{"rewrite":{"id":"r_16b55734b3d7384c3831a5f7","clusterId":"c_bba6c799cee6682e22717051","slug":"co-op-platformer-hamsteria-passes-70-000-wishlists-despite-15-demo-clear-rate","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Co-Op Platformer Hamsteria Passes 70,000 Wishlists Despite 15% Demo Clear Rate","summary":"Developer 2WheelerDev announced that Hamsteria, a two-player cooperative platformer for PC on Steam, has surpassed 70,000 wishlists. The demo has a 15% clear rate but holds a 'Very Positive' rating from nearly 100 reviews. The full version, offering 6-8 hours of gameplay, is still months from release.","whyItMatters":"The game's high wishlist count and positive reception despite a punishing demo clear rate suggest a niche audience for demanding co-op action on Steam.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDeveloper 2WheelerDev revealed that the wishlist count for Hamsteria has exceeded 70,000 on Steam. The game, a high-difficulty platformer designed exclusively for two-player co-op, tasks each player with controlling a hamster riding a connected wheel, spinning only forward or backward to navigate obstacle-filled stages. Originally released for free on itch.io, the game was later localized and improved, with a demo released on Steam. According to Steam News, 22,000 players have tried the demo, and it has earned a \u0026#39;Very Positive\u0026#39; rating from nearly 100 reviews. The full version is expected to offer 6-8 hours of gameplay and is still several months away.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hamsteria's 15% demo clear rate and 'Very Positive' reviews suggest the game's appeal lies in the co-op experience itself, not in completion. Wishlists may convert at a higher rate than the clear rate implies.","twitterPost":"Hamsteria's 15% demo clear rate paired with 'Very Positive' reviews suggests the co-op experience sells itself, not the challenge.","threadsPost":"Hamsteria's demo has a 15% clear rate but sits at 'Very Positive' from nearly 100 reviews. That gap between completion and satisfaction points to a game whose value is the two-player interaction itself, not the act of finishing it. 70,000 wishlists with months until release suggests the demo is doing its job.","newsletterBlurb":"Developer 2WheelerDev announced that Hamsteria, a two-player cooperative platformer for PC on Steam, has surpassed 70,000 wishlists. The demo has a 15% clear rate but holds a 'Very Positive' rating from nearly 100 reviews. The full version, offering 6-8 hours of gameplay, is still months from release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/16/168063.html\",\"title\":\"Demo clear rate 15%!? Yet 'Very Positive' two-player cooperative 'hamster wheel' action game 'Hamsteria' surpasses 70,000 wishlists\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3814,"outputTokens":582,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781617080,"createdAt":"2026-06-16T13:30:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-16T13:34:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T13:34:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bba6c799cee6682e22717051","canonicalTitle":"デモ版クリア率15%！？それでも“非常に好評”な2人協力「ハムスターの回るアレ」アクション『Hamsteria』ウィッシュリスト数7万件突破","representativeArticleId":"a_37b875fcf7d87cb07cbd4734","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hamsteria\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-16T12:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-16T12:45:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T13:34:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/16/168063.html","title":"デモ版クリア率15%！？それでも“非常に好評”な2人協力「ハムスターの回るアレ」アクション『Hamsteria』ウィッシュリスト数7万件突破"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hamsteria"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Hamsteria has surpassed 70,000 wishlists on Steam.","The demo has a 15% clear rate but holds a 'Very Positive' rating from nearly 100 reviews.","22,000 players have tried the demo.","The full version is expected to offer 6-8 hours of gameplay and is still several months away.","The game is a high-difficulty platformer designed exclusively for two-player co-op, with each player controlling a hamster on a connected wheel."]}