{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0f66f9d0815849d35eee5909","clusterId":"c_2a0362b9e5d1d3504c23e252","slug":"playmoth-games-releases-one-button-horror-comedy-on-steam-at-135-yen","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Playmoth Games Releases One-Button Horror Comedy On Steam At 135 Yen","summary":"Playmoth Games has released The World's Shortest Horror Game on PC via Steam for 135 yen. The short horror comedy is played with a single button and runs only a few minutes. The store page withholds the contents, disclosing only analog-horror staging, timed sound, an unpleasant surprise, and end credits. Playmoth describes playstyles such as finishing it quickly, passing it to a friend, or streaming it for reactions.","whyItMatters":"A 135 yen, one-button game built to be handed to someone else treats the prank as the product, and the store page's refusal to explain itself is part of the pitch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe store page keeps the details back on purpose. What it does say is that the game runs on analog-horror staging, sound timed to land badly, one exceptionally unpleasant surprise, and end credits that blow the whole thing out of proportion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaymoth Games frames the release around how players move it along rather than how long they sit with it: finish it in a few minutes, pass it to a friend, stream it for reactions, or send it as a small prank dressed up as a gift. The store page even suggests the wording. Say you found a really short game, and do not explain further.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn optional community credits feature lets a player leave one public name after finishing, or leave nothing; submitted names appear to other players once an administrator confirms them. The interface supports 31 languages.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Playmoth Games prices The World's Shortest Horror Game at 135 yen and withholds the contents on the Steam page. The low price and hidden premise work as the same pitch: buy blind, pass it to a friend.","twitterPost":"The World's Shortest Horror Game is 135 yen and hides its contents on Steam. The blind buy is the pitch, not the play.","threadsPost":"The World's Shortest Horror Game hides its contents on Steam and charges 135 yen. Playmoth Games is selling the blind pass-it-on moment, not the few minutes of play.","newsletterBlurb":"Playmoth Games released The World's Shortest Horror Game on Steam for 135 yen, a one-button horror comedy that runs a few minutes. The store page withholds the details, listing only analog-horror staging, timed sound, an unpleasant surprise, and outsized end credits. Playmoth pitches it as something to finish fast and hand to a friend.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/173969.html\",\"title\":\"[135 yen] All players can do is press a button. The \\\"world's shortest horror game\\\" you can gift to friends and enjoy, 'The World's Shortest Horror Game', released on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4717,"outputTokens":648,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792711338,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T23:18:16.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:21:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T23:21:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2a0362b9e5d1d3504c23e252","canonicalTitle":"【135円】プレイヤーができるのはボタンを押すことだけ。友達に贈って楽しめる\"世界一短いホラーゲーム\"『The World's Shortest Horror Game』Steamでリリース","representativeArticleId":"a_dce9cb716ae82bfbb9abac71","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The World's Shortest Horror Game\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T22:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T22:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T23:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/23/173969.html","title":"【135円】プレイヤーができるのはボタンを押すことだけ。友達に贈って楽しめる\"世界一短いホラーゲーム\"『The World's Shortest Horror Game』Steamでリリース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The World's Shortest Horror Game"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}