{"rewrite":{"id":"r_448c8dd0de361d1ce4257f84","clusterId":"c_3998c0d54c595cc808164129","slug":"rpg-the-unleaving-blends-chinese-folklore-and-cthulhu-mythos-demo-now-live","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"RPG The Unleaving Blends Chinese Folklore and Cthulhu Mythos, Demo Now Live","summary":"The RPG The Unleaving, which draws on Chinese folklore and the Cthulhu mythos, is participating in Steam Next Fest in June 2026 with a demo now available. Players investigate supernatural incidents in a rural town as paranormal investigators, using a TRPG-based system with dice rolls, skill checks, and dialogue choices. The demo includes the first chapter, set during the Ghost Festival.","whyItMatters":"The demo gives players an early look at a TRPG-inspired investigation game that combines two distinct horror traditions, with a free-form AI chat mode as a novel feature.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe RPG The Unleaving, known in Chinese as 請神, is part of the Steam Next Fest in June 2026, and a demo is now available. Players take on the role of a paranormal investigator sent to a rural town to solve supernatural incidents. The game uses a TRPG-style system where story progression depends on dialogue choices, skill checks, and dice rolls, with results ranging from Great Fortune to Great Misfortune. During character creation, players can choose classes such as feng shui master, psychic, or detective, and allocate points to skills like observation, folklore, rhetoric, and medicine. The demo covers the first chapter, The Revelation of Lady Xie, set in a village on the eve of the Ghost Festival, where children are falling ill with a strange disease. The game also includes a free mode that uses AI-based text chat, letting players interact with NPCs through typed input. A release date has not been announced.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RPG The Unleaving blends Chinese folklore and Cthulhu mythos in a TRPG-style investigation game. A demo is now live on Steam Next Fest. Players choose classes like feng shui master or psychic, and a free mode uses AI text chat.","twitterPost":"RPG The Unleaving blends Chinese folklore and Cthulhu mythos in a TRPG-style investigation game. A demo is now live on Steam Next Fest. Players choose classes like feng shui master or psychic, and a free mode uses AI text chat.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Unleaving, a TRPG-inspired RPG mixing Chinese folklore and Cthulhu mythos, has a demo available during Steam Next Fest. Players investigate supernatural incidents in a rural town, with dice rolls and skill checks shaping the story. A free mode with AI text chat is also included.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/018/G101828/20260618051/\",\"title\":\"Unravel the Truth Behind Supernatural Incidents in a Rural Town as a Paranormal Investigator. RPG \\\"The Unleaving\\\" Blending Chinese Folklore and Cthulhu Mythos, Demo Now Available\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3827,"outputTokens":650,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781796324,"createdAt":"2026-06-18T15:15:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-18T15:18:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T15:18:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3998c0d54c595cc808164129","canonicalTitle":"心霊調査員として，田舎町で起こる怪異事件の真相を解き明かす。中国民俗とクトゥルフ神話が交錯するRPG「The Unleaving」，体験版を配信中","representativeArticleId":"a_1cfda55a3fa5a8d0600f8631","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Unleaving\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-18T08:45:39.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-18T08:45:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-18T15:18:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/018/G101828/20260618051/","title":"心霊調査員として，田舎町で起こる怪異事件の真相を解き明かす。中国民俗とクトゥルフ神話が交錯するRPG「The Unleaving」，体験版を配信中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Unleaving"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Unleaving demo is available during Steam Next Fest in June 2026.","Players investigate supernatural incidents as paranormal investigators using a TRPG-based system with dice rolls and skill checks.","The demo covers the first chapter, set during the Ghost Festival, where children fall ill with a strange disease.","The game includes a free-form AI chat mode for interacting with NPCs through typed input.","A release date has not been announced."]}