heXtreaming:Deep launched for PC via Steam on August 14, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. KST/JST. Developed by LaputaGames and published by IGNOST, the 2D horror adventure turns the familiar structure of a livestream into part of a supernatural survival game.
Players follow Suji, a streamer determined to prove that ghosts are not real by entering an abandoned water park associated with one of South Korea's notorious haunted locations. The plan quickly falls apart when paranormal activity begins and the stream becomes less about proving her courage and more about making it out alive.
Quick Summary
- Title: heXtreaming:Deep
- Japanese title: こどく配信：深
- Korean title: 고독방송:심
- Format: Video game
- Genre: 2D horror adventure / streaming horror / black comedy
- Developer: LaputaGames
- Publisher: IGNOST
- Release date: August 14, 2026
- Launch time: 4:00 p.m. KST/JST
- Platform: PC via Steam
- OS: Windows
- Mode: Single-player
- Protagonist: Suji / Suzy
- Occupation: Streamer
- Main location: Abandoned water park
- Premise: Suji enters to prove ghosts do not exist and becomes trapped inside
- Gameplay: Exploration, hiding, ghost escapes, puzzles, manuals, and livestream missions
- Livestream systems: Chat, donations, and viewer missions
- Chat: Can provide reactions, clues, or unreliable information
- Donations: Generate money during the stream
- Money: Required to use some functioning machines
- Ghost encounters: Require finding hiding places before Suji is caught
- Manuals: Contain rules and instructions needed to survive paranormal situations
- Puzzles: Draw on environmental clues, manuals, and sometimes chat messages
- Black comedy: Integrated into Suji's reactions and viewer interactions
- Fanservice: Service-oriented scenes and different costumes are part of the presentation
- Official playtime estimate: Approximately 4–6 hours
- Pre-launch Steam wishlists: More than 20,000
- Demo: Available on Steam
- Languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
- Full audio: Korean
- Subtitles: Supported in all five languages
- U.S. regular price: US$13.99
- U.S. introductory price: US$12.59
- Launch discount: 10%
- Offer ends: August 21, 2026
- Minimum CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 or equivalent
- Minimum RAM: 8 GB
- Minimum GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
- Minimum storage: 3 GB
- Streaming through the ending: Permitted
- Content warning: Psychological horror, jumpscares, flashing lights, disturbing sound effects, and intense content
Release Announcement, PV, Steam, and Gameplay Screenshots
A Courage Test Turns Into a Survival Livestream
Suji walks into the abandoned water park with one very confident position: ghosts do not exist. What begins as an ordinary exploration stream initially looks familiar, complete with a scrolling chat and an audience waiting for her reactions.
That confidence does not last. Paranormal incidents begin to pile up, escape routes become increasingly difficult to use, and Suji realizes that she may genuinely be trapped inside the facility.
The chat becomes disturbing in its own way. Messages that first sound like ordinary viewer comments gradually feel less normal, eventually raising the possibility that the beings watching from the other side of the stream are not living viewers at all.
The broadcast never simply stops. Every panic, mistake, escape, and bizarre encounter remains part of the livestream, forcing Suji to survive while still performing for an audience.
Chat, Donations, and Missions Directly Affect Survival
heXtreaming:Deep does more than imitate a livestream interface. Chat messages, donations, and viewer missions all feed directly into the game's systems.
Chat can occasionally provide useful clues when players are stuck on a puzzle or uncertain about where to go. The catch is that there is no guarantee every message should be trusted.
Donations have a practical use as well. Some machines inside the abandoned facility are somehow still operational, but they continue to require money.
Suji can earn that money by reacting to donations and completing missions proposed by viewers. Maintaining some degree of streamer professionalism therefore becomes a survival tool even while supernatural threats are chasing her.
The result ties audience interaction, resource management, puzzle hints, and horror into a single loop instead of treating the streaming overlay as decoration.
Hide From Ghosts, Follow the Manuals, and Solve the Rules
Once a ghost begins chasing Suji, players need to locate a safe hiding place before she is caught.
Not every apparently safe location is guaranteed to stay safe. The official material even plays for dark comedy with the awkward positions Suji may end up in while desperately trying to hide.
The water park is also filled with an unusual number of manuals. Some resemble ordinary workplace instructions, while others read more like rules for surviving paranormal phenomena.
Understanding those instructions matters. Certain threats and puzzles are structured around recognizing what the facility expects the player to do before acting.
Environmental clues, written rules, locked routes, machinery, and occasional information from chat are combined into escape puzzles. Survival therefore requires more than simply outrunning whatever is chasing Suji.
Black Comedy and Fanservice Keep Interrupting the Horror
LaputaGames deliberately avoids keeping heXtreaming:Deep uniformly grim.
Suji's exaggerated reactions, badly timed viewer comments, unusual missions, and accidents during the stream introduce black comedy into otherwise threatening situations.
The game also includes service-oriented scenes and different outfits as part of its character presentation. Some moments emerge directly from failed escapes or uncomfortable hiding situations, allowing embarrassment and fear to occupy the same scene.
Steam's tags and descriptors reflect that mixture, including Horror, Dark Comedy, Psychological Horror, Female Protagonist, and Sexual Content.
The underlying horror is still taken seriously enough for LaputaGames to issue explicit warnings for psychological horror, sudden scares, flashing lights, disturbing sound effects, and other intense material.
20,000 Wishlists, a Free Demo, and a 10% Launch Discount
One day before launch, LaputaGames announced that heXtreaming:Deep had crossed 20,000 Steam wishlists.
The full version followed on August 14 at 4:00 p.m. KST/JST. A free demo remains listed on Steam, giving newcomers a way to sample the basic concept before purchasing the full release.
In the United States, the regular price is US$13.99. The current 10% introductory offer lowers it to US$12.59 through August 21, 2026.
Korean, English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese are supported for interface text and subtitles. Korean is the only language currently listed with full audio.
The official playtime estimate is approximately 4–6 hours. LaputaGames also allows creators to stream the entire game through its ending, asking streamers to include “heXtreaming” in the stream title where possible.
Why This Matters
1) Livestreaming is mechanically tied to survival
Chat, donations, and missions influence clues, resources, and progression instead of existing only as visual flavor.
2) The audience itself becomes part of the horror
Normally helpful viewer interaction becomes unsettling once Suji starts questioning who—or what—is actually behind the messages.
3) Manuals turn supernatural encounters into rule-based horror
Players need to understand instructions and strange procedures instead of relying entirely on reflexes.
4) Comedy does not replace the survival-horror foundation
Fanservice and absurd reactions offer contrast, but ghost chases, jumpscares, puzzles, and psychological unease remain central.
Game Information
Additional confirmed information includes:
- heXtreaming:Deep is developed by LaputaGames
- IGNOST is listed as the Steam publisher
- the official launch date is August 14, 2026
- release time was 4:00 p.m. KST/JST
- PC via Steam is the primary platform
- Steam genres include Adventure and Indie
- Steam tags include Horror, Psychological Horror, Dark Comedy, Puzzle, Female Protagonist, Story Rich, and Singleplayer
- a free demo remains listed on Steam
- official playtime is approximately 4–6 hours
- the game passed 20,000 wishlists before launch
- Korean supports interface text, subtitles, and full audio
- English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese support interface text and subtitles
- the U.S. regular price is US$13.99
- the introductory price is US$12.59
- the 10% discount ends August 21, 2026
- minimum CPU is an Intel Core i3-3220 or equivalent
- minimum memory is 8 GB RAM
- minimum graphics are a GTX 650 / Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better
- DirectX 11 is required
- minimum storage is 3 GB
- recommended CPU is an Intel Core i5-8400 or equivalent
- recommended memory is 16 GB RAM
- recommended GPU is a GTX 1050 or better
- recommended storage is 5 GB
- streaming through the full ending is allowed
- LaputaGames asks creators to include “heXtreaming” in stream titles where possible
- the official warning covers psychological horror, jumpscares, flashing lights, disturbing sound effects, and intense content
- the game is available through heXtreaming:Deep on Steam
- official updates are posted by LaputaGames on X
Closing
heXtreaming:Deep takes familiar livestream tools—chat, donations, missions, and streamer reactions—and turns them into parts of a survival-horror system. Suji has to perform for an audience while escaping ghosts, following strange rules, solving puzzles, and deciding whether the people behind the chat can actually be trusted.
The game has been available on Steam since August 14, 2026 with an official playtime estimate of 4–6 hours and five supported languages. Its U.S. introductory price is US$12.59 through August 21, while the free demo remains available for players who want to try it first.
- LaputaGames Official X — Full Release Announcement, Steam and STOVE Availability, and Launch Information
- LaputaGames Official X — 20,000 Wishlist Milestone and August 14 Launch Time
- Steam — Official Game Page, Story, Gameplay Systems, Languages, Demo, and System Requirements
- YouTube — Official Japanese heXtreaming:Deep Promotional Video
- SteamDB — Release Information, Streaming Guidelines, and Store Metadata
- Famitsu — Japanese Release Coverage, 20,000 Wishlists, Playtime, and Gameplay Overview
- Gamer — Release Information, Streaming Systems, Horror Mechanics, and Black Comedy Features
