{"id":73962,"date":"2026-10-19T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=73962"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:45:55","slug":"cute-but-unsettling-chess-inspired-roguelite-hitoriasobi-follows-an-innocent-girl-as-she-plays-a-special-game-with-her-teddy-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/cute-but-unsettling-chess-inspired-roguelite-hitoriasobi-follows-an-innocent-girl-as-she-plays-a-special-game-with-her-teddy-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Cute but unsettling chess-inspired roguelite HITORIASOBI follows an innocent girl as she plays a \u201cspecial game\u201d with her teddy bear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese indie developer <a href=\"https:\/\/plametakeeper.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plameta Keeper<\/a> announced that its latest deckbuilding roguelite, <strong>HITORIASOBI<\/strong>, will launch on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4478910\/HITORIASOBI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) in 2026. A new trailer, introducing the protagonist, Rina-chi, and her bear plushie companion, Poco, has also been unveiled on YouTube. A demo is coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1st metadata test\u300e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3042\u305d\u3073\u300f2nd \u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KjT862RLalU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HITORIASOBI follows young girl <strong>Rinachi<\/strong>, who lives surrounded by things she loves. One day, her cherished friend <strong>Poko<\/strong> invites her to play a strange game created just for her. The game&#8217;s exact premise remains partially obscured, though it is hinted that something deeply sinister may be hiding behind its cute and childlike aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1st metadata test\u300e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3042\u305d\u3073\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fc\u30e0\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kDW4VF0Oeuo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In HITORIASOBI, players battle across a compact 5&#215;6 game board using toy soldiers with different abilities and costs represented by \u201cmarbles,\u201d or ohajiki (traditional Japanese glass tokens). The goal is to protect your own toy king while defeating the enemy king, much like in a game of chess or shogi. Players build and strengthen their roster of toy-inspired pieces throughout each run, collecting new units and upgrades while progressing through branching routes. More than 100 toy units are planned for the full release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620001-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steam store page reveals additional gameplay systems, including collectible stickers that provide battle bonuses, destructible toy obstacles that grant advantages to the player who destroys them, and other new mechanics designed to add variety to each encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620002.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261019-739620002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/plametakeeper.com\/hitoriasobi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official HITORIASOBI website<\/a> announced that more information will be revealed on November 3 during an official livestream on Plameta Keeper\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HITORIASOBI is set to launch for PC (Steam) in 2026, with English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (Simplified\/Traditional) language options.<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4478910\/HITORIASOBI\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/amusement-park-escape-horror-visual-novel-1999-tokoyo-building-gets-steam-demo-uncover-the-secrets-of-the-facilitys-bizarre-employees-by-playing-the-burglar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amusement park escape horror visual novel 1999 Tokoyo Building gets Steam demo. Uncover the secrets of the facility\u2019s bizarre employees by playing the \u201cburglar\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/pr\/renight-is-a-high-difficulty-mentally-demanding-srpg-x-elemental-deckbuilder-out-now-on-steam-a-veteran-srpg-developer-breaks-down-what-makes-this-game-a-time-thief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Re:Night is a high-difficulty, mentally demanding SRPG x elemental deckbuilder, out now on Steam. A veteran SRPG developer breaks down what makes this game a \u201ctime thief\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hitoriasobi is set to release on Steam in 2026, with a playable demo coming soon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":73963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-10-19T14:00:09+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3myabrcedpl24","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3myabrcedpl24\",\"cid\":\"bafyreigxqhegk4vppiuszz4ylxdav23nvdqejigsg6ip3yme2pqbq4n7sa\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreie3pfjuymrh7vm4k7cvx5wvtziwq3zvgxk3p5jyf4u5hfjvgtzw2y\",\"rev\":\"3myabrcejl324\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-73962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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