{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a0bb1cada9532954cc374f16","clusterId":"c_de8ff1fe7ea03c3ab8cc23eb","slug":"trolley-dilemma-a-game-built-on-the-trolley-problem-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Trolley Dilemma, A Game Built On The Trolley Problem, Launches On Steam","summary":"Seven Level Games released Trolley Dilemma on Steam on November 5, 2026. The adventure game builds its structure on the trolley problem thought experiment: the player weighs who to save and decides whether to pull the lever that redirects the trolley. The regular price is 490 yen including tax, with a 20 percent release sale at 392 yen until November 19. Scenarios range from choosing between two ordinary people and a renowned painter, and the story branches on those picks. More than 30 sub-characters appear, and the player can save or sacrifice each of them. Some saved characters help later, some turn hostile, and some exist only to test the player. Boss battles change shape depending on which characters the player has made allies and enemies. Routes include siding with outlaws, trusting scientists, or holding to one's own conscience. The game supports Japanese.","whyItMatters":"Trolley Dilemma takes a philosophy classroom prompt and builds a full branching adventure on top of it, complete with boss fights that the cluster's coverage treats as a puzzle rather than a joke.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s hook is how far the consequences travel. A saved character can return as an ally, a sacrificed one can turn hostile, and the boss encounters are reshaped by those standings instead of running as fixed fights. Seven Level Games layers routes on top of that: siding with outlaws, trusting scientists, or protecting the player\u0026#39;s own conscience, with the story development following the accumulated choices.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe premise stays narrow by design. Every decision is a version of the same question, which is whether to redirect an oncoming trolley and at whose expense. The framing carries into the smaller encounters, where the player meets over 30 minor figures and decides individually whether each one lives. The release sale at 392 yen runs through November 19. The Japanese-language support is confirmed for the Steam version.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Seven Level Games prices Trolley Dilemma at 490 yen, low enough that the purchase costs less thought than the in-game lever. The game asks players to weigh lives while asking almost nothing of their wallet.","twitterPost":"Trolley Dilemma sells for 490 yen, cheaper than the moral weight it asks players to carry at the lever.","threadsPost":"Seven Level Games prices Trolley Dilemma at 490 yen, under the cost of a coffee. The game asks you to weigh who lives and who dies, but the price makes the decision to buy nearly weightless. The trolley problem is a hard choice; owning it is not.","newsletterBlurb":"Seven Level Games has put the trolley problem at the center of a branching Steam adventure. Trolley Dilemma asks you to decide who lives across more than 30 side characters, then reshapes its boss fights around your allies and enemies. It is 392 yen during a launch sale through November 19.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/039/G103960/20261105041/\",\"title\":\"ADV 'Trolley Dilemma,' Based on the Thought Experiment 'the Trolley Problem,' Releases Today on Steam; Decide Who to Save and Whether to Pull the Lever\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2611052w\",\"title\":\"Steam Releases 'Trolley Dilemma,' a Game That Forces Players to Choose Lives in the 'Trolley Problem' - and It Somehow Has Boss Battles Too\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6201,"outputTokens":880,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793885693,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T13:29:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T13:33:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T13:33:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_de8ff1fe7ea03c3ab8cc23eb","canonicalTitle":"思考実験「トロッコ問題」をモチーフにしたADV「Trolley Dilemma」，Steamで本日発売。誰を救うかを考え，レバーを引くかどうかを決めよう","representativeArticleId":"a_ec4593997851e6fec0e71d81","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Trolley Dilemma\"],\"studios\":[\"Seven Level Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T10:14:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T11:42:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T13:33:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/039/G103960/20261105041/","title":"思考実験「トロッコ問題」をモチーフにしたADV「Trolley Dilemma」，Steamで本日発売。誰を救うかを考え，レバーを引くかどうかを決めよう"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2611052w","title":"「トロッコ問題」で“命の選択”を迫られるゲーム『Trolley Dilemma』がSteamにて配信開始。なぜかボスバトルもある"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Trolley Dilemma"],"studios":["Seven Level Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Seven Level Games released Trolley Dilemma on Steam on November 5, 2026.","Trolley Dilemma costs 490 yen including tax, with a 20 percent discount to 392 yen until November 19.","Trolley Dilemma features more than 30 sub-characters that the player can save or sacrifice.","Boss battles in Trolley Dilemma change based on which characters the player has made allies and enemies.","Trolley Dilemma supports Japanese."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["trolley-dilemma","seven-level-games"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"trolley-dilemma","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"green","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"seven-level-games","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}