{"rewrite":{"id":"r_eee398121beb12c13f728ea7","clusterId":"c_3d0554a47823be597cf78b3a","slug":"book-of-travels-goes-fully-offline-on-july-31-price-cut-to-163-yen","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Book of Travels Goes Fully Offline on July 31, Price Cut to 163 Yen","summary":"Might and Delight announced that the online RPG Book of Travels will become a fully offline title on July 31, 2026. The game, which entered Steam Early Access in 2021, saw its development team shrink from 35 to 10 after disappointing launch sales. The price has been reduced to 655 yen, with a 75% Steam Summer Sale discount bringing it to 163 yen.","whyItMatters":"The transition marks the end of online support for a game that struggled commercially despite positive reviews, and the steep discount offers a last chance to buy before it becomes a single-player-only title.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eStockholm-based developer Might and Delight is urging players to save their online character data before Book of Travels goes fully offline on July 31, 2026. The RPG, available on Steam, originally launched in Early Access in October 2021 and received positive user reviews. But in December 2021 the developer disclosed that the launch had not met expectations, and the development team was cut from 35 to 10 people. The team continued releasing updates despite the downsized structure. With the offline transition, the game\u0026#39;s price has dropped from 3,400 yen to 655 yen, and the Early Access tag has been removed. The ongoing Steam Summer Sale applies a 75% discount, bringing the price to 163 yen. The soundtrack DLC is also 75% off at 98 yen. The game does not support Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Book of Travels' team shrank from 35 to 10 after launch. The offline conversion is a survival move, not a pivot.","twitterPost":"Book of Travels' team went from 35 to 10 after launch. Offline mode is survival, not strategy.","threadsPost":"Book of Travels' team dropped from 35 to 10 after disappointing launch sales. The offline conversion is a survival move, not a creative pivot. The price cut to 163 yen during the Steam Summer Sale confirms the urgency.","newsletterBlurb":"Might and Delight is reminding players to save their online character data before Book of Travels becomes a fully offline title on July 31. The game's price has been cut to 655 yen, and a 75% Steam Summer Sale discount brings it to 163 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168807.html\",\"title\":\"[Sale for 163 yen] Don't Forget to Save Your Online Character Data in 'Book of Travels' as It Goes Fully Offline\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3751,"outputTokens":580,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783091599,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T15:05:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-03T15:09:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T15:09:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3d0554a47823be597cf78b3a","canonicalTitle":"【セールで163円】完全オフライン化が迫る『Book of Travels』オンラインキャラクターデータの保存を忘れずに","representativeArticleId":"a_5fce9a5afa1da386baed49fc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Book of Travels\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-03T14:30:37.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-03T14:30:37.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-03T15:09:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/03/168807.html","title":"【セールで163円】完全オフライン化が迫る『Book of Travels』オンラインキャラクターデータの保存を忘れずに"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Book of Travels"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Book of Travels goes fully offline on July 31, 2026.","The game's development team was cut from 35 to 10 people after disappointing launch sales in December 2021.","The price is reduced to 655 yen, with a 75% Steam Summer Sale discount bringing it to 163 yen.","The game does not support Japanese."]}