{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ba1cfb1070e6f82fe16f87b2","clusterId":"c_fdf03e585ceebc0f762903bc","slug":"feed-the-scorchpot-launches-august-21-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Feed the Scorchpot Launches August 21 on Steam","summary":"Publisher Indieformer and developer Moravian Games will release Feed the Scorchpot on Steam on August 21 in Japan, with a global launch on August 20. The dice-rolling deck-building roguelike blends resource management inspired by Catan with Balatro-style scoring combos. A demo is available, currently in English and Czech only.","whyItMatters":"The game combines the resource management of Catan with the combo scoring of Balatro, and its demo has earned a 'Very Positive' rating from 95% of 71 user reviews.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFeed the Scorchpot, the debut game from Melbourne-based Moravian Games, puts players on a medieval fantasy island where they trade 20 years of cooking for dragon protection. Each year the dragon grows hungrier and pickier, and failure means becoming the meal.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe island is laid out on a hexagonal grid inspired by Catan, with seven resource types distributed randomly across tiles. Players place farms and temples at intersections to gather resources based on dice rolls. Cooking turns shift into Balatro-like scoring, where total score multiplies fodder, flavor, and essence, with recipes and buildings bought from a shop.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full release adds eight dragons with distinct traits, plus new dice and recipes unlocked through repeated play. The demo currently supports only English and Czech, though the full game is expected to display Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Feed the Scorchpot, a Catan-inspired resource management roguelike with Balatro-style scoring, launches on Steam August 21 in Japan. Demo is live now with a Very Positive rating.","twitterPost":"Feed the Scorchpot, a dice-rolling deck-builder mixing Catan resource management with Balatro combo scoring, hits Steam on August 21. Demo out now, rated Very Positive.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Feed the Scorchpot, a roguelike that blends Catan-style resource management with Balatro-like scoring combos, launches on Steam August 21. The demo has earned a Very Positive rating from 95% of 71 reviews.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260804-458368/\",\"title\":\"ドラゴン餌やりローグライク『フィード・ザ・スコーチポット』8月21日発売へ。『Balatro』の中毒性を『カタン』にプラス、失敗したら食われるゲーム\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4858,"outputTokens":584,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786150444,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T00:50:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-08T00:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T00:50:18.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fdf03e585ceebc0f762903bc","canonicalTitle":"ドラゴン餌やりローグライク『フィード・ザ・スコーチポット』8月21日発売へ。『Balatro』の中毒性を『カタン』にプラス、失敗したら食われるゲーム","representativeArticleId":"a_636e763ad754156320d5760e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Feed the Scorchpot\"],\"studios\":[\"Moravian Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-04T09:49:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-04T09:49:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T00:52:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260804-458368/","title":"ドラゴン餌やりローグライク『フィード・ザ・スコーチポット』8月21日発売へ。『Balatro』の中毒性を『カタン』にプラス、失敗したら食われるゲーム"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Feed the Scorchpot"],"studios":["Moravian Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}