{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2183956ebbcf9c2b66ce5704","clusterId":"c_07cc80e9f4b801933a89d1fa","slug":"sigono-s-beast-barbershop-adventure-gets-steam-demo-ahead-of-next-fest","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"SIGONO's Beast Barbershop Adventure Gets Steam Demo Ahead Of Next Fest","summary":"SIGONO has released a demo for Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya, a PC adventure game about running a barbershop in a town of beast-people. Players set front and back hair, talk with customers during cuts, and the results shape the ending. Japanese text in the demo was revised with native staff. The game joins Steam Next Fest from October 20. Full release date and price are undecided.","whyItMatters":"SIGONO is steering an OPUS-series audience toward a barbershop game whose endings hinge on haircuts, so the demo and Next Fest slot are the current window to test whether the gimmick reads before a full release with no date or price.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo was updated before Steam Next Fest opens on October 20. Native Japanese staff joined the team and reworded the in-game text so the town and its characters read more naturally in Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaircuts split into front hair and back hair, and the customer\u0026#39;s worries come out through conversation during the cut. The finished hairstyle moves the ending, and a failed cut can end the story early. Reading the news after closing time can turn up information for the next job.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full version has no release date or price yet. SIGONO, the publisher, is the company behind the OPUS adventure series, which the article says has recorded more than 10 million downloads worldwide.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SIGONO's demo links haircut choices to the ending, so the barbershop sim is really a branching narrative dressed as a styling tool.","twitterPost":"Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya ties haircut choices to endings, making the barbershop sim a branching narrative.","threadsPost":"SIGONO's Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya demo lets players set front and back hair and talk with customers mid-cut. Those choices shape the ending, so the barbershop sim is a branching narrative built on styling decisions.","newsletterBlurb":"SIGONO has released a PC demo for Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya, a barbershop adventure set in a town of beast-people. The demo's Japanese text was reworked with native staff ahead of Steam Next Fest, which opens October 20. The full version has no release date or price yet.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2149220.html\",\"title\":\"Arrange the animals' hairstyles! Demo of the adventure game \\\"Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya\\\" now available. Japanese text polished\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4365,"outputTokens":658,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792386434,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T05:01:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T05:06:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T05:06:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_07cc80e9f4b801933a89d1fa","canonicalTitle":"動物たちの髪型をアレンジ！ ADV「けものたちの髪切り屋」の体験版を配信中。日本語テキストをブラッシュアップ","representativeArticleId":"a_4d04c622beabf1c54bb2bac5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya\"],\"studios\":[\"SIGONO\"],\"people\":[\"Kento Iwase\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:37:15.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T03:37:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T05:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2149220.html","title":"動物たちの髪型をアレンジ！ ADV「けものたちの髪切り屋」の体験版を配信中。日本語テキストをブラッシュアップ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kemono-tachi no Kamikiriya"],"studios":["SIGONO"],"people":["Kento Iwase"],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}