{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7fd9a04a9ec880bd99cd33b8","clusterId":"c_104d018977c2cc99310f31c9","slug":"nitroplus-to-add-combat-test-mode-to-dolls-nest-in-october-2026-update","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Nitroplus To Add Combat Test Mode To Dolls Nest In October 2026 Update","summary":"Nitroplus announced on September 10 that a free major update for the PC (Steam) action game Dolls Nest will arrive in October 2026, adding the feature Combat Test. Players fight training units in arena-style content, and a combat skill grade rises with the number of units destroyed. Reward items come according to that grade. The feature will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026, though that trial build differs from the retail version.","whyItMatters":"A free update that adds graded arena fights and voiced training units gives a 2025 niche action game a second life as repeatable content and as a place to spend its setting lore.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCombat Test puts players against multiple training units in arena-style fights. A combat skill grade climbs with the number of units destroyed, and reward items are given out according to that grade. The training units speak lines, which the announcement describes as a way for players to dig deeper into the game\u0026#39;s setting. The October 2026 update is free, and Dolls Nest is out now on PC via Steam, where it launched in April 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTokyo Game Show 2026 runs September 17 to 21. Nitroplus will hold a trial session at its booth where Combat Test can be played ahead of release, with specifications that differ from the retail version. Nitro Origin will also offer a playable PC (Steam) demo of Phantom of Inferno, released on September 4.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dolls Nest's Combat Test ranks players by units destroyed and pays out rewards by grade, a scoreboard loop layered onto a game built around arena drills. Nitroplus is adding progression to a mode whose only job was practice.","twitterPost":"Dolls Nest's Combat Test grades players by training units destroyed and pays rewards by grade. Nitroplus is turning practice drills into a scored loop.","threadsPost":"Dolls Nest's new Combat Test gives players a grade that climbs with each training unit destroyed, and reward items follow the grade. Nitroplus is attaching a scoring economy to content that exists purely as drills, which changes what the mode is for.","newsletterBlurb":"Nitroplus will release a free major update for Dolls Nest in October 2026, adding the Combat Test feature. Players fight training units in arena-style content, with a combat skill grade that rises as units are destroyed and reward items tied to that grade. The feature will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026 in a trial build that differs from the retail version.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/10/172070.html\",\"title\":\"Nitroplus mecha girl action game 'Dolls Nest' to add new 'Combat Test' feature where you fight training units - free major update coming in October\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4706,"outputTokens":653,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789031667,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T09:08:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T09:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T09:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_104d018977c2cc99310f31c9","canonicalTitle":"ニトロプラスがおくるメカ少女ACT『Dolls Nest』演習用の機体と戦う新機能「戦闘試験」実装へ―10月に無料大型アプデ配信","representativeArticleId":"a_50bcb29fd98a60cb2635533e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Dolls Nest\"],\"studios\":[\"Nitroplus\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T08:15:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T08:15:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T09:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/10/172070.html","title":"ニトロプラスがおくるメカ少女ACT『Dolls Nest』演習用の機体と戦う新機能「戦闘試験」実装へ―10月に無料大型アプデ配信"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Dolls Nest"],"studios":["Nitroplus"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}