{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5e4de8b718dfeb2061245fc2","clusterId":"c_ce3c91f00fa94b92c4b39cca","slug":"hammerville-releases-roboteka-a-karateka-inspired-robot-fighting-game-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"HAMMERVILLE Releases ROBOTEKA, a Karateka-Inspired Robot Fighting Game, on Steam","summary":"Indie developer HAMMERVILLE released ROBOTEKA on Steam, a side-scrolling 2D fighting action game inspired by the 1984 Apple II title Karateka. Players control a robot karate practitioner called Robote and fight an evil organization using only left and right weight-shift levers and a reversal button. The game has 7 stages in dot art and 13 original soundtrack tracks, and is 10 percent off until November 19.","whyItMatters":"ROBOTEKA builds its whole fight system on timing and distance rather than reflex, a design bet that traces directly back to Karateka and gives the Steam release a narrow, deliberate audience.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHAMMERVILLE\u0026#39;s control scheme is the pitch: left and right levers for weight shifting, plus a reversal button. Dodging at the last moment and striking at the distance where power peaks can end a fight in one blow, and the reversal button opens techniques such as roundhouse kicks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the gauge is full and a last-moment dodge lands, MIKIRI mode activates and attacks deal three times normal damage. Stage missions level up thrusts and kicks and unlock new attack methods, though the basic thrust and kick can still clear a stage for players who read distance well.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ROBOTEKA runs on two levers and a reversal button, so the challenge in HAMMERVILLE's robot fighter is weight shift, not combo memorization. Karateka's 1984 constraint is the design here, not a nod.","twitterPost":"ROBOTEKA strips the fight down to two levers and a reversal button. HAMMERVILLE built the Karateka constraint into the controls, not the art.","threadsPost":"ROBOTEKA gives players two weight-shift levers and a reversal button, nothing else. HAMMERVILLE's debt to Karateka sits in that control scheme rather than the dot art or the 13 soundtrack tracks: the 1984 constraint is the design, not a tribute.","newsletterBlurb":"HAMMERVILLE released ROBOTEKA on Steam, a side-scrolling 2D fighting game inspired by the 1984 Apple II title Karateka. Controls are limited to left and right weight-shift levers and a reversal button, with victory decided by timing and distance. The game is 10 percent off until November 19.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/12/174773.html\",\"title\":\"Robot Fighting Action Game 'ROBOTEKA,' Inspired by 'Karateka,' Released on Steam\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5595,"outputTokens":747,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794440893,"createdAt":"2026-11-11T23:43:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-11T23:47:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T23:47:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ce3c91f00fa94b92c4b39cca","canonicalTitle":"『カラテカ』インスパイアのロボット格闘アクション『ROBOTEKA』Steamでリリース","representativeArticleId":"a_73bd7cf5d26956da26bd9828","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ROBOTEKA\"],\"studios\":[\"HAMMERVILLE\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-11T23:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-11T23:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T23:47:12.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/12/174773.html","title":"『カラテカ』インスパイアのロボット格闘アクション『ROBOTEKA』Steamでリリース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ROBOTEKA"],"studios":["HAMMERVILLE"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["HAMMERVILLE released ROBOTEKA on Steam for PC.","ROBOTEKA is a side-scrolling 2D fighting action game inspired by the 1984 Apple II title Karateka.","Players control a robot karate practitioner called Robote using left and right weight-shift levers and a reversal button.","MIKIRI mode activates on a last-moment dodge at full gauge and deals three times normal damage.","ROBOTEKA includes 7 stages and 13 original soundtrack tracks, and is 10 percent off until November 19."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["roboteka","hammerville"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"roboteka","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"hammerville","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}