Gachi Koi Kangoku Melty Holic Blends Escape Adventure With Underground Idol Horror
The game's hook is that the pursuer is a former fan whose devotion has curdled, so the horror comes from the idol-fan relationship itself rather than a faceless threat.
Reporting from 1 source: 4Gamer.net.
Gachi Koi Kangoku Melty Holic is an escape suspense and side-scrolling adventure game in development for PC by Serial Games, shown at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a Steam release planned for 2027. The protagonist is Ruito of the male underground idol group HAPPY☆CRAPPER, abducted and held in an abandoned building where a former fan, Runa, chases him with a nail bat.
The abandoned building is stocked with the debris of fandom: cheki photos taken with otaku, birthday event posters, broken acrylic stands. The items once belonged to an enthusiastic fan who has turned on Ruito, and the exhibition version gives that turn a face. Runa, an elegant woman with long hair, carries a nail bat and chases Ruito through the corridors.
Getting caught ends the run. The screen fills with her screams and lines like "I believed in you all along," with one line cutting through: "Even now, Ruito is still my number one..." Hiding in lockers or behind objects works only if there is enough distance, and the game gives no advance warning of where she is.
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