{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d6d0967ab0ac2fe720ee9cf9","clusterId":"c_124eaae73ed8bfdb88478759","slug":"game-spark-s-steam-picks-for-october-27-include-severance-and-stygian-outer-gods","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Game Spark's Steam Picks for October 27 Include SEVERANCE and Stygian: Outer Gods","summary":"Game Spark's Freshly Picked column for October 27, 2026 lists Steam titles that launched or left early access within three days and drew more than 100 review ratings. The roundup leads with SEVERANCE, a five-player ghost investigation horror game on PC, priced at 1,350 yen and on sale for 1,012 yen until November 3, with no Japanese language support. Stygian: Outer Gods, a Lovecraft-influenced survival horror game set in the same world as Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, also graduated from early access.","whyItMatters":"The column's filter, three days from launch and more than 100 review ratings, is a working measure of which Steam releases are drawing attention right now, and this batch is led by a five-player asymmetric horror game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGame Spark\u0026#39;s Freshly Picked column applies two conditions to Steam releases: the game must be within three days of early access or official release, and it must have more than 100 review ratings, positive or negative. The October 27, 2026 edition leads with SEVERANCE, which left early access on PC.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSEVERANCE supports co-op for up to five players. Investigators use EMF meters, video cameras, thermometers, and dolls to gather evidence and identify a ghost, and a separate asymmetric mode lets one player take the ghost\u0026#39;s side, knocking on doors, throwing objects, and lowering sanity before an assault. Stygian: Outer Gods, a survival horror game set in the same world as Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, also graduated from early access.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEVERANCE\u003c/strong\u003e: PC (Steam), October 27, 2026, 1,350 yen (1,012 yen until November 3), no Japanese support\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStygian: Outer Gods\u003c/strong\u003e: survival horror set in the same world as Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, graduated from early access\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"SEVERANCE charges 1,350 yen and ships without Japanese language support, so the roundup's lead title is priced for a market that cannot read it in Japanese.","twitterPost":"SEVERANCE leads Game Spark's picks at 1,350 yen with no Japanese language support, a strange lead for a Japanese-language roundup.","threadsPost":"SEVERANCE leads Game Spark's October 27 Steam picks at 1,350 yen, discounted to 1,012 yen until November 3, and it ships with no Japanese language support. The roundup's headline slot goes to a horror game its own Japanese readers cannot play in Japanese.","newsletterBlurb":"Game Spark's Freshly Picked column for October 27, 2026 rounds up Steam releases within three days of launch or early access exit that have passed 100 review ratings. SEVERANCE leads the batch: a five-player ghost investigation horror game on PC, 1,350 yen and discounted to 1,012 yen until November 3, with no Japanese language support. Stygian: Outer Gods, a survival horror game set in the same world as Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, also graduated from early access.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/27/174153.html\",\"title\":\"[Up to 5 Players] Phasmophobia-like Asymmetric Ghost Investigation Horror Where One Player Is the Ghost and Four Are Investigators Officially Released. Stage Scares and Freak Out Your Friends - Freshly Picked! 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