{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4c8fba9d0d7244a6af813c29","clusterId":"c_66bc810de2d171febaeb936b","slug":"bexide-opens-cat-and-paste-playtest-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"BeXide Opens Cat And Paste Playtest On Steam","summary":"BeXide began an open playtest for Cat and Paste! on Steam on October 16. The game is a hide-and-seek battle for up to 16 players who play as cats that copy and paste objects to disguise themselves. The playtest runs through October 19 at 16:00, is free to join with a Steam account, and the full game's release date is undecided.","whyItMatters":"A free, streaming-permitted four-day test gives BeXide a wide window to gauge balance in a 16-player mode before the full version's release date is decided.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe open playtest runs on Steam from October 16 to October 19 at 16:00, and anyone with a Steam account can request access to the playtest build for free. Streaming is permitted during the test. BeXide is taking feedback through its official Discord and a playtest feedback form reachable from Steam news, and the schedule may change without notice.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full version is planned for PC (Steam), with no release date set. Beyond the modes in the test, BeXide has said the full release will include an Edit Mode for placing objects on a map to build stages.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cat And Paste! runs its playtest through October 19, but BeXide has no release date set. The window gives the studio real player data on the copy-and-paste disguise mechanic before it commits to one.","twitterPost":"Cat And Paste! ends its playtest October 19 with no release date set. The disguise mechanic gets tested before BeXide commits.","threadsPost":"Cat And Paste! gives players a four-day window to stress the up-to-16-player copy-and-paste hiding. BeXide has no release date, so this playtest is the main read on whether the disguise mechanic holds up before the studio commits.","newsletterBlurb":"BeXide started a free open playtest for Cat and Paste! on Steam on October 16, running to October 19 at 16:00. Up to 16 players split into cats and hunters; cats copy objects like crates, barrels, tractors, and trees to transform, then paste fakes to hide. Two modes are in the test, and the full version adds an Edit Mode. A release date is undecided.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610162h\",\"title\":\"【Up to 16-Player Multiplayer】Open playtest begins for 'Cat and Paste!', a hide-and-seek battle game where you play a cat that \\\"copy-pastes\\\" objects. Limited time until October 19 at 16:00\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4801,"outputTokens":651,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792146131,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T10:17:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T10:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_66bc810de2d171febaeb936b","canonicalTitle":"【最大16人マルチ】オブジェクトを“コピペ”するネコになる、かくれんぼ対戦ゲーム『Cat and Paste!』オープンプレイテストが開始。10月19日16時までの期間限定","representativeArticleId":"a_a76a1248f98d8e0fa391d505","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cat and Paste!\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T09:00:40.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T09:00:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610162h","title":"【最大16人マルチ】オブジェクトを“コピペ”するネコになる、かくれんぼ対戦ゲーム『Cat and Paste!』オープンプレイテストが開始。10月19日16時までの期間限定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cat and Paste!"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}