BURN is also a choice about what burns.","newsletterBlurb":"Pincool Inc. opened the Steam store page for NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN on September 16, with a release window of Q1 2027 on PC. The puzzle game has players burn off grassland while reading terrain and wind and protecting houses, protection forests and livestock. It is one of the titles Pincool will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260916-468035/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Controlled Burn\\\" Puzzle Game NOYAKI - CONTROLLED BURN Announced; Read the Terrain and Wind, Determine When and Where to Set Fires to Burn Off the Field - Don't Burn the Houses\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4687,"outputTokens":678,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789556397,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T10:56:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T10:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T10:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_373a720332430d68d2fe48be","canonicalTitle":"“野焼き”パズルゲーム『NOYAKI — CONTROLLED BURN』発表。地形と風を読み、いつ・どこに火を入れるか見極めて野原を焼きはらう、家は焼いちゃだめ","representativeArticleId":"a_6b2fa682ff91b9bf2550f348","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"NOYAKI — CONTROLLED BURN\"],\"studios\":[\"Pinkuru\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T09:55:44.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T09:55:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T10:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260916-468035/","title":"“野焼き”パズルゲーム『NOYAKI — CONTROLLED BURN』発表。地形と風を読み、いつ・どこに火を入れるか見極めて野原を焼きはらう、家は焼いちゃだめ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NOYAKI — CONTROLLED BURN"],"studios":["Pinkuru"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}