{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5b759de0ffa82b7858d58b45","clusterId":"c_6eace032578296ad875cd1c6","slug":"hooded-horse-signs-beltfed-japanese-support-confirmed","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hooded Horse Signs Beltfed, Japanese Support Confirmed","summary":"Hooded Horse announced on October 9 that it has signed a publishing agreement for BELTFED, a game from Hello World Studios that mixes factory automation, tower defense, and roguelike systems. Japanese language support was confirmed at the same time. Hooded Horse Japan said wishlist registrations passed 200,000 less than two weeks after the September Steam announcement. The game is set for release in 2027 on PC via Steam.","whyItMatters":"A publisher signing and a language confirmation this early turn a fast wishlist spike into a concrete release plan, which is what a Steam page alone cannot do.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBELTFED was announced for Steam in September and drew more than 200,000 wishlist registrations in under two weeks, according to Hooded Horse Japan. The publishing deal gives the project a named backer before a release date is set. Players control a runaway AI working under a single order, \u0026#34;Automate death,\u0026#34; and build conveyor belts, smelters, and assembly machines to turn ore into weapons while holding a factory centered on the \u0026#34;Nexus\u0026#34; against swarms of insects. Available defensive gear includes firearms, flamethrowers, mortars, lasers, drones, and landmines, with upgrade cards offered as the factory expands.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Beltfed passed 200,000 wishlists before Japanese support was confirmed. Hooded Horse signed on to publish what Hello World Studios built, and the 2027 Steam release date now carries a validated audience.","twitterPost":"Beltfed cleared 200,000 wishlists before Hooded Horse even signed as publisher. The demand preceded the deal.","threadsPost":"Beltfed hit 200,000 wishlists less than two weeks after its Steam announcement, and now Hooded Horse has signed on as publisher with Japanese support confirmed. The wishlist number arrived before the publishing deal, which means Hooded Horse is stepping into an audience Hello World Studios already built.","newsletterBlurb":"Hooded Horse has signed BELTFED, a factory automation, tower defense, and roguelike game from Hello World Studios, and confirmed Japanese language support. Hooded Horse Japan said wishlist registrations passed 200,000 less than two weeks after the September Steam announcement. The game is scheduled for release in 2027 on PC via Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261010b\",\"title\":\"Japanese language support confirmed for the highly addictive factory x tower defense x roguelike game \\\"BELTFED\\\"; Hooded Horse to serve as publisher. Wishlist registrations surpass 200,000 less than two weeks after announcement\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4368,"outputTokens":616,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791564730,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T16:46:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T16:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T16:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6eace032578296ad875cd1c6","canonicalTitle":"中毒性がヤバそうな工場×タワーディフェンス×ローグライクゲーム『BELTFED』の日本語対応が決定、Hooded Horseがパブリッシャーを担当。発表から2週間足らずでウィッシュリスト20万件を突破","representativeArticleId":"a_073567dce219e40f8145f3eb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BELTFED\"],\"studios\":[\"Hooded Horse\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T15:38:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T15:38:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T16:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261010b","title":"中毒性がヤバそうな工場×タワーディフェンス×ローグライクゲーム『BELTFED』の日本語対応が決定、Hooded Horseがパブリッシャーを担当。発表から2週間足らずでウィッシュリスト20万件を突破"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BELTFED"],"studios":["Hooded Horse"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}