{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2eb0e3cfd93ed2d1387592c7","clusterId":"c_21b519868626a36b66edafe2","slug":"path-of-idle-old-gods-rising-passes-10-000-concurrent-players","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising Passes 10,000 Concurrent Players","summary":"Small Mill's idle RPG Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising, released August 13 on Steam, has surpassed 10,000 peak concurrent players. SteamDB data shows the count rising from 7,789 on release day to 10,366 by August 16. User reviews sit at 75% positive from 601 reviews, rated Mixed.","whyItMatters":"The steady climb in concurrent players over three days, rather than a launch spike, points to word-of-mouth momentum for a niche Lovecraft-themed idle RPG.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSmall Mill\u0026#39;s Lovecraft-themed idle RPG Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising has passed 10,000 peak concurrent players on Steam, three days after its August 13 release. The game has players form a party from six classes, send them on automated adventures, and strengthen them with loot that overflows the inventory. Equipment rarities and effects support many builds, and town buildings can be upgraded for functional services.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteamDB tracking shows the concurrent count climbing from 7,789 on release day to 9,233 the next day and 10,366 on August 16. As of the evening of August 17, user reviews are 75% positive out of 601 reviews, rated Mixed. The game is priced at 1,350 yen, with a 10% launch discount to 1,215 yen until August 27.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising's concurrent count grew 33% in three days, yet its Mixed rating shows the audience split. The idle RPG's growth is real; the reception is not settled.","twitterPost":"Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising hit 10,366 concurrents by day three, but its Mixed rating signals the audience is split.","threadsPost":"Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising crossed 10,000 concurrents three days after launch, climbing from 7,789 to 10,366. But the Steam rating sits at Mixed, 75% positive from 601 reviews. The player count is climbing faster than the reception is improving.","newsletterBlurb":"Small Mill's Lovecraft idle RPG Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising has passed 10,000 peak concurrent players on Steam, climbing steadily since its August 13 launch. User reviews are Mixed at 75% positive from 601 reviews.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/17/170824.html\",\"title\":\"Concurrent player count steadily increasing, surpassing 10,000 within 3 days of release-Lovecraft-style idle RPG 'Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4206,"outputTokens":588,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787046600,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T09:45:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T09:46:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T09:45:43.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_21b519868626a36b66edafe2","canonicalTitle":"じわりじわり同時接続数が増加、リリース3日で1万人突破―ラブクラフト風放置型RPG『Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising』","representativeArticleId":"a_1412b499e03db541d5b1bdcf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-17T14:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-17T14:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T09:46:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/17/170824.html","title":"じわりじわり同時接続数が増加、リリース3日で1万人突破―ラブクラフト風放置型RPG『Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising』"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}