{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4c42d484f539c3634026da7c","clusterId":"c_c9104437e4a4ecd065553ef7","slug":"game-spark-s-weekly-indie-picks-list-mana-alchemy-dungeon-settlers-trash-day","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Game Spark's Weekly Indie Picks List Mana Alchemy, Dungeon Settlers, Trash Day","summary":"Game Spark's third-week-of-October indie picks column lists three PC titles. Mana Alchemy is an open-world Vampire Survivors-style action RPG from METASLA, the developer of Sea Fantasy, with a 2027 release date and no price set. Dungeon Settlers is a colony sim and dungeon crawler with permadeath and procedurally generated dungeons, out September 4, 2026 at 2,480 yen. Trash Day is a physics-based raccoon co-op game for up to six players.","whyItMatters":"Two of the three picks carry concrete dates and a price while the third only has a year, which is the practical difference between a store page you can plan around and one you cannot.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe column is a weekly format: the editorial team picks indie titles worth a look and gives each one a short write-up plus its platform, release date, and price. All three entries this week are Steam releases with Japanese language support, though the column only states Japanese availability for two of them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe picks span three different reference points. Mana Alchemy builds on the auto-attacking Survivors formula with puzzle-arranged spells and a post-boss choice that alters the ending. Dungeon Settlers pairs base building with real-time combat you can pause. Trash Day drops the strategy entirely for raccoons pushing a stolen wagon.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMana Alchemy\u003c/strong\u003e: METASLA open-world action RPG, PC (Steam), 2027, price TBD\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDungeon Settlers\u003c/strong\u003e: Colony sim and dungeon crawler, PC (Steam), September 4, 2026, 2,480 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrash Day\u003c/strong\u003e: Physics-based raccoon co-op for up to 6 players, PC\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Trash Day shares a Game Spark indie roundup with Mana Alchemy (2027) and Dungeon Settlers (Sept 4, 2026). Raccoon chaos gets the praise; the two with dates stay unproven.","twitterPost":"Trash Day shares Game Spark's indie roundup with Mana Alchemy and Dungeon Settlers. Only Trash Day gets the praise.","threadsPost":"Trash Day sits in the same Game Spark indie roundup as Mana Alchemy (2027) and Dungeon Settlers (Sept 4, 2026). The raccoon co-op is the one drawing praise, while the other two still carry release dates and no proven audience.","newsletterBlurb":"Game Spark's third-week-of-October indie column lists three Steam titles. Dungeon Settlers is the most concrete of the bunch, out September 4, 2026 at 2,480 yen. Mana Alchemy from METASLA has only a 2027 window and no price, and Trash Day is a six-player raccoon co-op game with no date given in the column.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/25/174058.html\",\"title\":\"[Up to 6 Players] The Chaotic Co-op Action Game 'Trash Day,' Where You Play as Raccoons Scavenging Through Trash, Is Gaining 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Popularity. Goofing Around, Taking Detours, Getting Blown Away [This Week's Top 3 Indie Picks]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5036,"outputTokens":807,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792908446,"createdAt":"2026-10-25T06:02:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T06:06:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T06:06:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c9104437e4a4ecd065553ef7","canonicalTitle":"【最大6人】アライグマになってゴミを漁りまくるカオスな協力アクション『Trash Day』が“圧倒的に好評”で人気集める。ふざけ合ったり、寄り道したり、吹っ飛んだり【今週のインディー3選】","representativeArticleId":"a_4fe6a03583ed7db891ff70b2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Trash Day\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-25T04:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-25T06:06:11.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/25/174058.html","title":"【最大6人】アライグマになってゴミを漁りまくるカオスな協力アクション『Trash Day』が“圧倒的に好評”で人気集める。ふざけ合ったり、寄り道したり、吹っ飛んだり【今週のインディー3選】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Trash Day"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}