{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c3020c74a6a41fdd97fe0991","clusterId":"c_c75ed27adaa7b947e676d23f","slug":"mad-metal-launches-on-steam-with-roguelite-car-combat","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Mad Metal Launches On Steam With Roguelite Car Combat","summary":"Mad Mechs released Mad Metal, a post-apocalyptic car combat game with roguelite elements, on PC via Steam on September 22. Set in America in the 2080s, it follows a man whose wife was taken and daughter abducted by intelligent machines. Combat supports time slowdown and weak-point targeting, with campaign, open-world co-op, escape, and PvP modes. It costs 1,700 yen, discounted 20 percent to 1,360 yen until October 6.","whyItMatters":"Mad Metal arrives in a car combat niche that Game Spark has tracked mostly through earlier Steam releases such as FUMES and Road Defense Racing, and Mad Mechs is betting on mode variety and part customization to distinguish its entry.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMad Metal is out now on PC via Steam, priced at 1,700 yen with a 20 percent discount to 1,360 yen running until October 6. The premise places players in America in the 2080s, where intelligent machines abduct humans to build a half-human, half-machine species. The protagonist\u0026#39;s wife was taken and his daughter abducted, and he fights back from an armed vehicle.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombat lets players slow time for precise shots. Doors can be destroyed to hit the driver, fuel tanks punctured to trigger explosions, and wheels torn off to stop enemies outright.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Mad Metal's 1,700 yen price undercuts most premium indie roguelites, and the 20 percent launch discount runs only until October 6. Mad Mechs is betting the low entry price converts better than a higher one.","twitterPost":"Mad Metal's 1,700 yen price and 20 percent launch discount until October 6 put it below most premium roguelites.","threadsPost":"Mad Metal ships at 1,700 yen with a 20 percent discount until October 6. Mad Mechs is pricing the roguelite car combat game below most premium indie roguelites, which shifts the risk from purchase price to whether the open-world co-op mode earns its keep.","newsletterBlurb":"Mad Mechs released Mad Metal on PC via Steam on September 22, a post-apocalyptic car combat game with roguelite elements. Players fight armed vehicles in 2080s America, slowing time, targeting weak points, and tearing off wheels to stop enemies. It costs 1,700 yen, with a 20 percent discount to 1,360 yen until October 6.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172630.html\",\"title\":\"Post-apocalyptic car combat game 'Mad Metal' with roguelite elements released on Steam! Open-world co-op play also available\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4771,"outputTokens":611,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791206068,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T13:11:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T13:13:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:13:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c75ed27adaa7b947e676d23f","canonicalTitle":"ローグライト要素を備えた終末世界カーコンバットゲーム『Mad Metal』Steamにて配信！オープンワールド方式の協力プレイもアリ","representativeArticleId":"a_d9dfba69619c2911bbcaf356","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mad Metal\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-22T04:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-22T04:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172630.html","title":"ローグライト要素を備えた終末世界カーコンバットゲーム『Mad Metal』Steamにて配信！オープンワールド方式の協力プレイもアリ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mad Metal"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}