{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4ab2db8b078f08d11f15da0a","clusterId":"c_2eeec71a3619f7b7ea34ed11","slug":"dumb-ways-to-build-launches-for-pc-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-s","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dumb Ways To Build Launches For PC, PS5 And Xbox Series X|S","summary":"Dumb Ways to Die has released Dumb Ways to Build, a physics-based co-op construction game for one to four players online. Players work for \"the most poorly reviewed construction company,\" grabbing, rotating and throwing unbolted objects as makeshift building materials while using a nail gun, sledgehammer and other tools. It is available for PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Japanese support.","whyItMatters":"The release extends a brand that began as a 2012 railway safety ad with more than 350 million YouTube views into a physics-driven co-op game, betting that the same chaotic comedy carries over to construction sites.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game casts players as employees of a company that no respectable crew would hire, sent to dangerous jobs that need paths improvised on the spot. Anything not bolted down can be grabbed, rotated and thrown, and the tool belt includes a nail gun for securing unstable bridges and scaffolding plus a sledgehammer that can help the team or knock a teammate off a roof.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaps hold Crisis Jobs with their own hazards, and rewards include cosmetics for the bean-shaped characters, called Beans, along with extra challenge modes. Proximity chat is supported in multiplayer, and solo play adjusts the difficulty, including the ability to stop objects in midair.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dumb Ways to Build pairs Dumb Ways to Die's brand with a four-player co-op format. The loose bolts and sledgehammer can peel a friend into a banana in every run.","twitterPost":"Dumb Ways to Build bases its co-op on throwing unbolted objects, so a four-player run can peel your friends into bananas.","threadsPost":"Dumb Ways to Build applies Dumb Ways to Die's tone to a four-player online game, where half the projectiles are loose bolts. The physics is the pressure: dropped hardware turns one player's build into another player's banana.","newsletterBlurb":"Dumb Ways to Die has released Dumb Ways to Build, a 1-4 player online co-op construction game for PC via Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with Japanese support. Players work for \"the most poorly reviewed construction company\" and build with anything that is not bolted down. The series traces back to the 2012 railway safety ad, viewed more than 350 million times on YouTube.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/11/172111.html\",\"title\":\"Impromptu construction with up to 4 players as members of \\\"the most poorly reviewed construction company.\\\" Physics-based chaotic co-op game testing building skills and friendship 'Dumb Ways to Build' released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4681,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789055980,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T15:55:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T15:58:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T15:58:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2eeec71a3619f7b7ea34ed11","canonicalTitle":"「最も評判の悪い建設会社」のメンバーとして最大4人で即席建築。建築スキルと友情を試す物理演算ドタバタ協力ゲーム『Dumb Ways to Build』リリース","representativeArticleId":"a_053c4de18e876e2ffc5da315","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dumb Ways to Build\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T15:15:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T15:15:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T15:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/11/172111.html","title":"「最も評判の悪い建設会社」のメンバーとして最大4人で即席建築。建築スキルと友情を試す物理演算ドタバタ協力ゲーム『Dumb Ways to Build』リリース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dumb Ways to Build"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}