{"rewrite":{"id":"r_89a605689d08bc6bb56fc6fc","clusterId":"c_c4dd101886bfd8e29894a380","slug":"polystrike-passes-10-000-steam-wishlists-in-under-three-weeks","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"POLYSTRIKE Passes 10,000 Steam Wishlists in Under Three Weeks","summary":"Robin Entertainment's in-development top-down 5v5 tactical shooter POLYSTRIKE has passed about 10,000 Steam wishlist registrations in less than three weeks since its official announcement. The game is a standalone rebuild of a Dota 2 custom game the developer started about seven years ago, which drew more than 200,000 players in its first week. Development runs on Unreal Engine 5, with a dynamic vision system built around information warfare.","whyItMatters":"The wishlist milestone came with an outsized response from Japan, which at one point ranked third by country, prompting the developer to add Japanese language support and plan Japan-set maps before full-scale promotion has even begun.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eJapan has been a major driver of POLYSTRIKE\u0026#39;s wishlist growth, ranking third by country at one point even though the developer has not run full-scale promotion there. In response, Robin Entertainment has already added Japanese language support and plans maps set in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game is a top-down 5v5 tactical shooter built around a dynamic vision system: the field of view shifts with the player\u0026#39;s aim, and reading footsteps, movement speed, weapon sounds, and environmental audio outside that view decides the outcome. There are no heroes or fixed classes. Players build a role from equipment such as armor, helmets, flamethrowers, and ballistic shields, and the loadout shows on the character model and HUD animations.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"POLYSTRIKE, a standalone rebuild of a seven-year-old Dota 2 custom game, has passed about 10,000 Steam wishlists in under three weeks. Japan ranked third by country at one point, so the developer added Japanese support and plans Japan-set maps.","twitterPost":"POLYSTRIKE passed about 10,000 Steam wishlists in under three weeks. The top-down 5v5 shooter rebuilds a Dota 2 custom game from seven years ago. Japan ranked third by country, so the dev added Japanese support and plans Japan-set maps.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Robin Entertainment's POLYSTRIKE, a standalone rebuild of a Dota 2 custom game from about seven years ago, has passed about 10,000 Steam wishlists in less than three weeks. The top-down 5v5 tactical shooter runs on Unreal Engine 5 and centers on a dynamic vision system. Japan ranked third in wishlist counts by country at one point, prompting the developer to add Japanese language support and plan Japan-set maps.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/706/G070647/20260907020/\",\"title\":\"Top-down 5v5 tactical shooter 'POLYSTRIKE' reaches about 10,000 Steam wishlists in less than three weeks after announcement; also supports Japanese\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4301,"outputTokens":3521,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788762605,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T06:26:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T06:28:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T06:28:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c4dd101886bfd8e29894a380","canonicalTitle":"見下ろし型5v5タクティカルシューター「POLYSTRIKE」，発表3週間弱でSteamウィッシュリスト約1万件。日本語にも対応","representativeArticleId":"a_d6bc166d81c535b51f8780d1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"POLYSTRIKE\"],\"studios\":[\"Robin Entertainment\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T05:52:55.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T05:52:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T06:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/706/G070647/20260907020/","title":"見下ろし型5v5タクティカルシューター「POLYSTRIKE」，発表3週間弱でSteamウィッシュリスト約1万件。日本語にも対応"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["POLYSTRIKE"],"studios":["Robin Entertainment"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}