{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5327e6f9299a260381616fbb","clusterId":"c_55c409e9676290aaec5c49de","slug":"sushi-shogi-steam-page-opens-with-demo-ahead-of-march-2027-launch","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sushi Shogi Steam Page Opens With Demo Ahead of March 2027 Launch","summary":"Today's Special! opened the Steam page for Sushi Shogi, a variant shogi in which pieces are sushi with prices attached. Capturing an opponent's piece helps the board position, but the capturer pays for the sushi. Win conditions differ by mode: Modern allows taking the opponent's otoro, reaching the far rank, draining their money to zero, or forcing three passes, while Classic only requires taking the otoro. Passing costs a tea fee. A browser version and a Steam demo are available.","whyItMatters":"Sushi Shogi prices the normally free act of passing and turns piece capture into a financial liability, so every turn becomes a cost-benefit decision between board position and wallet.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steam page went live on September 7, 2026, with a March 2027 release window and support for 20 languages including Japanese. The English title is SUSHI CHESS, and the rules lean closer to chess than shogi: captured pieces cannot be reused, and reaching the far rank of the enemy camp brings a large reward.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle player includes a puzzle mode that asks for a winning sequence within a set number of moves, plus CPU battles at Easy, Normal, and Hard. Versus play is planned as local matches on one PC and one-on-one online matches via Steam friends. A browser version under the name SurFun appeared on unityroom on August 7, 2026, and the Steam demo is live now.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sushi Shogi turns piece capture into a bill: take your opponent's sushi and you pay for it. Passing costs a tea fee. Steam page is up with a demo, release set for March 2027. Browser version is on unityroom too.","twitterPost":"Sushi Shogi's Steam page is live with a demo. Capturing an opponent's sushi helps the board but costs you the sushi price. Even passing has a tea fee. Release window: March 2027. Browser version on unityroom.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Today's Special! opened the Steam page for Sushi Shogi, a shogi variant where pieces are priced sushi and capturing one means paying for it. Win conditions differ between Modern and Classic modes, and even passing costs a tea fee. A demo is live on Steam, with a browser version on unityroom.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/039/G103973/20260907002/\",\"title\":\"取った寿司の代金は自腹！ 駒取りに\\\"懐事情\\\"が絡む変則将棋「寿司将棋」，Steamページ公開。体験版も公開中\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4552,"outputTokens":2142,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788740062,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T00:08:47.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T00:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T00:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_55c409e9676290aaec5c49de","canonicalTitle":"取った寿司の代金は自腹！ 駒取りに“懐事情”が絡む変則将棋「寿司将棋」，Steamページ公開。体験版も公開中","representativeArticleId":"a_806fa2b42dfda5c67d9425ad","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Sushi Shogi\"],\"studios\":[\"Today's Special!\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-06T23:30:34.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-06T23:30:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T00:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/039/G103973/20260907002/","title":"取った寿司の代金は自腹！ 駒取りに“懐事情”が絡む変則将棋「寿司将棋」，Steamページ公開。体験版も公開中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Sushi Shogi"],"studios":["Today's Special!"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}