{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c0212d79e79bf2f7f26fb65a","clusterId":"c_cfe483ff82e735903a0b40f5","slug":"intravenous-3-borderline-prologue-launches-free-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Intravenous 3: Borderline Prologue Launches Free On Steam","summary":"HypeTrain Digital and Explosive Squat Games have released Intravenous 3: Borderline, a free prologue version of the top-down action game Intravenous 3. The prologue carries two full-scale missions built on the main game's core systems. Players control Gideon, a mercenary who has lost everything and wants revenge, using darkness, sound, distractions, gadgets, and the environment. Intravenous 3 is scheduled for Q2 2027 on Steam and GOG.com.","whyItMatters":"The free prologue puts the systems the main game depends on, stealth and gunplay, in front of players now, well ahead of the Q2 2027 release and with no stated price for the full version.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBorderline is not a demo slice cut from the finished game. It is two full-scale missions built on Intravenous 3\u0026#39;s core systems, and it runs on Steam at no cost. The playable character is Gideon, a mercenary who has lost everything and carries only revenge, and the tools on offer are darkness, sound, distractions, gadgets, and the surrounding environment.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main game is set for Q2 2027 on Steam and GOG.com. Until then, the prologue is where the studio\u0026#39;s claim about adaptability under pursuit gets tested.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Intravenous 3: Borderline is a two-mission demo with no announced carry-over into Intravenous 3, which lands Q2 2027 on Steam and GOG.com. Players get the core systems now and pay later.","twitterPost":"Intravenous 3: Borderline gives away two full missions while Intravenous 3 waits until Q2 2027. Players test the systems before the price exists.","threadsPost":"Intravenous 3: Borderline ships two full-scale missions built on the main game's systems, with Intravenous 3 not due until Q2 2027. HypeTrain Digital is letting players learn Gideon's stealth toolkit years before the paid release. That reframes the prologue as a long beta, not a teaser.","newsletterBlurb":"HypeTrain Digital and Explosive Squat Games have put out Intravenous 3: Borderline, a free prologue to the top-down action game Intravenous 3. It holds two full-scale missions built on the main game's core systems, with Gideon using darkness, sound, distractions, gadgets, and the environment to fight his own way. Intravenous 3 is scheduled for Q2 2027 on Steam and GOG.com.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/03/173116.html\",\"title\":\"Top-Down Action Game 'Intravenous 3: Borderline' Launches Free - A Mercenary Who Lost Everything Takes on Revenge Through Stealth and Gunplay\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4749,"outputTokens":649,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791259029,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T03:51:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T03:56:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:56:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cfe483ff82e735903a0b40f5","canonicalTitle":"すべてを失った傭兵がステルスとガンプレイで復讐に挑む見下ろし型ACT『Intravenous 3: Borderline』無料配信！","representativeArticleId":"a_226e2da26091d444c553c384","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Intravenous 3: Borderline\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-03T05:47:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-03T05:47:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:56:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/03/173116.html","title":"すべてを失った傭兵がステルスとガンプレイで復讐に挑む見下ろし型ACT『Intravenous 3: Borderline』無料配信！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Intravenous 3: Borderline"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}