{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1cab34f78b58d34b3b0b81a6","clusterId":"c_30e522cf7efe3a434c9c459e","slug":"netmarble-opens-steam-playtest-for-co-op-arpg-evilbane","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Netmarble Opens Steam Playtest for Co-op ARPG EVILBANE","summary":"Netmarble has started the first Steam playtest for EVILBANE, an online co-op action RPG from Netmarble Monster, running from October 15 until October 19 at 17:00 Japan time. The build covers 13 missions across Easy, Normal, and Hard, with 6 melee weapon types, 7 ranged weapon types, and 18 attack, support, and recovery skills. Up to 4 players can party; play data resets after the test.","whyItMatters":"The playtest covers only combat, but the developer note describes a persistent territorial war with recapture and defense that will decide whether EVILBANE is judged as a co-op mission game or as a faction-scale campaign.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAccess runs through the Request Access button on the Steam store page, with approvals said to arrive within 24 hours. The build is playable in Japanese and ends on October 19 at 17:00 Japan time, after which play data is wiped.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProducer Henry outlined plans in a development note that go beyond the test: a map of 2 continents, 10 regions, and 46 territories checked from a base camp battle situation map, a frontline that advances or recedes with player results, region-wide benefits including Heavenstones and merchant goods, and a seasonal and chapter structure that records contributors\u0026#39; names in the war history. Those elements will be added in stages and may change.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"EVILBANE's playtest wipes all play data when it ends on October 19. Netmarble is testing 13 missions and 25 weapon types, but the territorial recapture-and-defense system that would change the war's tide is still only a plan.","twitterPost":"EVILBANE's test build ships 13 missions and 25 weapon types, but the territory system Netmarble describes as shifting the war's tide is not in the build.","threadsPost":"Netmarble's EVILBANE playtest ends October 19 and resets all play data. The build carries 13 missions, 25 weapon types, and 18 skills, but the territorial recapture-and-defense design that would change the war's tide is described only as a concept, not something testers can play.","newsletterBlurb":"Netmarble has opened a Steam playtest for EVILBANE, an online co-op action RPG from Netmarble Monster, running through October 19 at 17:00 Japan time. The build offers 13 missions across three difficulties, 6 melee and 7 ranged weapon types, and 18 skills, with parties of up to 4. Producer Henry's development note describes planned territory recapture and defense across 2 continents and 46 territories, to be added in stages.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173686.html\",\"title\":\"Co-op ARPG 'EVILBANE,' Depicting the Battle Between Humans and Demons, Holds First Playtest on Steam - Concept Includes Shifting Battle Conditions Through Recapturing and Defending Lost Territory, Up to 4 Players\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4639,"outputTokens":706,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792133530,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T06:46:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T06:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T06:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_30e522cf7efe3a434c9c459e","canonicalTitle":"【最大4人】人類と悪魔の戦い描く協力型ARPG『EVILBANE』Steamで初のプレイテスト実施中―奪われた領土の奪還・防衛で戦況が変化する構想も","representativeArticleId":"a_5ec40dbd94f8367c35b2afa4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"EVILBANE\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T05:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T05:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T06:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/16/173686.html","title":"【最大4人】人類と悪魔の戦い描く協力型ARPG『EVILBANE』Steamで初のプレイテスト実施中―奪われた領土の奪還・防衛で戦況が変化する構想も"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["EVILBANE"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}