{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6d23eef3d672d4bc1b52a711","clusterId":"c_5f4679f9b8138e8b6a6f74c2","slug":"kotamon-card-collection-sim-hits-very-positive-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"KOTAMON Card Collection Sim Hits Very Positive on Steam","summary":"Publisher Polnoch released KOTAMON, a first-person junkyard simulation from developer KotaMota Games, on August 21 for PC via Steam. Players work as a janitor to recover a super-rare card thrown away by the protagonist's sister. The game earned a Very Positive rating on Steam, with 80% of 991 reviews positive and a peak concurrent player count of 4,832 at the time of writing.","whyItMatters":"KOTAMON's rapid Very Positive rating and quick post-launch patches show that a niche sim about trash-picking and card collecting can find an audience fast when the developer responds to feedback immediately.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe protagonist KOTA works at a junkyard run by proprietress Jenny, digging through trash to find cards, figures, and cosplay outfits. Beer restores stamina, and upgrades boost bag capacity and pickup speed. Cards can be found whole or assembled from five fragments, and unopened cereal boxes may yield rare foil cards.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloper KotaMota Games has already released two patches. The August 21 update cut upgrade costs, raised card fragment appearance rates, and improved save stability. The August 23 update added mouse smoothing and FOV settings and eased drop rates for cereal boxes, figures, and cosplay outfits. Some reviews note a heavy grind in the latter half, but the developer continues to adjust based on feedback.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"KOTAMON's junk-shop premise normalizes an alcoholic janitor, yet Steam users rate it Very Positive. The appeal lies in the contrast: a gritty recovery grind paired with a cuddly kemonomimi card hunt.","twitterPost":"KOTAMON pairs a cuddly card hunt with an alcoholic janitor. Steam's Very Positive rating shows that contrast is the draw.","threadsPost":"KOTAMON's pitch is deliberately odd: you play an alcoholic janitor digging through junk to find one ultra-rare kemonomimi card. The Steam Very Positive rating, built on 80% positive of 991 reviews, suggests that tonal clash is exactly what players came for.","newsletterBlurb":"KOTAMON, a first-person sim about collecting trading cards from trash, earned a Very Positive rating on Steam within days of its August 21 launch. The developer has already released two patches addressing upgrade costs and drop rates.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260824-462213/\",\"title\":\"KOTAMON Card Collection Sim Achieves Very Positive Rating Amid Strong Reception\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4633,"outputTokens":567,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787945147,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T19:19:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T19:21:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T19:19:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5f4679f9b8138e8b6a6f74c2","canonicalTitle":"「ケモ耳娘カード」収集シム『KOTAMON』、大盛況で「非常に好評」獲得。ゴミの山からお宝探す、ビールで疲労回復のアル中清掃員生活","representativeArticleId":"a_fd2579726cb111f4032be8b5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"KOTAMON\"],\"studios\":[\"KotaMota Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-24T07:55:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-24T07:55:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T19:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260824-462213/","title":"「ケモ耳娘カード」収集シム『KOTAMON』、大盛況で「非常に好評」獲得。ゴミの山からお宝探す、ビールで疲労回復のアル中清掃員生活"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["KOTAMON"],"studios":["KotaMota Games"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}