{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8ae148b931add6f1666934c8","clusterId":"c_9ef7406a4597826ae99e78d9","slug":"dear-passengers-wishlist-passes-2-million","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Dear Passengers Wishlist Passes 2 Million","summary":"FLEXUS announced on August 1 that cooperative flight crew sim Dear Passengers has surpassed two million Steam wishlist registrations. The game casts players as the crew of the world's worst airline, handling tasks from flying and passenger service to loading illegal cargo like crocodiles and missiles. It is in development for PC and planned for release in 2026.","whyItMatters":"The two million wishlist milestone, reached after the game's chaotic premise and earlier controversy, signals strong pre-release demand for the cooperative title ahead of its 2026 launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFLEXUS confirmed the milestone on August 1, following a rapid climb that saw the game hit one million wishlist registrations just two days after its announcement in July. The studio\u0026#39;s store page notes Japanese language support is planned.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDear Passengers puts players in control of a deliberately incompetent airline. Standard duties like piloting and serving passengers sit alongside loading illegal cargo, repairing a falling-apart aircraft mid-flight, and dealing with crocodiles escaping the cargo hold. The game treats passenger safety as a low priority, even allowing crew to toss unruly passengers out the window.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dear Passengers passed 2 million Steam wishlists before release. The pitch centers on criminal cargo like crocodiles and missiles, which suggests the comedy is the draw, not the simulation.","twitterPost":"Dear Passengers hit 2 million wishlists. Its appeal lies in illegal cargo, not flight accuracy.","threadsPost":"Dear Passengers hit 2 million Steam wishlists before its 2026 release. The hook is the crew's criminal cargo, crocodiles and missiles, which shifts the sim genre toward absurdist comedy. FLEXUS is betting that chaos, not fidelity, sells.","newsletterBlurb":"Co-op flight crew sim Dear Passengers has surpassed two million Steam wishlist registrations, FLEXUS announced. The game, which lets players load illegal cargo and toss passengers out windows, is planned for PC in 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/01/170060.html\",\"title\":\"次にくるハチャメチャ協力ゲーはこれかも！航空クルーシム『Dear Passengers』ウィッシュリスト登録数200万件突破。乗客の安全は二の次三の次、何でもアリの空の旅へ\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5400,"outputTokens":531,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786291551,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T16:00:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-09T16:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T16:00:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9ef7406a4597826ae99e78d9","canonicalTitle":"次にくるハチャメチャ協力ゲーはこれかも！航空クルーシム『Dear Passengers』ウィッシュリスト登録数200万件突破。乗客の安全は二の次三の次、何でもアリの空の旅へ","representativeArticleId":"a_a3b640ae544d27a46221e0d4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dear Passengers\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-01T06:40:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-01T06:40:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T16:01:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/01/170060.html","title":"次にくるハチャメチャ協力ゲーはこれかも！航空クルーシム『Dear Passengers』ウィッシュリスト登録数200万件突破。乗客の安全は二の次三の次、何でもアリの空の旅へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dear Passengers"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}