{"rewrite":{"id":"r_53206b9e62e6aab017f9aa42","clusterId":"c_2532c16535864b0ac585a91f","slug":"kayac-opens-steam-page-for-chopstick-simulator","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kayac Opens Steam Page For Chopstick Simulator","summary":"Kayac opened a Steam store page on October 19 for Chopstick Simulator, a physics game by Kei Furukawa. Players move beans from one bowl to another with keyboard-operated chopsticks, solo or in online co-op for up to 4 players. Bowls hold 50 to as many as 1000 beans. The page lists it as free-to-play. No release date is set.","whyItMatters":"Kayac's store page commits the publisher to a free-to-play bean-grabbing game built on one narrow joke about grip, with a Steam listing as the only public signal of when it might arrive.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe page measures clear times, so the game sets itself up as a speed contest across beans that slip and fall when the pinch is off-center. Players drive the left chopstick with WASD and the right with IJKL, with Space lifting both and Shift lowering them. Online co-op puts up to four people around the same bowl, though Kayac has not said whether their chopsticks can collide.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe publisher\u0026#39;s game division has handled the butt-fighting action game Ketsu Battler for Nintendo Switch and hyper-casual mobile titles. Furukawa\u0026#39;s background is not public; Kayac\u0026#39;s division lists a Kei Furukawa on the hyper-casual game Ragdoll Shooting, and the article says it may be the same person.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kayac opened a Steam page for Chopstick Simulator, a physics game by Kei Furukawa. Move 50 to 1000 beans between bowls with WASD and IJKL chopsticks, solo or online co-op for up to 4. Listed as free-to-play. No release date yet.","twitterPost":"Kayac opened a Steam page for Chopstick Simulator, a physics game by Kei Furukawa. Move 50 to 1000 beans between bowls with WASD and IJKL chopsticks, solo or online co-op up to 4 players. Listed as free-to-play. No release date.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kayac has opened a Steam store page for Chopstick Simulator, a physics game by Kei Furukawa in which players carry beans from one bowl to another with keyboard-controlled chopsticks. It supports solo play and online co-op for up to 4 players, and the page lists it as free-to-play. No release date is set.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261019-474275/\",\"title\":\"Up to 4-player multiplayer physics-based \\\"bean grabbing\\\" game 'Chopstick Simulator' revealed on Steam; struggle against beans you can't pick up, a 1000-rep chopstick drill\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4620,"outputTokens":636,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792399036,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T08:33:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T08:36:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T08:36:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2532c16535864b0ac585a91f","canonicalTitle":"最大4人マルチ対応・物理演算“豆つかみ”ゲーム『Chopstick Simulator』Steamにてお披露目。つまめない豆とひたすら格闘、箸さばき1000本ノック","representativeArticleId":"a_2dd10971111123e04fd2a070","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Chopstick Simulator\"],\"studios\":[\"Kayac\"],\"people\":[\"Kei Furukawa\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T06:11:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T06:11:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T08:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261019-474275/","title":"最大4人マルチ対応・物理演算“豆つかみ”ゲーム『Chopstick Simulator』Steamにてお披露目。つまめない豆とひたすら格闘、箸さばき1000本ノック"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Chopstick Simulator"],"studios":["Kayac"],"people":["Kei Furukawa"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}