{"rewrite":{"id":"r_78f80b0a2ee68191fc819eb8","clusterId":"c_fff0dd12bdde4924f953e69b","slug":"dumb-ways-to-build-announced-for-pc-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-launching-september-10","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Dumb Ways to Build Announces September 10 Release for PC, PS5, Xbox","summary":"Dumb Ways to Die announced Dumb Ways to Build on August 19, a physics-based co-op construction game for up to four players. It launches on September 10 for PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with cross-platform multiplayer and Japanese language support. Players join the worst-rated construction company in Dumbville, tackling dangerous Crisis Jobs that involve improvised building. Anything unbolted can be grabbed, rotated, or thrown as material, and a nail gun secures unstable structures like bridges and ramps. Tools such as sledgehammers can also send teammates flying, creating chaotic workplace accidents. Proximity chat supports coordination, and solo play is available with an assist that freezes objects mid-air. After clearing all jobs, a Master Builder Certification mode adds extra challenges. The game costs $7.99, though Japanese pricing is unannounced. The Dumb Ways to Die brand began in 2012 as a railway safety campaign and has since expanded into mobile games, with over 500 million downloads across the series.","whyItMatters":"The game applies the brand's signature dark humor and physics-based chaos to a cooperative building genre, a departure from the series' typical mobile minigame format.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCo-op rooms are joined with a room code. Random matchmaking is not supported.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe developer calls the mechanic \u0026#34;DIY PLATFORMING\u0026#34;: instead of following a prepared path, players build their own route out of whatever is on hand.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMaterials to grab include wood, steel beams, and boxes, secured with a nail gun described as firing \u0026#34;like a stapler.\u0026#34;\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEach Crisis Job has different dangers, challenges, and secrets. Screenshots show high-rise exterior walls, roads with traffic, scaffolding hit by thunderstorms, and underground facilities. Objectives include reaching a hotel or statue, restoring power, and escaping the site.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe player character is called a \u0026#34;Bean\u0026#34; and is customizable across categories including head, eyes, and mouth. Cosmetics shown include fried egg, alien headgear, a poop, a diving helmet, sunglasses, a mustache, a bow tie, and flowers.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePlaySide Studios has handled the Dumb Ways to Die mobile games since 2013 and acquired the franchise from railway operator Metro Trains in October 2021.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe 2012 safety campaign commercial has been viewed over 350 million times on YouTube.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMobile titles in the brand have logged over 7 billion cumulative plays.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA related title, \u0026#34;Dumb Ways to Party,\u0026#34; is scheduled for 2026 with up to four players competing in 40 types of mini-games.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePost-launch content updates are planned, adding new jobs, tools, and cosmetics.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eClearing Crisis Jobs earns unlockable cosmetics and additional challenge modes beyond the Master Builder Certification.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dumb Ways to Build turns construction into a chaotic co-op sandbox: grab anything unbolted, nail it together, and yes, your sledgehammer can send a teammate flying. Sept 10 on PC, PS5, Xbox.","twitterPost":"In Dumb Ways to Build, your coworkers are both your building blocks and your hazards. Up to 4-player co-op, proximity chat, and a $7.99 price tag. Who needs a safety manual?","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Dumb Ways to Die brand moves to co-op construction with Dumb Ways to Build, out September 10. Physics-based chaos, improvised building, and plenty of ways to send your friends flying. Cross-platform on PC, PS5, and Xbox.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/dumb-ways-to-build-20260820-461233/\",\"title\":\"4-Player Co-Op Physics-Based 'Accident-Prone' Construction Action 'Dumb Ways to Build' Announced, Launching September 10. 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