{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2a17c6090f55f5a47ed475fe","clusterId":"c_f7f9d6e0e52c21a0ad7c6d3e","slug":"rafoli-s-giant-egg-game-crack-hits-steam-on-october-27","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Rafoli's Giant Egg Game CRACK Hits Steam On October 27","summary":"Individual developer Rafoli announced CRACK on September 18. The 1-4 player co-op incremental adventure game is set for release on PC via Steam on October 27. Players use pickaxes and dynamite to peel away the shell of a giant egg held in a research facility, unlocking storage areas, a shop, and scaffolding as work objectives are completed. The facility runs on WORK, BREAK, and SLEEP clock cycles.","whyItMatters":"CRACK turns idle-game repetition into a workplace sim, and the scale of destruction escalates with the tools, which suggests Rafoli is designing around the joke rather than around a conventional progression curve.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRafoli started the project from a joke about a giant egg that no one questions being there, and the absurd premise is built into the loop. Objectives such as cracking 25 shells or depositing three buckets of fragments unlock the storage area and shop, where pickaxes with set durability and dynamite go on sale. Scaffolding lets players climb and work at height. The facility also fills the downtime: time cards at the start of a shift, private rooms, a break room with a basketball hoop and game consoles, plus slot machines and roulette. The store page says the research institute sees everything and that a hidden room sits deep inside the facility.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CRACK's progression is built on WORK, BREAK, and SLEEP cycles, so the shop and scaffolding unlock only as the shell comes off. The game maps its pacing to a labor rhythm rather than a kill loop.","twitterPost":"CRACK runs the facility on WORK, BREAK, and SLEEP cycles, so progress is paced like a job shift, not a combat loop.","threadsPost":"CRACK's structure is the actual hook: the research facility runs on WORK, BREAK, and SLEEP cycles while you peel the shell. Progression is paced like a shift, with the shop and scaffolding tied to completed work objectives.","newsletterBlurb":"Rafoli announced CRACK, a 1-4 player co-op incremental game about cracking a giant egg inside a research facility. It launches on PC via Steam on October 27. Objectives unlock storage and a shop that sells pickaxes and dynamite, while the facility offers time cards, private rooms, and a break room with slot machines and roulette.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/crack-20260919-468803/\",\"title\":\"Mysterious Giant Egg Destruction Incremental Game 'CRACK' Announced, Launching October 27. Co-op Multiplayer Supported; Chip Away at the Shell with a Pickaxe, and an Unsettling 'Eye' Peers Out from Within\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4615,"outputTokens":618,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789789474,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T03:40:19.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T03:43:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T03:43:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f7f9d6e0e52c21a0ad7c6d3e","canonicalTitle":"「謎の巨大卵破壊」インクリメンタル『CRACK』発表、10月27日配信へ。協力マルチ対応・ツルハシでコツコツ殻むき、殻の奥からは“目”がチラリする不穏ゲーム","representativeArticleId":"a_fa7cbf69ccea988133d00c06","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"CRACK\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Rafoli\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T02:54:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T02:54:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T03:43:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/crack-20260919-468803/","title":"「謎の巨大卵破壊」インクリメンタル『CRACK』発表、10月27日配信へ。協力マルチ対応・ツルハシでコツコツ殻むき、殻の奥からは“目”がチラリする不穏ゲーム"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["CRACK"],"studios":[],"people":["Rafoli"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}