{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4eb5d386de589f1503a1605","clusterId":"c_42af3de51c112c1b26c31259","slug":"reanimal-dlc-the-prisoner-launches-to-very-positive-steam-reviews","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"REANIMAL DLC The Prisoner Launches to Very Positive Steam Reviews","summary":"THQ Nordic released REANIMAL - The Prisoner on August 8, the first of three planned DLC chapters for Tarsier Studios' co-op horror game. The expansion introduces new protagonists, the Soldier and the Prisoner, in a war-torn city. It holds a Very Positive rating on Steam with 84% positive reviews from 177 user reviews at the time of writing.","whyItMatters":"The DLC's immediate Very Positive reception signals that the expansion's new characters, camera and axe mechanics, and motorcycle sequences landed with players, even as some criticize its short length.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe first major expansion for REANIMAL is out, and it shifts the action from the distorted island of the base game to a city ruined by war. The Soldier and the Prisoner, two new characters separate from the main game\u0026#39;s siblings, work together using a camera and an axe, with one stunning enemies via camera flash while the other finishes them off.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe DLC adds landmines, flamethrower soldiers, and a motorcycle chase with a sidecar-mounted machine gun. Steam users have rated it Very Positive, with 84% of 177 reviews positive at the time of writing. Some players note the roughly one to two hour runtime feels short for the price, and reports mention local co-op crashes and performance drops in specific scenes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Prisoner is the first chapter of The Expanded World, a three-part DLC plan. A patch alongside the release adjusted the HDR tone mapper and fixed bugs and crashes in the main game.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"REANIMAL's The Prisoner DLC launches with a Very Positive Steam rating, yet the 84% positive share from 177 reviews suggests a smaller, more dedicated audience than the base game's broader reach.","twitterPost":"REANIMAL's The Prisoner DLC starts at 84% positive from 177 reviews, a narrower but engaged player base.","threadsPost":"REANIMAL's The Prisoner DLC arrives as the first of three planned chapters, introducing the Soldier and the Prisoner. Its Very Positive Steam rating from 177 reviews reflects a focused early audience, not the full player base, which makes the next two chapters a test of whether that niche enthusiasm holds.","newsletterBlurb":"THQ Nordic shipped the first REANIMAL expansion, The Prisoner, on August 8. It follows new characters through a war-torn city with fresh co-op mechanics and has earned a Very Positive Steam rating, though players note the short playtime and some technical issues.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260810-459465/\",\"title\":\"Co-op Horror 'REANIMAL' First Major DLC Finally Released, Starts Off 'Very Positive' Right Away. New Protagonists 'Soldier and Prisoner' and a New Setting, an Aggressive Next Nightmare\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4667,"outputTokens":640,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786339136,"createdAt":"2026-08-10T05:10:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-10T05:11:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T05:10:56.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_42af3de51c112c1b26c31259","canonicalTitle":"2人協力ホラー『REANIMAL』大型DLC第1弾ついに配信、一気に「非常に好評」スタート。新主人公「兵士と囚人」と新たな舞台、攻めっけたっぷりな次なる悪夢","representativeArticleId":"a_32ce83663767608c7cf30bd5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"REANIMAL\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-10T03:54:48.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-10T03:54:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-10T05:11:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260810-459465/","title":"2人協力ホラー『REANIMAL』大型DLC第1弾ついに配信、一気に「非常に好評」スタート。新主人公「兵士と囚人」と新たな舞台、攻めっけたっぷりな次なる悪夢"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["REANIMAL"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}