{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1d641fee32b647a4b937fc67","clusterId":"c_17466a7c4702426686f56f4a","slug":"seahorse-and-japanese-spider-crab-win-life-below-reader-vote","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Seahorse and Japanese Spider Crab Win Life Below Reader Vote","summary":"Megapop's ocean simulation Life Below will add two marine species from Japanese waters based on a 4Gamer reader survey. The seahorse took first place with 36% of the vote, followed by the Japanese spider crab at 32%. Both are in development and scheduled to appear in a future update.","whyItMatters":"The vote is a rare case of a Western developer directly polling a Japanese audience to decide in-game content, signaling deeper localization outreach.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMegapop's ocean simulation Life Below is getting two new residents from Japanese waters, chosen by 4Gamer readers. The seahorse won the survey with 36% of the vote, narrowly beating the Japanese spider crab at 32%. Pufferfish (18.7%), Japanese wobbegong (9.3%), and Japanese pinecone fish (4%) rounded out the ballot. Both winning species are in development and will appear in a future update, though Megapop has not announced a release window.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe survey also selected two NPC names from among voters: KIMIKO and SUTOROU. Their in-game role-whether as marine life or something else-has not been detailed. The vote was part of a collaboration between 4Gamer and the Norwegian studio, a rare instance of a Western developer polling a Japanese audience to decide localized content.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeahorse\u003c/strong\u003e: 36.0% of the vote\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese spider crab\u003c/strong\u003e: 32.0% of the vote\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePufferfish\u003c/strong\u003e: 18.7% of the vote\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese wobbegong\u003c/strong\u003e: 9.3% of the vote\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese pinecone fish\u003c/strong\u003e: 4.0% of the vote\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Life Below players voted: the seahorse and Japanese spider crab are coming to the ocean sim. Megapop polled 4Gamer readers on five Japanese species; the top two are now in development.","twitterPost":"Life Below players voted: seahorse (36%) and Japanese spider crab (32%) will join the ocean sim. Megapop polled 4Gamer readers on five Japanese species. Both are in development.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Megapop's ocean simulation Life Below will add a seahorse and a Japanese spider crab based on a 4Gamer reader vote. The seahorse won 36% of the vote, the spider crab 32%. Both species are in development for a future update. Two voter-chosen NPC names, KIMIKO and SUTOROU, will also appear.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/939/G093959/20260518024/\",\"title\":\"Marine life from Japanese waters to appear in ocean SLG \\\"Life Below\\\" decided! Reader-voted winners announced, along with giveaway winners\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4257,"outputTokens":726,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779827008,"createdAt":"2026-05-19T05:02:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-19T05:16:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T05:16:16.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_17466a7c4702426686f56f4a","canonicalTitle":"海洋SLG「Life Below」に登場する日本近海の生きものが決定！　読者投票で選ばれたのは……プレゼント当選者の発表もあります","representativeArticleId":"a_b5566c802728a8c79b18d371","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-19T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-19T10:52:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-19T11:27:53.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/939/G093959/20260519047/","title":"海底都市建設シム「Life Below」が海洋保護団体WDCと提携。収益を海洋生物保護活動へ寄付するサポーターパックを配信"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The seahorse won the 4Gamer reader survey with 36% of the vote, followed by the Japanese spider crab at 32%.","Megapop's ocean simulation Life Below will add the seahorse and Japanese spider crab in a future update; no release window has been announced.","The survey also selected two NPC names from voters: KIMIKO and SUTOROU, though their in-game role has not been detailed.","Other species on the ballot included pufferfish (18.7%), Japanese wobbegong (9.3%), and Japanese pinecone fish (4%).","The vote was a collaboration between 4Gamer and the Norwegian studio Megapop, a rare instance of a Western developer polling a Japanese audience for localized content."]}