{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0f754b0396833529d4513d6c","clusterId":"c_74150196b8c21ae441e615a7","slug":"baito-fight-part-time-devil-hunter-pc-version-sets-august-10-release","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Baito Fight!!: Part-Time Devil Hunter PC Version Sets August 10 Release","summary":"KINGOFSHIBUYA announced the PC version of its baseball-based demon-hunting RPG Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter will launch on August 10, 2026. The game, originally released on the Playdate handheld, features turn-based combat using baseball rules and real-time defensive batting. The PC version includes graphical and system enhancements.","whyItMatters":"The PC release brings a critically acclaimed Playdate title to a wider audience with enhanced graphics and systems, preserving its unusual baseball-meets-demon-hunting premise.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKINGOFSHIBUYA released a new trailer for Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter and confirmed the Japanese-compatible PC version will arrive on August 10, 2026. The simulation RPG casts players as Anansi, a former baseball player who moves to Osaka and takes part-time demon extermination jobs to pay rent. Combat uses a turn-based command system built on baseball rules, with a real-time batting element where perfect timing deals heavy damage but misses drain stamina.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally launched on the crank-operated Playdate handheld, the game earned multiple awards. The PC version upgrades the 1-bit black-and-white pixel art and adds system improvements. In-game time syncs with real time, and neighbor stories and side quests change daily. A playable version is available on itch.io, and the Steam store page is live.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Baito Fight!!: Part-Time Devil Hunter's PC port keeps its baseball battle system intact, a design that fit the Playdate's crank but now faces a keyboard and mouse audience.","twitterPost":"Baito Fight!!'s PC port retains the baseball battle system from the Playdate original. The design choice now meets a different input paradigm.","threadsPost":"Baito Fight!!: Part-Time Devil Hunter's PC version keeps the baseball rules for combat that made sense on the Playdate crank. On PC, that same system becomes a deliberate design constraint rather than a hardware necessity. The enhancements are graphical and systemic, but the core oddity remains.","newsletterBlurb":"KINGOFSHIBUYA announced the PC version of Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter for August 10, 2026. The game, originally on Playdate, combines turn-based baseball combat with demon extermination. The PC release includes graphical and system enhancements.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G102158/20260630016/\",\"title\":\"RPG 'Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter' Where You Work Both Baseball and Demon Hunting, PC Version to Release on August 10, 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3888,"outputTokens":618,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782800215,"createdAt":"2026-06-30T06:05:47.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-30T06:09:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-30T06:09:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_74150196b8c21ae441e615a7","canonicalTitle":"野球と悪魔退治を掛け持ちでバイトするRPG「バイト・ファイト！！：魔物ハンター」，PC向けに8月10日発売決定","representativeArticleId":"a_2d0500095b7b5570dceb5f93","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"バイト・ファイト！！：魔物ハンター\"],\"studios\":[\"KINGOFSHIBUYA\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-30T05:30:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-30T05:30:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-30T06:09:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/021/G102158/20260630016/","title":"野球と悪魔退治を掛け持ちでバイトするRPG「バイト・ファイト！！：魔物ハンター」，PC向けに8月10日発売決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["バイト・ファイト！！：魔物ハンター"],"studios":["KINGOFSHIBUYA"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The PC version of Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter launches on August 10, 2026.","The game originally released on the Playdate handheld and earned multiple awards.","Combat uses turn-based baseball rules with real-time batting where perfect timing deals heavy damage.","The PC version upgrades the 1-bit black-and-white pixel art and adds system improvements.","In-game time syncs with real time, and neighbor stories and side quests change daily."]}