{"rewrite":{"id":"r_744741180bee1a04cb96ae56","clusterId":"c_46730ee7d852acc449fd1a47","slug":"yurei-horror-game-lets-players-rewrite-manga-pages-to-change-the-story","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Yūrei Horror Game Lets Players Rewrite Manga Pages to Change the Story","summary":"At Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026, French team Team Yūrei showed Yūrei, a psychological horror game about a manga artist trapped inside his own comic. Players navigate 2D panels in 3D space, switch to a navigation mode to flip pages, and use ink to complete unfinished sketches, altering later events. The vertical slice build was made by ten master's students at Cnam-Enjmin.","whyItMatters":"The game's core mechanic, rewriting earlier pages to branch the narrative, turns the manga itself into an antagonist that fights back, a fresh twist on horror puzzle design.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe build on the show floor is a vertical slice, a short segment polished to full density, and the game is not finished. Ten master\u0026#39;s students at Cnam-Enjmin in Angoulême, France, made it as their graduation project.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeam Yūrei wants to take Yūrei to completion but lacks funding beyond the school assignment. One goal at BIC2026 was finding investors. The team estimates a 1 to 2 hour game, with more puzzle sections and the current psychological horror tone preserved, and a 6 to 12 month timeline once funding is secured.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Japanese version is not yet planned, though the team hopes to add Japanese translation and voice acting, aiming for French, English, and Japanese releases. The English build shown at the event is free on itch.io for PC.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yūrei, a horror game from Team Yūrei, traps a manga artist inside his own comic. Rewrite earlier pages to change what happens next, but the manga fights back. Vertical slice shown at BIC2026, made by ten Cnam-Enjmin students. Free PC build on itch.io.","twitterPost":"Yūrei: a manga artist trapped in his own comic. Flip back pages, ink unfinished sketches, and change the story ahead. The manga resists. Vertical slice from Team Yūrei at BIC2026, built by ten Cnam-Enjmin students. Free PC build on itch.io.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Team Yūrei showed Yūrei at BIC2026, a psychological horror game where a manga artist navigates 2D panels in 3D space and rewrites earlier pages to branch the story. The vertical slice, made by ten Cnam-Enjmin students, is free on itch.io for PC, and the team is seeking funding to finish a 1 to 2 hour game.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/033/G103350/20260816014/\",\"title\":\"漫画に取り込まれた漫画家を操作するホラーゲーム「Yūrei」。前のページに戻って描き直せば，その先の道が変わる［BIC2026］\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5402,"outputTokens":681,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786883450,"createdAt":"2026-08-16T12:21:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T12:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:21:43.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_46730ee7d852acc449fd1a47","canonicalTitle":"漫画に取り込まれた漫画家を操作するホラーゲーム「Yūrei」。前のページに戻って描き直せば，その先の道が変わる［BIC2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_19484249d2cabf1a4ddb78f3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Yūrei\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-16T06:31:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-16T06:31:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T12:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/033/G103350/20260816014/","title":"漫画に取り込まれた漫画家を操作するホラーゲーム「Yūrei」。前のページに戻って描き直せば，その先の道が変わる［BIC2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Yūrei"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}