{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e60e8970cc304f28c97bd138","clusterId":"c_51b1004ef00a40878c2014d5","slug":"muc-games-project-ojisan-an-old-man-stacking-game-launches-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"MUC Games' Project: Ojisan, an Old Man Stacking Game, Launches on Steam","summary":"Developer MUC Games released the physics puzzle game Project: Ojisan on Steam on July 7. Players stack old men in various poses on a rooftop, aiming to reach a target height. The game costs 184 yen during a launch sale. It was created by the developer of Slot \u0026 Dungeons during a period of mental recovery.","whyItMatters":"The game stands out for its absurd premise and its origins as a recuperation project from the developer of the well-regarded Slot \u0026 Dungeons.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eProject: Ojisan features old men with special traits-robot old men that fall heavily, chameleon old men that turn transparent, handshake old men that stick to others, zombie old men that go limp, bomb old men that explode, and angel old men that carry away those they touch. Developer Otomu, who previously made the deck-building slot roguelite Slot \u0026amp; Dungeons, said he paused work on the follow-up Union Survivors and cut off social media to recuperate, then built Project: Ojisan for mental recovery. The game is now available on Steam at a discounted price of 184 yen until July 21.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Project: Ojisan, a physics game where you stack old men with special traits like exploding and angelic, is out on Steam. It was made by the Slot \u0026 Dungeons developer during mental recovery. 184 yen until July 21.","twitterPost":"Project: Ojisan, a physics puzzle where you stack old men with special traits (robot, chameleon, zombie, etc.), is out on Steam. From the Slot \u0026 Dungeons developer, made during mental recovery. 184 yen sale until July 21.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"MUC Games, the studio behind Slot \u0026 Dungeons, has released a peculiar physics puzzle called Project: Ojisan on Steam. Players stack old men with various special traits to reach a target height. The game was created by the developer during a period of mental recovery after the previous game's release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260707-453743/\",\"title\":\"Physics-based old man stacking game 'PROJECT: OJISAN' suddenly released on Steam. Old man group gymnastics aiming for the sky, a strange work born from the 'Slot \\u0026 Dungeons' developer during mental recuperation\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4123,"outputTokens":1238,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783423249,"createdAt":"2026-07-07T11:13:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-07T11:13:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-07T11:13:03.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_51b1004ef00a40878c2014d5","canonicalTitle":"物理演算おじさん積みゲーム『PROJECT: OJISAN』突然Steamで発売。天を目指すおじさん組体操、『Slot \u0026 Dungeons』開発者が“精神療養中に生んだ”珍作","representativeArticleId":"a_4ec53491b8809d978f73776e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PROJECT: OJISAN\",\"Slot \\u0026 Dungeons\"],\"studios\":[\"MUC GAMES\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-07T10:28:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-07T10:28:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-07T11:13:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260707-453743/","title":"物理演算おじさん積みゲーム『PROJECT: OJISAN』突然Steamで発売。天を目指すおじさん組体操、『Slot \u0026 Dungeons』開発者が“精神療養中に生んだ”珍作"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PROJECT: OJISAN","Slot \u0026 Dungeons"],"studios":["MUC GAMES"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}