{"rewrite":{"id":"r_223f5d3b0185ab5f352d9f8a","clusterId":"c_ed23bb0a2383114a5cb6b8ef","slug":"next-stage-releases-slam-tank-demo-for-steam-next-fest","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Next Stage Releases SLAM TANK Demo For Steam Next Fest","summary":"Next Stage released a demo for SLAM TANK on October 20, playable on PC via Steam during Steam Next Fest, which runs until 2:00 a.m. on October 27. The tank action game is set in a world where AI controls all machines, and the player fights by ramming and swinging the turret rather than firing. Three tank types, online rankings, and a train boss are included.","whyItMatters":"The demo lands inside Steam Next Fest after the game's wishlist registrations passed 100,000, putting Next Stage's follow-up to Ultra Age in front of the festival audience on a fixed clock.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNext Stage\u0026#39;s demo arrives with the game already carrying more than 100,000 wishlist registrations, a figure reported on October 7. The studio announced SLAM TANK on September 23 and confirmed Steam Next Fest participation with a new trailer on October 17, alongside support for 9 languages including Japanese.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombat is built around ramming and swinging the turret rather than firing shells. Stages end in boss duels, and the demo\u0026#39;s armed train boss fires missiles and charges, leaving the player to drift and use boost pads in pursuit. Destroyed machines add to a damage total that becomes the score, with online rankings attached.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Next Stage's demo strips the TANK of its defining tool: SLAM TANK has players ram and swing the turret instead of firing. Three TANK types and a train boss suggest the melee design carries the enemy variety, not the gun.","twitterPost":"SLAM TANK removes the TANK's core verb: Next Stage's demo has players ram and swing the turret, not fire.","threadsPost":"SLAM TANK is built around the absence of the TANK's standard verb: no firing. Next Stage's demo asks players to ram and swing the turret instead, and the included train boss and three TANK types suggest the melee kit has to carry every encounter.","newsletterBlurb":"Next Stage released a Steam demo for SLAM TANK on October 20, timed to Steam Next Fest, which runs until 2:00 a.m. on October 27. The tank action game replaces shellfire with ramming and turret swings, and ends stages in boss duels, including an armed train in the demo. Wishlist registrations passed 100,000 on October 7.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261020-474471/\",\"title\":\"Demo for the Much-Anticipated \\\"Melee Tank\\\" Action Game 'SLAM TANK' Now Available; It's a Tank That Doesn't Shoot, Swinging Its Barrel Around for Wild Rampage\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4580,"outputTokens":641,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792486274,"createdAt":"2026-10-20T08:46:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-20T08:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T08:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ed23bb0a2383114a5cb6b8ef","canonicalTitle":"大注目の“肉弾戦車”アクション『SLAM TANK』デモ版が配信開始。戦車なのに撃たない、砲身ぶん回して豪快大暴れ","representativeArticleId":"a_cd9d60ff3e572ba3c6291908","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SLAM TANK\"],\"studios\":[\"Next Stage\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-20T06:52:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-20T09:20:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-20T09:26:30.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610202w","title":"【カオス】砲塔をぶん回しブースターできりもみ空中ダッシュをキメる“戦車”アクションゲーム『SLAM TANK』体験版を公開。AIどもをぶっ壊した被害額がそのままスコアに"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261020-474471/","title":"大注目の“肉弾戦車”アクション『SLAM TANK』デモ版が配信開始。戦車なのに撃たない、砲身ぶん回して豪快大暴れ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SLAM TANK"],"studios":["Next Stage"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}