{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6fdcb7c2872506336831c877","clusterId":"c_b53a202bb08898d27c3206dc","slug":"dotemu-releases-free-8-player-party-battle-game-blasterbug-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dotemu Releases Free 8-Player Party Battle Game Blasterbug on Steam","summary":"Dotemu released the 2D top-down party battle game Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing for free on PC via Steam on August 25. The game supports up to 8 players in local multiplayer, with online play available through Steam Remote Play Together. Players control one of 15 bugs and throw cross-shaped Pome Grenades across 15 stages and five modes, developed by the team behind Windjammers 2.","whyItMatters":"The Windjammers 2 team's free Bomberman-style homage leans on Steam Remote Play Together for online play while keeping the core experience local multiplayer only.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDotemu\u0026#39;s new party battle game leans openly on Hudson\u0026#39;s Bomberman lineage, with cross-shaped explosions and a cast of bugs instead of bombs. The 15 playable characters each carry a special move, such as a spider that slows opponents with sticky webs or a dung beetle that rolls explosive balls, which adds a fighting-game layer to the bomb-laying fundamentals.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe five modes include Death Battle, Coin Battle, Crown Battle, Paint Battle, and Party Battle, the last mixing the other four at random. The 15 stages add gimmicks like water currents, passing cars, and spiked rollers that force different responses. One stage removes bombs entirely and relies on punch attacks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiplayer is local only, so online play runs through Steam Remote Play Together. A 16th character, Garlandra, who fights with a giant sword, is available as paid DLC.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dotemu dropped Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing for free on Steam today. Up to 8 players in local multiplayer, 15 bugs with special moves, 15 gimmick-heavy stages, and a Bomberman-style core from the Windjammers 2 team. Paid DLC adds a 16th sword-wielding bug.","twitterPost":"Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing is out now on Steam, free. 8-player local party battles with 15 bugs, cross-shaped grenades, and five modes. Online play via Remote Play Together. From the Windjammers 2 team, with a 16th bug as paid DLC.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Dotemu released Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing for free on Steam. The 8-player party game from the Windjammers 2 team puts 15 bugs with unique special moves through five modes and 15 gimmick-laden stages. Multiplayer is local only, with online play via Steam Remote Play Together.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260825-462368/\",\"title\":\"Max 8-Player Multiplayer 'Bomber Bug' Party Battle 'Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing' Announced, Free Distribution Begins Immediately on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4487,"outputTokens":660,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787950432,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T20:37:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T20:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T20:37:53.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b53a202bb08898d27c3206dc","canonicalTitle":"最大8人マルチ対応・“爆弾虫”パーティーバトル『Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing』発表、いきなり無料配信開始。Steamにて","representativeArticleId":"a_c74da6286a8e54ac7987983d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing\"],\"studios\":[\"Dotemu\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T00:29:40.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T00:29:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T20:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260825-462368/","title":"最大8人マルチ対応・“爆弾虫”パーティーバトル『Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing』発表、いきなり無料配信開始。Steamにて"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing"],"studios":["Dotemu"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}