{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c7e234458e29f9ede87d5232","clusterId":"c_db425e3cd1483f64a5d3be52","slug":"tanken-rogue-like-uses-emoji-and-kanji-for-its-hero","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Tanken ∞ Rogue-like Uses Emoji and Kanji for Its Hero","summary":"Developer CloseBox announced Tanken ∞, a rogue-like RPG that replaces the traditional alphabet symbols like @ with emoji and kanji. The game uses kanji for enemies at rest and emoji when they notice the player, and it auto-generates a Bach requiem on death for infinite reincarnation.","whyItMatters":"The game applies the developer's infinite music engine to a text-based rogue-like, using emoji and kanji to solve the staticness of text-based games.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTanken ∞ is a rogue-like RPG that uses emoji and kanji instead of the alphabet symbols that date back to Rogue in 1980. The developer, CloseBox, found emoji-based rogue-likes on itch.io and in 7DRL entries, but none combined kanji, hiragana, katakana, and emoji.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the game, enemies appear as kanji when not alert, such as 鼠, 蝠, 蛇, 狼, 鬼, and 竜, and switch to emoji like 🐀, 🦇, 🐍, 🐺, 👹, and 🐉 when they notice the player. The hero dog alternates between 犬 and 🐕 as it walks. The game also auto-generates a Bach requiem when the player dies, continuing the developer\u0026#39;s infinite music engine series.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tanken ∞ is a rogue-like where the hero is 犬 or 🐕, enemies switch from kanji to emoji when they spot you, and death triggers an auto-generated Bach requiem. A text-based game that moves without a single tile image.","twitterPost":"Tanken ∞ is a rogue-like that swaps @ for emoji and kanji. Enemies are kanji until they notice you, then flip to emoji. Die and a Bach requiem auto-generates for infinite reincarnation.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"CloseBox announced Tanken ∞, a rogue-like RPG that uses emoji and kanji instead of traditional alphabet symbols. Enemies switch from kanji to emoji when alert, and death triggers an auto-generated Bach requiem.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/08/15/27712.html\",\"title\":\"A Rogue-like RPG You Just Watch: \\\"Tanken ∞\\\" Uses Emoji + Kanji Instead of \\\"@\\\" for the Hero, and When You Die, a Bach Requiem Is Auto-Generated for Infinite Reincarnation (CloseBox)\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4806,"outputTokens":606,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786799388,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T13:01:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T13:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T13:01:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_db425e3cd1483f64a5d3be52","canonicalTitle":"ただ見てるだけのローグライクRPG「探犬∞」は、主人公が@じゃなくて絵文字＋漢字。やられたらバッハのレクイエムが自動生成され無限転生（CloseBox）","representativeArticleId":"a_911b4264684dbcaea239770c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"探犬∞\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-14T23:15:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-15T21:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T21:36:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/08/16/27718.html","title":"AIで自作した放置型絵文字ローグライク『探犬∞』に一人称視点をつけたらDOOMライクになった（CloseBox）"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["探犬∞"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}