{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7108ea8c7bf0fb9b9b8f726d","clusterId":"c_81dc298f0b8d00051b27767b","slug":"cop-bastard-gets-october-29-release-date-on-steam-and-gog","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Cop Bastard Gets October 29 Release Date On Steam And GOG","summary":"Publisher Retrovibe and developer targim. set the PC release of the FPS Cop Bastard for October 29, 2026, on Steam and GOG.com. Players are a hardline detective in early 1990s Osaka, shooting through yakuza in narrow corridors. The game has no ADS, no puzzles, and no character builds. Spitting on enemies restores HP. A demo is already available on Steam, and the game supports Japanese.","whyItMatters":"A dated PC shooter with a fixed price and a live demo is being marketed on refusal rather than features, and that pitch now has a ship date.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe release date is October 29, 2026, on Steam and GOG.com. The setting is early 1990s Osaka, and the action is corridor shooting against waves of yakuza with pistols and machine guns. The design choices are subtractive: no aim-down-sights, no puzzles, no character builds. Health returns when the player spits on a corpse. A demo sits on the Steam store page now, and the game carries Japanese support.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cop Bastard leans on HP restored by spitting on enemies, not on builds or aiming down sights. The design removes every modern FPS safety net and bets hardline action alone holds the corridor.","twitterPost":"Cop Bastard strips out ADS, puzzles, and character builds. The only heal is spitting on enemies. targim. is betting the 1990s Osaka setting carries the whole loop.","threadsPost":"Cop Bastard's design has no ADS, no puzzles, and no character builds. HP comes back only by spitting on enemies. targim. is treating the early 1990s Osaka yakuza setting as the whole game, not a backdrop for systems.","newsletterBlurb":"Retrovibe and targim. have dated Cop Bastard for October 29, 2026 on Steam and GOG.com. The FPS puts players in early 1990s Osaka as a detective shooting through yakuza in tight corridors, with no ADS, puzzles, or character builds. A Steam demo is available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173665.html\",\"title\":\"90s Japan-Set FPS 'COP BASTARD' Confirmed for October 29 Release on Steam/GOG! Pure Hard Action With No Puzzles or Parkour\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4754,"outputTokens":564,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792084930,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T17:16:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T17:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T17:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_81dc298f0b8d00051b27767b","canonicalTitle":"90年代日本舞台のFPS『COP BASTARD（ろくでなし警官）』Steam/GOGにて10月29日リリース決定！パズルやパークは一切なしの純粋ハードアクション","representativeArticleId":"a_0169606aea6a59949ce00249","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"COP BASTARD\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T16:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T16:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T17:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173665.html","title":"90年代日本舞台のFPS『COP BASTARD（ろくでなし警官）』Steam/GOGにて10月29日リリース決定！パズルやパークは一切なしの純粋ハードアクション"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["COP BASTARD"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}