{"rewrite":{"id":"r_520952d9a878272a482796ff","clusterId":"c_7e2ae162be13a6b18a38fcc5","slug":"physics-driven-soccer-game-kick-lands-on-steam-november-3","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Physics-Driven Soccer Game Kick Lands On Steam November 3","summary":"Shoreline Games will publish Kick, a 2D side-scrolling soccer game from developer nospacelost, on November 3 for PC via Steam. The player controls a kid kicking a ball along the school commute route, using dribbling, keepie-uppies, shooting, and overhead kicks to clear benches, playground equipment, and passersby. Stages carry objectives and collectible coins that unlock ball skins.","whyItMatters":"An individual developer's multi-year, hand-built art project lands on Steam with a playable Japanese-language demo already live, which puts the physics-based ball control in front of players before purchase rather than at launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe pitch is the ball itself. Kick runs on physics simulation, so the ball does not travel where the player intends, and the developer has said that unpredictability is deliberate, part of a design aim that games should not feel artificially ordered. Stages are built around that looseness: race a dog, collect coins placed at high spots, and use dribbling, sliding, keepie-uppies, shooting, and overhead kicks to get past benches, playground equipment, and passersby before classes start.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoins feed gacha machines, which unlock ball skins. The developer has said there are more than 20 types, including unusual picks such as a tennis ball and an empty can.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kick turns the school commute into the level itself, with physics deciding whether a bench blocks the route or becomes a dribbling tool. Shoreline Games is betting that commute detail reads as play, not scenery.","twitterPost":"Kick makes the school commute the level, with physics deciding whether a bench blocks the route or feeds a dribble. Shoreline Games is betting that detail reads as play.","threadsPost":"Kick's design hook is that the school commute is the level. Physics decides whether a bench, a swing set, or a passerby stops the run or becomes dribbling material. Shoreline Games is betting that everyday detail reads as play, not scenery.","newsletterBlurb":"Shoreline Games will release Kick, a 2D side-scrolling soccer game from developer nospacelost, on November 3 for PC via Steam. Play centers on a physics-simulated ball the player dribbles, kicks, and juggles past obstacles on the school route, with stage objectives and coins that unlock more than 20 ball skins. A Japanese-language demo is available now.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/kick-20261010-472937/\",\"title\":\"Physics-Based 2D Dribbling School-Commute Action Game 'Kick' to Launch November 3; Race Along the School Route While Kicking a Soccer Ball, Solve Obstacles with Dribbling\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4551,"outputTokens":633,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791614227,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T06:31:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T06:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T06:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7e2ae162be13a6b18a38fcc5","canonicalTitle":"物理演算・2Dドリブル通学アクション『Kick』11月3日配信へ。サッカーボールを蹴りつつ通学路を快走、道中の障害もドリブルで解決","representativeArticleId":"a_4321273a88fb8a2a8e5bd94a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kick\"],\"studios\":[\"Shoreline Games\",\"nospacelost\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-10T05:19:50.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T05:19:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T06:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/kick-20261010-472937/","title":"物理演算・2Dドリブル通学アクション『Kick』11月3日配信へ。サッカーボールを蹴りつつ通学路を快走、道中の障害もドリブルで解決"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kick"],"studios":["Shoreline Games","nospacelost"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}