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Buri Games' Pierce Game Launches on Steam With 59 Stages and a Piercing Simulator

Buri Games released the rhythm action game Pierce Game on PC via Steam on November 13. Players smash panels to the beat, then destroy a demon statue to clear each stage.

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Why it matters

The release lands after Buri replaced the game's music following OpenTracks' clarification that its standard license does not cover rhythm game use, and Buri says the rebuilt soundtrack made the game better.

Buri Games' Pierce Game Launches on Steam With 59 Stages and a Piercing Simulator

Key Facts

  • Pierce Game costs 980 yen, with a 13% discount to 852 yen until November 27.
  • The game has 59 stages and 30 earring types, with an endless mode unlocked at the end.
  • Failing the rhythm sections triggers ear-piercing scenes with the childhood friend Aasha.
  • Buri replaced the game's music after OpenTracks clarified its license does not cover rhythm game use.

Failing the rhythm sections triggers ear-piercing scenes with the childhood friend Aasha, who gains more piercings with each failure. The game has 59 stages, 30 earring types, and an endless mode. It costs 980 yen, with a 13% discount to 852 yen until November 27.

The soundtrack was rebuilt before launch. Buri said the music had been unified with one composer's materials, and that the developer had assumed only that composer's songs were in use. Buri then selected and adjusted the same composer's paid materials so the original intent held, and the product version shipped with the replacement. Buri's own account is that the swap improved the game rather than merely substituting tracks.

The ear-piercing scenes follow a fixed sequence: part the hair over the ear, heat the needle over a candle, pierce, lick the blood, insert the earring. Players who dislike blood can change the colors in both the rhythm and piercing sections.

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