Clumsy VTuber Death-Prevention Game Launches on Steam August 5
The game's delay and post-release notice show how real-world events can directly shape the content and release timing of a niche visual novel, forcing developers to add content warnings for earthquake-related death scenes.
Key Facts
- SCRAP Co., Ltd. and Welks Studio released 'Yuru Yuru Seihaishin suru Oshi wa 100-man-kai Shinu' on Steam on August 5 at 16:00.
- The game is priced at 3,500 yen, with a launch sale at 3,150 yen until August 18.
- The estimated playtime is 3 to 4 hours.
- The release was postponed from July 29 due to the July 28 earthquake, as the game includes earthquake-related death depictions.
- The package version costs 4,000 yen and includes two types of bonus stickers.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
SCRAP Co., Ltd. and Welks Studio released 'Yuru Yuru Seihaishin suru Oshi wa 100-man-kai Shinu' (The VTuber I Support Who Streams Casually Dies a Million Times) on Steam on August 5 at 16:00. The mystery visual novel tasks players with saving Arai Aranya, a clumsy raccoon VTuber and childhood friend of the protagonist, who repeatedly dies during her live streams. Players rewind the stream's seek bar to create a time loop, investigate the cause of each death, and send comments to alter Aranya's actions and guide her to safety. The game includes puzzle-solving battles between streamers, where Aranya can also die. The estimated playtime is 3 to 4 hours. The regular price is 3,500 yen, with a launch sale at 3,150 yen until August 18. The release was originally scheduled for July 29 but was postponed following the July 28 earthquake, as the game contains scenes depicting death from earthquakes and explosions. The Steam store page now includes a notice about these depictions.
- Arai Aranya is described as a hardworking but clumsy and awkward girl, and the protagonist's childhood friend.
- Her deaths come from varied causes, including slipping on a banana peel, getting caught in explosions, hitting her head, and being stabbed by a runaway fan.
- The game is framed as a "real escape game" that can be played at home, co-developed by SCRAP and Welks Studio (also spelled Werkus Studio in one source).
- Beyond the seek-bar time loop, players use puzzle-solving skills and inspiration to race to the ending, aiming for a "future where Aranya does not die."
- A package version is available for 4,000 yen, including two limited bonus stickers: an "Aranya extra-large sticker" and an "Escape Success sticker" with chibi illustrations.
- The package version is sold at real escape game stores, Loft stores, SCRAP GOODS SHOP, Amazon, and Rakuten Ichiba.
- A related item, the "Real Escape Game Strategy Guide & Past Problem Collection," is priced at 1,760 yen.
- One source notes the launch sale runs until August 20, while the notice and banner say August 18; the Steam store page lists the later date.
- The Steam store page now states: "This work contains depictions of death due to earthquakes and explosions in some scenes. Please enjoy after acknowledging this in advance."
- The delay followed the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto earthquake on July 28, with the postponement announced because "the game contains some scenes that require careful consideration."
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.