{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d12753f45e58e45fc83774b8","clusterId":"c_36bba25353412b7de75a0ea8","slug":"trick-x-trick-mystery-death-game-adv-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Trick x Trick Mystery Death Game ADV Launches on Steam","summary":"Individual developer Yume Akizuki released the mystery adventure game Trick x Trick for PC via Steam on August 15. Twelve high school students with psychic powers wake in a building and must find a mastermind by vote or assassination. The game features real-time discussion, over 200,000 characters of scenario text, and an estimated 15-hour playtime.","whyItMatters":"The release brings a solo-developed death game mystery with a Danganronpa and Ace Attorney pedigree to Steam, backed by a cast chosen from roughly 3,000 anonymous audition applications.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTrick x Trick is now available on Steam for 1,500 yen, with a 20 percent launch discount bringing it to 1,200 yen. The game is the work of solo developer Yume Akizuki, who credits Danganronpa and Ace Attorney as formative influences.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe premise strands 12 high school students in an unfamiliar building under a single rule: find the mastermind. Naming the wrong person triggers an execution, so players must either expose the culprit by vote or assassinate them. Each student carries a distinct psychic power, and those powers are tied to the incidents and tricks that unfold.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter each incident, a discussion phase runs automatically in real time. Players spot lies and contradictions in the conversation and present evidence to refute them. The scenario text exceeds 200,000 characters, with a clear time around 15 hours.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cast was selected through an anonymous audition process, hiding applicant information, with roughly 3,000 applications. Koyori Nohana voices protagonist Tsuguto Amami, joined by Tetu Kaminagi, Molte Hikou, and Selha Oto Yume. Hololive VTuber Polka Omaru voices the mascot character Usapon.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Trick x Trick, a mystery death game ADV from solo dev Yume Akizuki, is out on Steam. 12 psychics, one mastermind, vote or assassinate. 15 hours, 200k+ characters. Cast picked from ~3,000 anonymous auditions.","twitterPost":"Trick x Trick is out on Steam. Solo dev Yume Akizuki's death game ADV: 12 psychics, one mastermind, vote or assassinate. 15h, 200k+ chars. Cast from ~3,000 anonymous auditions.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Trick x Trick, a mystery death game adventure from solo developer Yume Akizuki, is now available on Steam. Twelve psychic students must find a mastermind by vote or assassination, with real-time discussions and over 200,000 characters of scenario text. The cast was chosen from roughly 3,000 anonymous audition applications.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/15/170738.html\",\"title\":\"Escape Method: Expose the Mastermind by Vote or Assassinate. Mystery x Death Game ADV 'Trick x Trick' by Author Who Finished Compulsory Education with 'Danganronpa' and 'Ace Attorney' Now Available on Steam!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4751,"outputTokens":725,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786801786,"createdAt":"2026-08-15T13:46:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T13:46:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T13:46:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_36bba25353412b7de75a0ea8","canonicalTitle":"脱出方法は投票で暴くか暗殺。『ダンガンロンパ』と『逆転裁判』で義務教育を終えた作者によるミステリー×デスゲームADV『Trick × Trick』Steam配信開始！","representativeArticleId":"a_67a3d3621db1461054092166","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Trick × Trick\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-15T03:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-15T03:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T13:46:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/15/170738.html","title":"脱出方法は投票で暴くか暗殺。『ダンガンロンパ』と『逆転裁判』で義務教育を終えた作者によるミステリー×デスゲームADV『Trick × Trick』Steam配信開始！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Trick × Trick"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}