{"rewrite":{"id":"r_173e5081e1f571d782433147","clusterId":"c_da51b7e94428647e9d14e15f","slug":"parkside-developer-plans-free-expansion-credits-community-with-bug-fixes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Parkside Developer Plans Free Expansion, Credits Community With Bug Fixes","summary":"Banana Hardsoft, a solo developer from New Zealand, says a free expansion pack is planned for the retro-style FPS immersive sim PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION, adding new missions and content. The developer also plans more NPCs and bug fixes, and says players called the game their favorite immersive sim. The PC title released on July 31 at 1,800 yen.","whyItMatters":"The developer's own account of post-launch feedback and a planned free content update is the practical signal for a solo-built immersive sim that released without Japanese support and is still being worked on.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe developer, who goes by Banana Hardsoft, cites Deus Ex, Half-Life 1 and 2, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, Fallout and Pathologic as influences on the game, which is set in a fictional dystopian California city in 2038 and casts the player as Alexander Petrovich, an unemployed hacker abducted by a group that worships a mysterious entity called the Divine Rod.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe describes the design as linear in story but open in playstyle, with updates available from the start and no complex skill tree, the only real limit being experience points to spend. Asked about Japanese support, he says he is currently in the middle of that work.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Banana Hardsoft is adding missions, NPCs and fixes to Parkside: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION as free content, so the studio is paying wages on a 1,800 yen PC title that has already banked most of its sales.","twitterPost":"Banana Hardsoft funding free expansion content for a 1,800 yen game means the solo developer is spending against sales that already peaked.","threadsPost":"Banana Hardsoft's plan for Parkside: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION is more missions, more NPCs and bug fixes, all free. A solo developer at 1,800 yen per copy has no direct revenue path from post-launch content, so the expansion is goodwill that has to convert into word-of-mouth sales.","newsletterBlurb":"The solo developer behind PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION says a free expansion pack is planned, adding new missions and content, along with more NPCs and bug fixes. He also says players told him the game became their favorite immersive sim, and that the community has been a great help with bug reports. Japanese support is in progress.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/01/173015.html\",\"title\":\"I was really surprised that some people even told me it became their favorite immersive sim ever - Retro-style FPS immersive sim 'PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION' [Developer Interview]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4703,"outputTokens":614,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791247035,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T00:35:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:36:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T00:36:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_da51b7e94428647e9d14e15f","canonicalTitle":"「中には「今までで一番好きなイマーシブシムになった」と言ってくれる人までいて本当に驚いた」レトロ風FPSイマーシブシム『PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION』【開発者インタビュー】","representativeArticleId":"a_3ff804d1725a38a61b720a8a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION\"],\"studios\":[\"Banana Hardsoft\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"other\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-01T08:30:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-01T08:30:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T00:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/01/173015.html","title":"「中には「今までで一番好きなイマーシブシムになった」と言ってくれる人までいて本当に驚いた」レトロ風FPSイマーシブシム『PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION』【開発者インタビュー】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION"],"studios":["Banana Hardsoft"],"people":[],"type":"other","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}