{"rewrite":{"id":"r_29a8817d2dba26f1c2118fb8","clusterId":"c_1241ab686f1a2633ec26c1d1","slug":"yasashiku-shite-demo-brings-two-psychological-experiments-to-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Yasashiku Shite Demo Brings Two Psychological Experiments to Steam","summary":"Indie developer Suzuharu Hiromi released a Steam demo for the PC novel game Yasashiku Shite on November 10, 2026. Two of the game's four psychological experiments, Trolley Problem and Hide-and-Seek, are playable to the end in the demo. The full version is set for November 27 at 700 yen, adding Please Help Me and Elevator Experiment, with endings branching to 56 varieties.","whyItMatters":"The demo puts the two experiments that hinge on self-sacrifice and informing in front of players ahead of the November 27 release, which is where the game's premise either lands or does not.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe guide is named Kokoro, and her head is shaped like a heart. Each experiment randomizes the questions, the characters, and what the other participants do, so a second run does not replay the first. In Trolley Problem the player chooses between another person\u0026#39;s life and their own body, and a rescue button exists for those who cannot pick either, though pressing it does not guarantee no one is hurt.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHide-and-Seek seats five participants with four lockers, and Kokoro plays the oni. Anyone caught when five turns end loses their life, but a player can survive by giving up another participant\u0026#39;s hiding place. The full version adds Please Help Me and Elevator Experiment.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yasashiku Shite ships 56 ending varieties from four experiments, so two playable demos already hint at how much the Trolley Problem branches before November 27.","twitterPost":"Yasashiku Shite branches to 56 endings across four experiments, so the two demo scenarios already carry a lot of the game's weight.","threadsPost":"Yasashiku Shite promises 56 ending varieties, which is a lot to hang on four psychological experiments. The demo covers Trolley Problem and Hide-and-Seek, leaving Please Help Me and Elevator Experiment as the ones carrying the most unknown branches into November 27.","newsletterBlurb":"Suzuharu Hiromi put out a Steam demo for Yasashiku Shite on November 10, letting players finish two of the game's four psychological experiments. The full version arrives November 27 at 700 yen with two more experiments and 56 ending varieties. Kokoro, the heart-headed guide, runs the sessions.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/056/G105699/20261110020/\",\"title\":\"Novel game \\\"Yasashiku Shite,\\\" which challenges players with 4 malicious psychological experiments, releases demo on Steam; \\\"Trolley Problem\\\" and \\\"Hide-and-Seek\\\" playable to the end\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5166,"outputTokens":731,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794295994,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T07:27:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T07:32:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T07:32:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1241ab686f1a2633ec26c1d1","canonicalTitle":"4つの意地悪な心理実験に挑むノベルゲーム「やさ死くシて」，体験版をSteamで公開。「トロッコ問題」と「かくれんぼ」を最後まで遊べる","representativeArticleId":"a_e362e2b65a925de856ca366a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Yasashiku Shite\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Suzuharu Hiromi\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T06:44:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-10T06:44:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T07:32:10.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/056/G105699/20261110020/","title":"4つの意地悪な心理実験に挑むノベルゲーム「やさ死くシて」，体験版をSteamで公開。「トロッコ問題」と「かくれんぼ」を最後まで遊べる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Yasashiku Shite"],"studios":[],"people":["Suzuharu Hiromi"],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Suzuharu Hiromi released a Steam demo for Yasashiku Shite on November 10, 2026.","The demo includes Trolley Problem and Hide-and-Seek, both playable to the end.","The full version is scheduled for November 27 at 700 yen, tax included.","The full version adds Please Help Me and Elevator Experiment.","Yasashiku Shite has 56 ending varieties that branch from player choices."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["yasashiku-shite","suzuharu-hiromi"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"yasashiku-shite","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"suzuharu-hiromi","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}