{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e2a948dbb6a69ddd9c54558e","clusterId":"c_bec886df45d65e636d5c7ccf","slug":"airsoft-online-opens-free-steam-beta-runs-until-october-26","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Airsoft Online Opens Free Steam Beta, Runs Until October 26","summary":"Pixomnia Studio opened the free open beta test for Airsoft Online on October 8 on PC via Steam. The build supports Japanese display and a Japanese server, and runs Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Domination, and Stronghold on indoor and outdoor maps at up to 6 vs. 6. Matches use airsoft guns, selectable BBs, and a fluid-dynamics-based physics system. The beta runs until October 26, with release planned within 2026.","whyItMatters":"Pixomnia is testing whether a shooter that drops hit markers, adds wind drift to projectiles, and makes players call their own hits can sustain a competitive audience before the game's planned 2026 launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe beta build keeps health and hit markers as optional settings, so a match can be played with neither. Player characters who are shot raise a hand and report \u0026#34;Hit!\u0026#34; themselves.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuns are split by category, including assault rifles, shotguns, and sniper rifles, with spring-powered and gas blowback mechanisms reproduced. BBs come in multiple types chosen alongside a main weapon, a secondary pistol, grenades, and smoke grenades in an early version of the loadout editor. Saved loadouts can be tested at an indoor shooting range offline.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Airsoft Online ships with a Japanese server and Japanese display before its 2026 release, so Pixomnia Studio is treating the home audience as a launch market rather than a later localization patch.","twitterPost":"Airsoft Online runs its beta on a Japanese server and Japanese display, so Pixomnia Studio is building the home market into launch, not as a port afterthought.","threadsPost":"Airsoft Online ships with Japanese display and a Japanese server before its 2026 release. That means Pixomnia Studio is treating Japanese players as a launch audience rather than patching them in post-release, which shapes how the Steam beta gets balanced now.","newsletterBlurb":"Pixomnia Studio opened the free open beta for Airsoft Online on October 8, running until October 26 on PC via Steam. The build includes classic modes at up to 6 vs. 6, a Japanese server, and an original physics system built on fluid dynamics. Release is planned within 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261009-472860/\",\"title\":\"Steam Physics-Based Airsoft Game 'Airsoft Online' Opens Free Beta Test; Get Hit and You Properly Call 'Hit!', and BBs Don't Fly Straight\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4384,"outputTokens":612,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791546736,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T11:47:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T11:51:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T11:51:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bec886df45d65e636d5c7ccf","canonicalTitle":"Steam物理演算サバゲー『Airsoft Online』無料ベータテスト開始。撃たれたらちゃんと「ヒット！」と申告、BB弾だから真っ直ぐ飛ばない","representativeArticleId":"a_5909220d06bcd1bc03331883","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Airsoft Online\"],\"studios\":[\"Pixomnia Studio\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T10:55:33.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T13:45:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T13:47:17.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261009-472860/","title":"Steam物理演算サバゲー『Airsoft Online』無料ベータテスト開始。撃たれたらちゃんと「ヒット！」と申告、BB弾だから真っ直ぐ飛ばない"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/09/173448.html","title":"プラスチック製BB弾の弾道を再現！サバゲーFPS『Airsoft Online』オープンベータ実施中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Airsoft Online"],"studios":["Pixomnia Studio"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}