{"rewrite":{"id":"r_caf92b238313febbf97afaed","clusterId":"c_403dbd971bea850f5c9f8da4","slug":"paperhead-ep-0-ends-steam-distribution-on-september-24","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"PAPERHEAD EP.0 Ends Steam Distribution On September 24","summary":"HypeTrain Digital announced on September 18 that PAPERHEAD EP.0, the free prologue to the cardboard-rendered horror FPS PAPERHEAD, ends distribution on PC (Steam) on September 24. Players who add it to their library before then keep access after distribution ends. Of roughly 3,700 Steam user reviews, 93 percent are positive. The full version was delayed from September 19 to October 9 for PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.","whyItMatters":"The prologue is being pulled exactly as the paid game it was built to sell slips two weeks, so the free version's removal date now lands before the release it was meant to lead into.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe prologue launched in November 2024 as a demo and later got a major overhaul in February that added new stages. It holds a Very Positive rating on Steam, where about 3,700 user reviews run 93 percent positive. Steam achievements and a ranking system are supported, and the soundtrack runs over an hour and is still free, though no end date has been announced for it. Joonas Turner handled music and sound, with prior work on Nuclear Throne and Cult of the Lamb. The full PAPERHEAD was pushed from September 19 to October 9 to raise its level of completion.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"PAPERHEAD EP.0 leaves Steam on September 24, but the giveaway is the point: players who claim it before then keep access permanently, so the free prologue becomes a de facto paid-era relic for anyone who waits.","twitterPost":"PAPERHEAD EP.0 exits Steam September 24. Anyone who adds it before then keeps it, so the prologue becomes a permanent keeper and a future hole for latecomers.","threadsPost":"PAPERHEAD EP.0 ends Steam distribution on September 24, but the giveaway is the mechanic: players who claim it before then keep access after it leaves, so the prologue becomes a permanent keeper for early hands and a future hole for everyone else.","newsletterBlurb":"HypeTrain Digital will end distribution of PAPERHEAD EP.0 on Steam on September 24, though anyone who adds it to their library keeps it. The free prologue has around 3,700 Steam reviews at 93 percent positive. The full PAPERHEAD was delayed from September 19 to October 9 for PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260919-468798/\",\"title\":\"Highly Rated Cardboard FPS Free Game 'PAPERHEAD EP.0' to End Distribution on September 24; Last Chance to Get It Now and Play Forever\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4670,"outputTokens":619,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789784964,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T02:23:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T02:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T02:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_403dbd971bea850f5c9f8da4","canonicalTitle":"高評価”段ボール”FPSの無料ゲーム『PAPERHEAD EP.0』、9月24日配信終了へ。今入手すればずっと遊べるラストチャンス","representativeArticleId":"a_b7a7589039af8814669960ee","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PAPERHEAD EP.0\"],\"studios\":[\"HypeTrain Digital\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T01:32:24.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T01:32:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T02:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260919-468798/","title":"高評価”段ボール”FPSの無料ゲーム『PAPERHEAD EP.0』、9月24日配信終了へ。今入手すればずっと遊べるラストチャンス"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PAPERHEAD EP.0"],"studios":["HypeTrain Digital"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}