{"rewrite":{"id":"r_37dec5a6e71349709ade4d90","clusterId":"c_29fe4abaa15b45e4b4d5178d","slug":"soulbound-online-passes-17-000-steam-wishlists-in-first-week","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Soulbound: Online Passes 17,000 Steam Wishlists in First Week","summary":"Indie developer SpiderWare announced on Discord that the Steam wishlist count for Soulbound: Online exceeded 17,000 in its first week. The roguelite action MMORPG, described as closer to Soulbound 2, adds new systems including combat, abilities, relics, player housing, and a new main story. A demo version was hinted at. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam soon.","whyItMatters":"The wishlist milestone signals strong early interest in a title positioned as a standalone evolution of the free-to-play browser version, with no data carryover and a demo on the way.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSpiderWare reported 17,483 wishlists for Soulbound: Online between May 19 and May 26, 2026. The developer thanked players and said to watch for news about a demo version that will let people try the game for the first time. The browser and Discord versions of Soulbound are free-to-play, but the official FAQ calls the Steam release a new work closer to Soulbound 2. It uses the same engine but adds new combat, abilities, relics, player housing, and a completely new main story and questline. Data from the older versions will not carry over. Soulbound: Online is set to launch on PC via Steam soon.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SpiderWare positioned Soulbound: Online as a separate product from the free browser version, with no data carryover. The 17,000 wishlists measure interest in a paid game built on an existing free playerbase.","twitterPost":"SpiderWare treats Soulbound: Online as a separate product from the free browser version, with no data carryover. 17,000 wishlists test whether the free playerbase will pay.","threadsPost":"SpiderWare is clear that Soulbound: Online is not an update to the free browser version but a separate paid product, closer to a sequel. The 17,000 wishlists in the first week are an early test of whether the existing free playerbase will convert to paying customers, given that browser data does not carry over.","newsletterBlurb":"Indie developer SpiderWare announced that Soulbound: Online surpassed 17,000 Steam wishlists in its first week. The roguelite action MMORPG is described as a new work closer to Soulbound 2, with new combat, abilities, relics, player housing, and a new main story. A demo version was hinted at, and the game is scheduled for release on Steam soon.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/28/167078.html\",\"title\":\"Roguelite Action MMORPG 'Soulbound: Online' Surpasses 17,000 Wishlists in First Week - Latest Title Adds New Elements from Browser Version\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3782,"outputTokens":613,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779985909,"createdAt":"2026-05-28T16:31:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-28T16:45:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T16:45:28.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_29fe4abaa15b45e4b4d5178d","canonicalTitle":"ローグライト・アクションMMORPG『Soulbound: Online』初週でウィッシュリスト数1万7,000越え―ブラウザ版から新要素を追加した最新作","representativeArticleId":"a_9ed1c65d0fc61b29a17bf53c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Soulbound: Online\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-28T14:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-28T14:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T16:45:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/28/167078.html","title":"ローグライト・アクションMMORPG『Soulbound: Online』初週でウィッシュリスト数1万7,000越え―ブラウザ版から新要素を追加した最新作"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Soulbound: Online"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Soulbound: Online reached 17,483 Steam wishlists in its first week, from May 19 to May 26, 2026.","The game is a roguelite action MMORPG described as closer to Soulbound 2, with new combat, abilities, relics, player housing, and a new main story.","A demo version was hinted at by developer SpiderWare, who said to watch for news about it.","Data from the free-to-play browser and Discord versions of Soulbound will not carry over to the Steam release.","Soulbound: Online is scheduled for release on PC via Steam soon."]}