{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d6be308e40b9415163b032c2","clusterId":"c_e4639075fda29abfbaa97c47","slug":"5th-cell-announces-broke-wizards-a-co-op-game-about-paying-rent-with-magic","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"5th Cell Announces Broke Wizards, a Co-op Game About Paying Rent With Magic","summary":"Developer 5th Cell announced Broke Wizards, a cooperative action game for up to six players on PC. Players take on odd jobs to pay rent to a demon landlord, with activities ranging from monster-slaying to exploring the backrooms. It launches in August 2026 on Steam and Epic Games Store.","whyItMatters":"The announcement marks 5th Cell's first new game in roughly five years and its second self-published PC title, following the studio's downsizing in 2016.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e5th Cell, the studio behind the Scribblenauts series, revealed Broke Wizards on July 22. The game casts players as wizards who must earn money through chaotic jobs to meet a weekly rent deadline set by a giant imp demon landlord. Failure means being eaten. Jobs include defending a city from monsters without destroying it, exploring the backrooms, racing as a magical crow, and playing a Snake-like minigame on a smartphone. Players can also gamble on high-stakes roulette. Collecting all Magic Keys unlocks a house deed and freedom from the landlord. Broke Wizards supports online multiplayer for up to six players and is scheduled for an August 2026 release on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"5th Cell's Broke Wizards turns rent into a co-op loop, but the demon landlord and backrooms exploration suggest the humor runs darker than Scribblenauts.","twitterPost":"Broke Wizards turns rent into a co-op loop, with a demon landlord and backrooms jobs hinting at darker humor than Scribblenauts.","threadsPost":"5th Cell's Broke Wizards pitches co-op magic jobs to pay a demon landlord, with tasks like monster-slaying and backrooms exploration. The premise is comic, but the landlord and backrooms reference suggest a darker edge than Scribblenauts.","newsletterBlurb":"5th Cell announced Broke Wizards, a cooperative action game for up to six players on PC. Players use magic to complete jobs like monster-slaying and backrooms exploration to pay rent to a demon landlord. It launches in August 2026 on Steam and the Epic Games Store.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260722-456041/\",\"title\":\"Up to 6-Player Co-op 'Broke Wizards' Announced: A New Game from the Developers of 'Scribblenauts' Featuring a Chaotic Life of Rent Payments, from Monster Slaying to 'Backrooms' Exploration\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4013,"outputTokens":562,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784769238,"createdAt":"2026-07-23T01:02:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-23T01:05:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-23T01:02:13.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e4639075fda29abfbaa97c47","canonicalTitle":"最大6人協力・金欠魔法使いアクション『Broke Wizards』発表。怪物退治から“バックルーム探索”まで家賃捻出ドタバタ生活、『Scribblenauts』開発元の新作","representativeArticleId":"a_8ec585d3887de7de60d5c71b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Broke Wizards\"],\"studios\":[\"5th Cell\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-22T02:02:39.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-22T02:02:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-23T01:05:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260722-456041/","title":"最大6人協力・金欠魔法使いアクション『Broke Wizards』発表。怪物退治から“バックルーム探索”まで家賃捻出ドタバタ生活、『Scribblenauts』開発元の新作"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Broke Wizards"],"studios":["5th Cell"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}