{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4ea9f994e9874e2114e9c014","clusterId":"c_3a0c7fdb7dd4bd011fde490b","slug":"scam-with-your-friends-hits-early-access-with-28-983-concurrent-players-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Scam With Your Friends Hits Early Access With 28,983 Concurrent Players on Steam","summary":"JakeHub and Metater released the early access version of Scam With Your Friends on PC via Steam on October 16. The game casts players as call center scammers who talk AI targets out of money and steal their personal data, and it supports online co-op. SteamDB recorded a peak concurrent player count of 28,983 shortly after launch. A 10 percent release sale runs until October 30, pricing the game at 1,215 yen.","whyItMatters":"A conversational AI swindling sim built around live back-and-forth with AI marks turned in a 28,983-player Steam peak on day one, which is the number to watch for a small studio release in this niche.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe early access build went live on October 16 for PC via Steam, priced at 1,215 yen during a 10 percent launch sale that runs through October 30. Players work a corrupt call center, holding real-time conversations with AI marks, using remote access to pull personal information, and trying to meet daily quotas while an AI\u0026#39;s wariness shifts with what you say.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteamDB logged a peak concurrent count of 28,983 shortly after launch. The game also supports online co-op, so the swindling can be done as a group.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Scam With Your Friends is out in early access on Steam. You talk AI marks out of their money, steal their data, and hit daily quotas. SteamDB logged a peak of 28,983 concurrent players shortly after the October 16 launch. It has online co-op. 1,215 yen until October 30.","twitterPost":"Scam With Your Friends launched in early access on Steam October 16. You work a call center, talk AI marks into handing over cash, and pull their personal data. SteamDB logged a peak of 28,983 concurrent players. Co-op supported. 1,215 yen until October 30.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Scam With Your Friends, from JakeHub and Metater, entered early access on Steam on October 16, casting players as call center scammers who talk AI targets out of money and steal their personal data, with online co-op supported. SteamDB recorded a peak concurrent player count of 28,983 shortly after launch. The game is 1,215 yen during a 10 percent sale that runs through October 30.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261016g\",\"title\":\"Multiplayer scamming game 'Scam With Your Friends,' where you swindle 'AI' with smooth talk to squeeze out money, is a hit from day one. Steam peak concurrent players tops 28,000\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4289,"outputTokens":647,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792112827,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T01:02:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T01:06:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T01:06:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3a0c7fdb7dd4bd011fde490b","canonicalTitle":"【マルチ対応】詐欺師となって「AI」を話術で騙しお金をむしり取るゲーム『Scam With Your Friends』リリース初日から大人気。Steam最大同接は「2万8000人」を突破","representativeArticleId":"a_d0305cab290c90c9bc1cb565","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Scam With Your Friends\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T00:03:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T00:03:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T01:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261016g","title":"【マルチ対応】詐欺師となって「AI」を話術で騙しお金をむしり取るゲーム『Scam With Your Friends』リリース初日から大人気。Steam最大同接は「2万8000人」を突破"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Scam With Your Friends"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}