{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3b9dcec8b8309899c158cf53","clusterId":"c_a1c8a24fc52204d66f1d552d","slug":"dumpster-gang-sets-december-4-japan-launch-with-a-playable-demo","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dumpster Gang Sets December 4 Japan Launch With A Playable Demo","summary":"Curve Games will launch Dumpster Gang, Coyote House Games' raccoon burglary sandbox, on December 3 for PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, and for Xbox and PC Game Pass. The Steam page lists a December 4 date in Japan because of time zone differences, and the game supports Japanese display. A demo covering the tutorial and the first two missions is out now, with online co-op for up to four players.","whyItMatters":"Publishing a limited demo alongside the date gives the four-player co-op loop a test run before launch, and the Japanese store date and display support put the game in front of the same audience at the same time.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe demo covers the tutorial and the first two missions, and it already carries the Japanese display option. Shop elements and stage rewards are locked in the demo, but the full four-player online co-op is playable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissions run on a checklist: knock over trash cans, clog toilets, brew and drink coffee. The raccoons can lift and carry anything in the house and haul it to a burrow in the yard. Hats change the raccoon\u0026#39;s abilities, such as jump height, and food restores stamina. A raccoon exterminator patrols the empty houses, and players who make noise get chased, with the option to flee or throw objects and swing stick-like items back at him. Stolen goods collect at the raccoon base, where a shop handles hideout and character customization.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePC (Steam / Microsoft Store)\u003c/strong\u003e: December 3 launch date\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXbox / PC Game Pass\u003c/strong\u003e: included at launch\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapan launch\u003c/strong\u003e: December 4 per the Steam store page, due to time zone differences\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemo\u003c/strong\u003e: curated to the tutorial and first two missions, with four-player online co-op\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dumpster Gang's Steam page lists December 4 for Japan while the global launch is December 3, a time zone artifact that doubles as a regional storefront distinction for Coyote House Games.","twitterPost":"Dumpster Gang's Japan date of December 4 on Steam is a time zone split from its December 3 global launch.","threadsPost":"Dumpster Gang carries two launch dates for the same release: December 3 globally and December 4 on its Steam page in Japan. That gap falls out of time zones, but it still gives Coyote House Games a regional storefront distinction before the game is out.","newsletterBlurb":"Curve Games dated Coyote House Games' raccoon burglary sandbox Dumpster Gang for December 3 on PC and Game Pass, with a December 4 date in Japan listed on Steam. A demo is out now covering the tutorial and two missions. The game supports Japanese display.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261020-474360/\",\"title\":\"Co-op raccoon burglary game 'Dumpster Gang' to launch December 4 with Japanese support - mischief, theft, violence, a pest multiplayer game that underestimates humans too much\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4421,"outputTokens":718,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792455728,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T00:16:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T00:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T00:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a1c8a24fc52204d66f1d552d","canonicalTitle":"協力対応アライグマ空き巣ゲーム『Dumpster Gang』日本語対応で12月4日配信へ。イタズラ・盗み・暴力、人間なめすぎ害獣マルチ","representativeArticleId":"a_f0246d883a5a38559773c4d3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dumpster Gang\"],\"studios\":[\"Curve Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T23:13:57.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T23:13:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T00:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261020-474360/","title":"協力対応アライグマ空き巣ゲーム『Dumpster Gang』日本語対応で12月4日配信へ。イタズラ・盗み・暴力、人間なめすぎ害獣マルチ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dumpster Gang"],"studios":["Curve Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}