{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fb4e54dae75113e83f15115c","clusterId":"c_f4bb2f4e285d096a60eeaca2","slug":"retrostyle-games-announces-co-op-firefighter-sim-flame-and-blame-for-pc-in-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"RetroStyle Games Announces Co-op Firefighter Sim Flame and Blame for PC in 2027","summary":"RetroStyle Games announced Flame and Blame on October 16. The first-person firefighter simulation supports solo play and up to four-player co-op, and is planned for PC via Steam in 2027. Players gear up at the station, ride a fire truck to the scene, and fight fires where physics simulation turns the hose into a hazard. Equipment includes a fire axe, oxygen mask, and trampoline. According to the Steam store page, Japanese in-game text is planned, and playtesters are being recruited.","whyItMatters":"A physics-driven co-op sim from a Ukraine-based studio with more than 200 members, drawing over 10,000 wishlist registrations before official promotion, points to how far the clumsy co-op format has moved beyond its early niche.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe studio behind the game is RetroStyle Games, based in Ukraine, founded in 2010 with more than 200 members. Its past work includes art production for Blue Prince, Gothic 1 Remake, and Titan Quest II, and it has developed and sold Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival and Last Pirates: Die Together.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trailer shows the town being extinguished by collapsing a dam. Rescue targets include cats, dogs, and pandas alongside residents, and the game supports in-game voice chat. A console version is being considered after the PC release, and applications for playtesting go through the Request Access button on the Steam store page.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RetroStyle Games is building Flame and Blame around physics that punish players. The trampoline and the loose hose matter more than the fires, since co-op breaks when the equipment turns on the crew.","twitterPost":"Flame and Blame makes the hose a hazard. RetroStyle Games is selling teamwork that the physics keeps sabotaging.","threadsPost":"RetroStyle Games putting Japanese text and a playtest call into Flame and Blame's Steam page suggests the PC launch is aiming past the English comedy-sim crowd. The physics that turn the hose into a hazard only land if the co-op group can read the same instructions.","newsletterBlurb":"RetroStyle Games announced Flame and Blame on October 16, a first-person firefighter simulation for PC via Steam planned for 2027. It supports solo play and up to four-player co-op, with physics simulation turning the hose, doors, and live power lines into hazards. The studio is based in Ukraine and has more than 200 members.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261017-474053/\",\"title\":\"Up to 4-player co-op physics-based clumsy firefighter sim 'Flame and Blame' announced. Firefighting with a rampaging hose, last resort is 'dam collapse'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4526,"outputTokens":635,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792203727,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T02:16:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T02:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T02:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f4bb2f4e285d096a60eeaca2","canonicalTitle":"最大4人協力・物理演算へっぽこ消防士シム『Flame and Blame』発表。暴れるホースで消火活動、最終手段は“ダム決壊”","representativeArticleId":"a_9ba8a085a66f03aba8c70011","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Flame and Blame\"],\"studios\":[\"RetroStyle Games\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-17T01:13:42.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-17T01:13:42.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T02:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261017-474053/","title":"最大4人協力・物理演算へっぽこ消防士シム『Flame and Blame』発表。暴れるホースで消火活動、最終手段は“ダム決壊”"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Flame and Blame"],"studios":["RetroStyle Games"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}