{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e1a81d5384d2b68cec42d0c0","clusterId":"c_dc4a7b4a2dbaf9a6f6303af7","slug":"poly-fighter-brings-roguelike-move-theft-to-steam-early-access","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Poly Fighter Brings Roguelike Move-Theft to Steam Early Access","summary":"HeartLoop Games, a Montreal indie studio, opened Steam Early Access for Poly Fighter on October 13. The game is a single-player roguelike fighter with no online battles or ranked matches. A run begins with one character choice, and defeating an opponent lets you take one of their moves and add it to your set. The move pool draws on The King of Fighters, Tekken, and Street Fighter.","whyItMatters":"A fighting game built around stealing moves and skipping online play points at a studio betting the genre's solo, low-pressure side is underserved, and the demo drew attention at Brasil Game Show 2026 before launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHeartLoop Games set up a playable demo at Brasil Game Show 2026 in Sao Paulo, where Felipe Brito walked through a run on the third day of the event, October 11. The map works like a branching route: each fork holds two opponents, and both carry perks you can take if you win, so picking a path doubles as picking a build. Stops between fights include a clinic offering either 200 extra maximum health or a full heal. Three leagues sit under a high-difficulty Ascension Run, and the developer says the move options change every run.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Poly Fighter's move-theft pool draws on The King of Fighters, Tekken, and Street Fighter, but a stolen move that carries between fights changes what a run's build even is.","twitterPost":"Poly Fighter steals moves from The King of Fighters, Tekken, and Street Fighter, so a run's identity is what you took, not who you picked.","threadsPost":"Poly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighter, so what carries between fights matters: stealing a move from The King of Fighters, Tekken, or Street Fighter means each run's moveset is assembled from what you beat, not chosen at the start.","newsletterBlurb":"HeartLoop Games launched Steam Early Access for Poly Fighter on October 13, after showing a playable demo at Brasil Game Show 2026 in Sao Paulo. The roguelike fighter has you pick one character, then steal a move from each defeated opponent and build around a branching fight map. It is single-player only, with no online battles or ranked play, and supports Japanese. Three leagues sit under an Ascension Run for higher difficulty.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G104971/20261013026/\",\"title\":\"Steal your opponent's moves and bring them into your next match. Roguelike fighting game \\\"Poly Fighter\\\" [BGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4656,"outputTokens":610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791880640,"createdAt":"2026-10-13T08:33:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T08:36:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T08:36:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_dc4a7b4a2dbaf9a6f6303af7","canonicalTitle":"倒した相手の技を奪って，次の試合に持ち込む。ローグライク格闘ゲーム「Poly Fighter」［BGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_ca8b15136052a70a30fc1e23","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Poly Fighter\"],\"studios\":[\"HeartLoop Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-13T07:36:01.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-13T07:36:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T08:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G104971/20261013026/","title":"倒した相手の技を奪って，次の試合に持ち込む。ローグライク格闘ゲーム「Poly Fighter」［BGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Poly Fighter"],"studios":["HeartLoop Games"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}