{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4f12e14dc2bfa5a1b1af834c","clusterId":"c_4804a173dfe24e85d875019c","slug":"stick-it-to-the-stickman-leaves-early-access-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Stick It To The Stickman Leaves Early Access On Steam","summary":"Devolver Digital released version 1.0 of Stick It To The Stickman on September 24 for PC via Steam, with Japanese in-game support. Developed by Free Lives, the physics-based roguelite brawler adds new passive skills, bosses, and archetypes. Steam concurrent players rose from around 200 to over 2,000. The game carries a normal price of 1,600 yen, discounted 50 percent to 800 yen until 2:00 AM on October 2.","whyItMatters":"The jump from roughly 200 to over 2,000 concurrent players on release day, plus an Overwhelmingly Positive rating from about 8,000 reviews, puts a small Free Lives project on the same footing as the studio's better-known back catalog.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1.0 update does more than flip a version number. It adds new passive skills, new bosses, and new corporate archetypes to unlock on top of the existing roster, which the game ties to move sets and abilities. Free Lives built the combat around physics simulation, with combos, special moves, weapons, and psychic powers across several hundred move types. Multiplayer runs on local co-op and Remote Play Together, so two players can share one company and fight through it side by side. The premise stays simple: a blue stick figure starts as a drunkard and a new hire, punches coworkers, drags down bosses, and takes the CEO seat.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Stick It To The Stickman hit 1.0 on Steam September 24. Concurrent players jumped from around 200 to over 2,000. About 8,000 reviews, 96 percent positive. On sale at 800 yen until 2:00 AM October 2.","twitterPost":"Stick It To The Stickman left early access September 24 on Steam. Concurrent players went from around 200 to over 2,000. 96 percent of roughly 8,000 reviews are positive. 800 yen until 2:00 AM October 2.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Free Lives released Stick It To The Stickman out of early access on September 24 for PC via Steam. The physics-based brawler added new bosses, passive skills, and archetypes, and Steam concurrents climbed from around 200 to over 2,000. It sits at Overwhelmingly Positive from roughly 8,000 user reviews and is half price until 2:00 AM on October 2.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/stick-it-to-the-stickman-20260924-469721/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Reminiscent of 'Xiao Xiao'\\\": Physics-based Stick Figure Brawler 'Stick It to the Stickman' Officially Launches to Booming Popularity - Multiplayer Support and Rampaging Stick Figures Make Office Bosses 'Understand'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4712,"outputTokens":679,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791137672,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T18:10:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T18:13:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T18:13:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4804a173dfe24e85d875019c","canonicalTitle":"“「小小作品」っぽい” 物理演算棒人間アクション『Stick It to the Stickman』正式リリースで人気白熱。マルチ対応・大暴れ棒人間が職場の上司を“わからせる”","representativeArticleId":"a_aee68997ffe64715c299c51b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Stick It to the Stickman\"],\"studios\":[\"Devolver Digital\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-24T08:11:36.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-24T08:11:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T18:13:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/stick-it-to-the-stickman-20260924-469721/","title":"“「小小作品」っぽい” 物理演算棒人間アクション『Stick It to the Stickman』正式リリースで人気白熱。マルチ対応・大暴れ棒人間が職場の上司を“わからせる”"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Stick It to the Stickman"],"studios":["Devolver Digital"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}