{"rewrite":{"id":"r_00a35b6e2f3868f18ff30c1c","clusterId":"c_1121fbf813c4905c523f7bcc","slug":"hubert-sheepdog-game-sets-october-13-steam-release","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hubert Sheepdog Game Sets October 13 Steam Release","summary":"Brocap Studio will release Hubert, a third-person adventure where players guide flocks of sheep as a sheepdog, on Steam October 13 (October 12 local time), with a PS5 version due in October. The Czech indie studio includes staff who worked on Mafia: The Old Country, Last Train Home, and Crime Boss: Rockay City. A demo on Steam since February holds a Very Positive rating, and the game won Best Game at the Game Access 2026 Indie Awards in May.","whyItMatters":"The demo's Very Positive rating and Best Game win at Game Access 2026 suggest the herding mechanic has landed, leaving the full story's wilderness mystery as the open question for the October release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHubert is not a herding dog by trade. He follows Lily, who saved him from drowning in a river, and the pair take a job posting that reads \u0026#39;Experienced shepherd with dog wanted\u0026#39; from the most difficult farmer in the valley. The sheep follow Hubert\u0026#39;s movements but startle and scatter when he barks, a habit described as \u0026#39;goldfish-level\u0026#39; concentration, so the player runs around the flock to steer it. Scent tracking shifts the screen\u0026#39;s color and draws ground traces as lines, and wolves beyond the fence bring combat. The farm days run parallel to a mysterious \u0026#39;call\u0026#39; echoing in the wilderness that Hubert cannot explain.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hubert, the sheepdog herding game from Czech studio Brocap Studio, hits Steam October 13, with PS5 in October. The demo is rated Very Positive and the game took Best Game at Game Access 2026. Sheep with goldfish-level concentration, wolves, and a mystery call beyond the fence.","twitterPost":"Hubert, the sheepdog herding game from Brocap Studio (staff with Mafia: The Old Country credits), launches on Steam October 13. PS5 version follows in October. Demo is Very Positive; game won Best Game at Game Access 2026.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Hubert, a third-person sheepdog herding game from Czech indie Brocap Studio, launches on Steam October 13, with a PS5 version due the same month. The studio includes staff who worked on Mafia: The Old Country, Last Train Home, and Crime Boss: Rockay City. A demo on Steam since February holds a Very Positive rating, and the game won Best Game at the Game Access 2026 Indie Awards in May.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260901-464310/\",\"title\":\"Fluffy and Emotional Sheepdog Game 'Hubert' to Release on October 13: A Heartwarming Sheep-Herding Farm Life by Former 'Mafia' Developers\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4651,"outputTokens":2647,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788318926,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T03:03:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T03:07:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T03:07:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1121fbf813c4905c523f7bcc","canonicalTitle":"もふもふエモい牧羊犬ゲーム『Hubert』10月13日配信へ。羊を率いて荒野を駆ける、『マフィア』元開発者らが描く“ほんわか羊追い”農場暮らし","representativeArticleId":"a_80f8b42d6af65b7c5103ff70","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hubert\"],\"studios\":[\"Brocap Studio\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T02:41:45.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T02:41:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T03:09:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260901-464310/","title":"もふもふエモい牧羊犬ゲーム『Hubert』10月13日配信へ。羊を率いて荒野を駆ける、『マフィア』元開発者らが描く“ほんわか羊追い”農場暮らし"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hubert"],"studios":["Brocap Studio"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}