{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f9d1ce799e14ffedf53321ff","clusterId":"c_18857cb547f76129e94da3ed","slug":"indie-competitive-shooter-rounds-gets-half-off-steam-sale","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Indie Competitive Shooter ROUNDS Gets Half-Off Steam Sale","summary":"The 1-on-1 competitive shooter ROUNDS, developed by Landfall, is on sale for 335 yen (half off) on Steam until July 27. The game holds an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from over 35,000 reviews. Its core mechanic gives the losing player an upgrade each round, enabling increasingly absurd gun builds. Landfall is known for TABS and the 2025 co-op climbing game PEAK.","whyItMatters":"The sale lowers the entry barrier to a well-regarded indie competitive game whose comeback mechanic has sustained a strong player base and positive reception.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eROUNDS, the 1-on-1 competitive shooter from Landfall, is half off on Steam until July 27. The game\u0026#39;s key feature is that the losing player in each round picks an upgrade, stacking abilities like ricochet, bullet speed, and explosion on impact. Examples include a shotgun that scatters homing bullets and a rotating saw that deploys on block. With over 65 upgrade types, matches escalate quickly and last about 10 minutes. Landfall, the studio behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and the 2025 co-op climbing game PEAK, developed ROUNDS. The sale price is 335 yen, down from 670 yen.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The indie 1-on-1 shooter ROUNDS is half off on Steam until July 27. The losing player gets an upgrade each round, leading to increasingly absurd gun builds. Overwhelmingly Positive rating. Worth a look.","twitterPost":"The indie 1-on-1 shooter ROUNDS is half off on Steam until July 27. The losing player gets an upgrade each round, leading to increasingly absurd gun builds. Overwhelmingly Positive rating. Worth a look.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"ROUNDS, the 1-on-1 competitive shooter from Landfall, is on sale for half off on Steam until July 27. The game's unique mechanic gives the losing player an upgrade each round, creating escalating and often hilarious gun builds. With an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, it's a low-cost entry to a well-loved indie title.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260713k\",\"title\":\"[Half Price] 1-on-1 game 'ROUNDS' where you fight with absurdly powerful guns is on sale for 335 yen. \\\"The losing side\\\" can upgrade their gun, making it increasingly specialized, such as \\\"spreading poison gas while ricocheting at high speed\\\".\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3901,"outputTokens":1550,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783929821,"createdAt":"2026-07-13T07:52:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-13T07:57:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T07:52:29.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_18857cb547f76129e94da3ed","canonicalTitle":"【半額】トンデモ性能の銃で戦う1対1のゲーム『ROUNDS』が335円のセール中。“負けた側”が銃を強化でき「高速で跳弾しながら毒ガスをバラ撒く」といった具合に尖っていく","representativeArticleId":"a_d711d72867fd9a7f78afcb46","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ROUNDS\"],\"studios\":[\"Landfall Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-13T02:47:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-13T02:47:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T07:57:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260713k","title":"【半額】トンデモ性能の銃で戦う1対1のゲーム『ROUNDS』が335円のセール中。“負けた側”が銃を強化でき「高速で跳弾しながら毒ガスをバラ撒く」といった具合に尖っていく"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ROUNDS"],"studios":["Landfall Games"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}