{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ef2c878eaf6de76e2682ba34","clusterId":"c_b80d10d6ea62f875e83877e8","slug":"cooperative-adventure-shady-job-announced-playtest-signups-open","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Developer GAZE IN GAMES Announces Cooperative Adventure 'Shady Job'","summary":"GAZE IN GAMES, the developer behind the supermarket horror game HELLMART, announced on July 9 a new cooperative adventure game titled 'Shady Job' for PC via Steam. The game supports up to four players who take on the role of construction workers hired by the mafia to dispose of bodies. The twist is that the body bags are still alive and violently resist transport. Players must carry the struggling bags to the top of an unfinished high-rise building and bury them in concrete, using building blocks, cranes, and scaffolding to create a path upward. The body bags become more violent the more roughly they are handled, destroying structures and pushing players off cliffs. Physics simulations add chaos, with hazards like electrified floors and teammates freezing solid. The game is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2026. Playtest participants are currently being recruited via the Steam store page, and the game's text will support Japanese display.","whyItMatters":"The announcement follows GAZE IN GAMES' recent success with HELLMART, which earned a 'Mostly Positive' Steam rating, and applies the studio's trademark blend of horror and humor to a physics-based co-op format.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePlayers can use a plunger gun to climb walls and destroy obstacles. The game\u0026#39;s trailer shows body bags being airlifted and teammates catching fire or freezing solid. Fire extinguishers and first aid kits appear as items. A single misjudgment in placing building blocks can cause the entire scaffolding to collapse in a chain reaction. Players must decide whether to rescue a falling teammate or secure a rampaging body bag.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloper GAZE IN GAMES previously released HELLMART in January. That game combines supermarket management with horror and has a \u0026#34;Mostly Positive\u0026#34; rating on Steam, with 77% of 978 user reviews positive. Some reviews criticize its volume, but the blend of daytime store management and nighttime horror, along with its eerie yet humorous atmosphere, has been well received.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaytest access is available by pressing the \u0026#34;Request Access\u0026#34; button on the Steam store page. The game is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"In 'Shady Job', the corpse bags you're hauling for the mafia are still alive, and they fight back. The rougher you handle them, the more violent they get. Physics-based co-op chaos coming Q3 2026.","twitterPost":"From the makers of HELLMART comes 'Shady Job', a co-op game about carrying struggling body bags to concrete disposal. Playtest signups are open on Steam. Q3 2026 release.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"GAZE IN GAMES has announced 'Shady Job', a cooperative adventure for up to four players where you dispose of living body bags for the mafia. The bags resist and become more violent when handled roughly, leading to physics-based chaos. The game is due in Q3 2026, and playtest signups are live on Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260710j\",\"title\":\"Up to 4 players] The game 'Shady job' where you dispose of resistant 'body bags' looks interesting. 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