{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6015b60d901794ea7331b004","clusterId":"c_8e752bbf5dce10594a6a08df","slug":"kaiju-action-game-beastlink-launches-on-steam-early-access","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Kaiju Action Game BeastLink Launches on Steam Early Access","summary":"BeastLink, an action game where players protect a city from kaiju, entered early access on Steam on August 18. Developed and published by Grove Street Games, it supports Japanese and offers multiplayer for up to 32 players. Players fight as infantry or transform into kaiju using serum, with destructible environments.","whyItMatters":"The early access release brings a kaiju-versus-kaiju multiplayer concept to Steam, letting players switch between human combat and giant monster play within a fully destructible city.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBeastLink is now in early access on Steam as of August 18, around 22:00 JST. The game, developed and published by Grove Street Games, supports Japanese and centers on defending a city from kaiju. Its multiplayer mode accommodates up to 32 players, who can engage as infantry with firearms or operate vehicles such as cars, helicopters, tanks, and aircraft.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA key mechanic involves collecting serum to link with sleeping kaiju, allowing players to transform into giant beasts with distinct abilities and fighting styles. Some kaiju are flying types that attack from the air, while others are power types that rely on close combat. The link depth increases power but also raises the risk of being consumed by it.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game features a destruction system called Super Destruction, enabling players to collapse skyscrapers and destroy city blocks. Each map contains hundreds of thousands of destructible objects, which can be used to clear paths or as weapons.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BeastLink's early access launch on Steam on August 18 puts its 32-player multiplayer and kaiju transformation at the center, but the real draw is the chaos of infantry, vehicles, and monsters sharing a destructible battlefield.","twitterPost":"BeastLink's early access on Steam pits infantry, vehicles, and kaiju in one destructible arena, making the 32-player chaos the core hook.","threadsPost":"BeastLink hits Steam early access on August 18 with a 32-player mode where you can fight as infantry or transform into a kaiju. The twist is the mix: soldiers, vehicles, and monsters all in one destructible city, so the battlefield is less about skill and more about who adapts to the chaos first.","newsletterBlurb":"BeastLink, the kaiju action game from Grove Street Games, launched in early access on Steam on August 18. Players can fight as infantry or transform into kaiju, with up to 32-player multiplayer and fully destructible city environments.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608182t\",\"title\":\"【Up to 32-player multiplayer】Action game 'BeastLink' where you transform into kaiju and fight kaiju begins early access on Steam today, August 18. Jump into a chaotic battlefield of infantry, vehicles, and kaiju\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4263,"outputTokens":597,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787035073,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T06:33:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T06:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T06:33:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8e752bbf5dce10594a6a08df","canonicalTitle":"【最大32人マルチ】怪獣に変身して怪獣と戦うアクションゲーム『BeastLink』が本日8月18日よりSteamで早期アクセス開始。歩兵と乗り物と怪獣が入り乱れるカオスな戦場に乗り込める","representativeArticleId":"a_1c338d519d172b11f818c62c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BeastLink\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-18T03:10:11.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-18T03:10:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T06:36:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608182t","title":"【最大32人マルチ】怪獣に変身して怪獣と戦うアクションゲーム『BeastLink』が本日8月18日よりSteamで早期アクセス開始。歩兵と乗り物と怪獣が入り乱れるカオスな戦場に乗り込める"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BeastLink"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}