{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4fb588cd13fa4a8e63fff2b6","clusterId":"c_f793c54e6dfbc22fda68ef8e","slug":"dokimon-the-living-soil-announced-as-post-retirement-farming-spin-off","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Dokimon: The Living Soil Announced as Post-Retirement Farming Spin-Off","summary":"Yanako RPGs opened the Steam page for Dokimon: The Living Soil on August 17. The farming and monster-raising game follows a retired Ranger from Doki Monsters: Quest settling in a Gunma-inspired countryside town. Players farm, cook, fish, and battle in caves with roguelike elements. Release timing remains undecided.","whyItMatters":"The spin-off expands the Doki Monsters universe into a slower, farm-life direction while keeping the monster-raising core, and it follows the studio's recent sequel announcement and free Steam giveaway.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new game is set in a rural town modeled after Gunma Prefecture, where the protagonist, a former Ranger, builds a home and farm. Allied Dokimon help with farm work, and caves offer roguelike battles with rare-item rewards. Shrines provide new Dokimon, magic, and skills.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloper Yanako RPGs, a personal studio run by indie developer Yano, released Doki Monsters: Quest in November 2024 and has kept updating it. The Steam version of that game will be free for 48 hours starting August 25. Yano also announced the sequel Dokimon Quest: II on August 16, and another monster RPG, Yami Kids, is planned for 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dokimon: The Living Soil is a farming spin-off where a retired Ranger settles in a Gunma-inspired town. Farm, cook, fish, and battle in caves with roguelike elements. Steam page is up, release window undecided.","twitterPost":"Dokimon: The Living Soil announced: a farming and monster-raising spin-off set in a Gunma-inspired countryside. Retired Ranger builds a farm, allies help with chores, caves offer roguelike battles. Steam page live, release TBD.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Yanako RPGs opened the Steam page for Dokimon: The Living Soil, a spin-off where a retired Ranger farms in a Gunma-inspired town. The game mixes relaxed rural life with monster raising and roguelike cave battles. Release timing is still undecided.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260817-460479/\",\"title\":\"Monster-raising 'Japanese countryside' slow life 'Dokimon: The Living Soil' announced. Relaxed living while working on the farm together, with occasional battles\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4503,"outputTokens":584,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786971228,"createdAt":"2026-08-17T12:45:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T12:46:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T12:45:56.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f793c54e6dfbc22fda68ef8e","canonicalTitle":"モンスター育成「日本田舎」スローライフ『Dokimon: The Living Soil』発表。一緒に農作業しながらのんびり生活、時々バトル","representativeArticleId":"a_344d196986738ca02d241871","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dokimon: The Living Soil\"],\"studios\":[\"Yanako RPGs\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-17T04:58:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-17T04:58:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T12:46:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260817-460479/","title":"モンスター育成「日本田舎」スローライフ『Dokimon: The Living Soil』発表。一緒に農作業しながらのんびり生活、時々バトル"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dokimon: The Living Soil"],"studios":["Yanako RPGs"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}