Korean Indie Mystery Hirugao Gets Steam Demo Ahead Of Late October Release
Hirugao is built on the branching, fail-forward structure of early 1990s novel games, and its one ending against 10 bad ends is the pitch being tested on Steam before release.
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Korean indie developer Amagure is distributing a demo for Hirugao on Steam, with the full release planned for late October. The mystery psycho-thriller visual novel is set in Korea in the year 2000 and follows a serial murder case across the perspectives of Woman, Man, and Detective. The demo covers the prologue through Chapter 2, roughly 10 to 15 minutes, and the full version runs about 2 to 3 hours.
The game pairs live-action backgrounds with silhouette characters, styled after the screen composition of CRT televisions and public telephones. Its press materials describe it as an homage to early 1990s novel games, and the developer cites Kamaitachi no Yoru as an influence.
Three perspectives start from separate places and converge into one case. Choices branch the story, a wrong choice ends it immediately, and the full version adds a second playthrough with new scenes. Supported languages are Japanese and Korean, with English and Chinese support under consideration.
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