{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5280a8893cf7134ff72d6836","clusterId":"c_78a373274fad0e399ab1afe2","slug":"retro-style-mystery-visual-novel-hirugao-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Retro-Style Mystery Visual Novel Hirugao Launches on Steam","summary":"South Korean studio TEAM RESERVOIR DOGAMES released the mystery visual novel Hirugao for PC via Steam on October 27. The story is a serial murder case that opens with a man's body found in a motel, and a wife who begins to suspect her husband. Players move between the perspectives of a woman, a man, and a detective. The game supports Japanese, and a 10% launch discount runs until November 10.","whyItMatters":"A Korean team built a sound novel on Kamaitachi no Yoru's silhouette-over-photo presentation and shipped it with Japanese support, which puts the reference in front of the audience it was borrowed from.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDeveloper Amagure cites Kamaitachi no Yoru as an influence, and the debt sits in the presentation: photographed backgrounds with silhouette characters standing in for drawn sprites. The developer described the goal as wanting to \u0026#34;see that screen from back then once more.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe structure follows that lineage. The main story has one ending, wrong choices lead to multiple bad endings, and a second playthrough unlocks new scenes. Hirugao is priced at 567 yen under the 10% discount until November 10, with a demo also available.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hirugao splits one murder across a wife, a man, and a detective, so the dread comes from information each of them holds alone. TEAM RESERVOIR DOGAMES built the mystery around what a single narrator cannot know.","twitterPost":"Hirugao hands one murder to a wife, a man, and a detective, so the mystery runs on what each narrator cannot see.","threadsPost":"Hirugao runs one serial murder through three perspectives: a woman, a man, a detective. Each holds a piece, and the player assembles what none of them sees alone. South Korean studio TEAM RESERVOIR DOGAMES ships it in Japanese with a discount through November 10.","newsletterBlurb":"TEAM RESERVOIR DOGAMES released Hirugao for PC via Steam on October 27. The Korean mystery visual novel is set in 2000 and moves between a woman, a man, and a detective as a serial murder case unfolds. Developer Amagure cites Kamaitachi no Yoru as an influence, and the game supports Japanese.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/27/174126.html\",\"title\":\"Retro-style mystery novel 'Hirugao,' influenced by 'Kamaitachi no Yoru,' launches on Steam - follow a serial murder case from three different perspectives\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5630,"outputTokens":3337,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793082666,"createdAt":"2026-10-27T06:28:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T06:29:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T06:29:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_78a373274fad0e399ab1afe2","canonicalTitle":"『かまいたちの夜』に影響を受けたレトロ風ミステリーノベル『昼顔』Steamで配信開始―異なる3つの視点で連続殺人を追う","representativeArticleId":"a_46d241df04997309e3ab587f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hirugao\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-27T05:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-27T05:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T06:29:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/27/174126.html","title":"『かまいたちの夜』に影響を受けたレトロ風ミステリーノベル『昼顔』Steamで配信開始―異なる3つの視点で連続殺人を追う"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hirugao"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["TEAM RESERVOIR DOGAMES released Hirugao for PC via Steam on October 27.","Hirugao is set in Korea in 2000 and follows a serial murder case that begins with a man's body found in a motel.","Players switch between the perspectives of a woman, a man, and a detective.","Developer Amagure cites the sound novel Kamaitachi no Yoru as an influence on Hirugao.","A 10% discount puts Hirugao at 567 yen until November 10, and a demo is available."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["hirugao"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"hirugao","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}