{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ec4f7de574740317c37c19d3","clusterId":"c_b7047c7be35e0c71990cc403","slug":"playism-opens-demos-for-three-new-games-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"PLAYISM Opens Demos For Three New Games On Steam","summary":"PLAYISM opened free PC demos for three upcoming games on October 8: Skateboard Knight, an auto-scrolling action roguelite by Maroru Games; A Passing in the Night, a short occult adventure by .iris; and Dungeon Sweeper Plus, a Minesweeper-style world-development game by Setamo that expands on the free title Dungeon Sweeper. Skateboard Knight is slated for 2027 on PC, iOS, and Android. A Passing in the Night targets spring 2027 on PC, and Dungeon Sweeper Plus targets 2026 on PC.","whyItMatters":"PLAYISM bundled three demos from small studios into one release window, giving each project a free trial ahead of release dates that run from 2026 to 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe three demos went live together on October 8, and each one covers a different genre: a lane-based auto-scroller, a slow occult walk, and a tile-clicking world builder. Two of the games are by solo or small teams, and the third is an expanded version of a free game that already found an audience. Only the Skateboard Knight demo is described as an updated build that overhauls its earlier systems; the other two are offered as they are.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkateboard Knight\u003c/strong\u003e: Action roguelite by Maroru Games; demo available now, release in 2027 on PC, iOS, and Android\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Passing in the Night\u003c/strong\u003e: Short occult adventure by .iris; demo available now, release in spring 2027 on PC\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDungeon Sweeper Plus\u003c/strong\u003e: Minesweeper-style world-development game by Setamo; demo available now, release within 2026 on PC\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"PLAYISM opened free Steam demos for Skateboard Knight, A Passing in the Night, and Dungeon Sweeper Plus on October 8. Releases run from 2026 to 2027.","twitterPost":"PLAYISM opened free Steam demos for Skateboard Knight, A Passing in the Night, and Dungeon Sweeper Plus on October 8. Release dates run from 2026 to 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"PLAYISM opened free Steam demos for three upcoming games at once on October 8: the auto-scrolling roguelite Skateboard Knight, the occult night-walk adventure A Passing in the Night, and the Minesweeper-style world builder Dungeon Sweeper Plus. Release dates are spread across 2026 and 2027, with Skateboard Knight also headed to iOS and Android. Each demo is playable now on PC.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261008-472463/\",\"title\":\"A Disturbingly Unsettling Night-Walk Game, an Evolved Version of a Popular Free Game 'Dungeon Sweeper Plus,' and a Skateboarding Knight Roguelite Hit Steam With Free Demos All at Once. Three Sharp New PLAYISM Releases\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5066,"outputTokens":729,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791446833,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T08:02:12.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T08:06:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T08:06:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b7047c7be35e0c71990cc403","canonicalTitle":"不穏すぎる夜散歩ゲーム、人気フリーゲーム進化版『Dungeon Sweeper Plus』、スケボー騎士ローグライトのSteam無料体験版が一挙配信。PLAYISMの尖り新作3連発","representativeArticleId":"a_51b7e8b22f742e3b7ed7a46b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Skateboard Knight\",\"A Passing in the Night\",\"Dungeon Sweeper Plus\"],\"studios\":[\"PLAYISM\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T07:11:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T07:11:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T08:06:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261008-472463/","title":"不穏すぎる夜散歩ゲーム、人気フリーゲーム進化版『Dungeon Sweeper Plus』、スケボー騎士ローグライトのSteam無料体験版が一挙配信。PLAYISMの尖り新作3連発"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Skateboard Knight","A Passing in the Night","Dungeon Sweeper Plus"],"studios":["PLAYISM"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}