Death Momotaro Steam Page Opens Ahead of Late September Release
A solo developer is turning the Momotaro folktale into a short horror comedy, and the Steam page is now live ahead of a late September launch.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Solo developer Hirasaka opened the Steam store page for Death Momotaro, a horror action comedy based on the Japanese folktale. The player takes the role of Death Momotaro and fights Death Grandpa, the Death Animals, and the Death Oni across four chapters. Chapter one is an escape from a giant peach, chapter two feeds Death Kibidango to the animals, and chapter three shoots the oni on Onigashima. Release is set for late September 2026 at around 400 yen, with Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese support.
The store page carries a note aimed at a specific audience: it recommends the game to streamers who are good at tsukkomi, the comedic retort. The four chapters each take a different threat. Chapter one has the player dodge a knife swung by Death Grandpa while escaping a giant peach. Chapter two stops Death Dog, Death Monkey, and Death Pheasant with land mines, then feeds them Death Kibidango. Chapter three shoots the Death Oni on Onigashima. What waits at the end is not revealed.
The game is set for late September 2026 on Steam, priced around 400 yen, with Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese support. Estimated playtime is about one hour.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Denfaminicogamer 【!?】『デス桃太郎』Steamストアページが公開。デス犬、デス猿、デスキジに“デスきびだんご”を食らわせる