{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3f9a2829ce1e96ef08ef4d2a","clusterId":"c_fb58f8bc6d6171a3e6ff9dd0","slug":"game-spark-picks-17-new-steam-games-as-the-crust-and-pottery-master-leave-early-access","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Game Spark Picks 17 New Steam Games As The Crust And Pottery Master Leave Early Access","summary":"Game Spark's September 11 roundup covers Steam titles that left early access or launched within three days and passed 100 user reviews. The Crust ships its 1.0 with a planning mode for modules and conveyors. Pottery Master, Sunken Engine, and PLATiNA:: LAB also graduate. WARDOGS, Shroom and Gloom, Welcome to Elderfield, and Warlord: Awaji arrive new.","whyItMatters":"The four early access graduations in one day show how much of Steam's release calendar now runs on years-old projects finishing rather than new debuts.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGame Spark runs a daily Steam roundup built on two filters: a title must have entered early access or hit full release within the past three days, and it must have drawn more than 100 user reviews, positive or negative. The September 11 edition collects 17 games across genres.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour of them finish early access: Pottery Master, The Crust, Sunken Engine, and PLATiNA:: LAB. The rest are new arrivals, led by the military shooter WARDOGS and the medieval Japan strategy game Warlord: Awaji.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePottery Master\u003c/strong\u003e: Leaves early access; 96 percent of 2,741 Steam reviews are positive\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Crust\u003c/strong\u003e: Leaves early access; adds a planning mode for modules and conveyors\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrag\u0026#39;n Wash\u003c/strong\u003e: Adult simulation; roughly 90 minutes long with three endings\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWARDOGS\u003c/strong\u003e: Military FPS for up to 100 players in three teams\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShroom and Gloom\u003c/strong\u003e: Deckbuilding roguelike RPG; over 300 cards and two exploration routes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to Elderfield\u003c/strong\u003e: Hand-drawn horror RPG with life simulation elements\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunken Engine\u003c/strong\u003e: Leaves early access; 1.0 adds the story\u0026#39;s conclusion\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLATiNA:: LAB\u003c/strong\u003e: Leaves early access; over 123 songs, reviews are mixed\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarlord: Awaji\u003c/strong\u003e: Strategy game set on Awaji Island in medieval Japan\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Crust's 1.0 adds a planning mode for modules and conveyors, so the release pitch is layout design rather than new content. Graduating early access is the smaller change.","twitterPost":"The Crust leaves early access with a planning mode for modules and conveyors. Its 1.0 sells layout design, not more content.","threadsPost":"The Crust's exit from early access comes with a planning mode for modules and conveyors. That is the substance of the 1.0: the launch pitch is designing your factory layout, not piling on new content. Pottery Master, Sunken Engine and PLATiNA:: LAB graduate alongside it that day.","newsletterBlurb":"Game Spark's September 11 Steam roundup lists titles that launched or left early access within three days and passed 100 user reviews. Four games graduate from early access on the same day, including the moon-colony sim The Crust and the pottery sim Pottery Master. New arrivals include the 100-player military shooter WARDOGS and the Awaji Island strategy game Warlord: Awaji.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/11/172152.html\",\"title\":\"巨大企業のCEOとなり、月面を開拓するコロニーシムが正式リリース。大規模アプデでは新機能や改善が盛り沢山-採れたて！本日のSteam注目ゲーム17選【2026年9月11日】\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6604,"outputTokens":872,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789134265,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T13:39:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T13:43:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T13:43:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fb58f8bc6d6171a3e6ff9dd0","canonicalTitle":"巨大企業のCEOとなり、月面を開拓するコロニーシムが正式リリース。大規模アプデでは新機能や改善が盛り沢山―採れたて！本日のSteam注目ゲーム17選【2026年9月11日】","representativeArticleId":"a_1b33de57562a24e409ed6b81","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T13:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T13:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T13:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/11/172152.html","title":"巨大企業のCEOとなり、月面を開拓するコロニーシムが正式リリース。大規模アプデでは新機能や改善が盛り沢山―採れたて！本日のSteam注目ゲーム17選【2026年9月11日】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}