{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7c530331d9cff5ddc96bc55a","clusterId":"c_7c36215deeebf7f500c7df49","slug":"stream-train-co-op-horror-pits-streamers-against-the-uncanny-valley","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Stream Train Co-Op Horror Pits Streamers Against the Uncanny Valley","summary":"Half Past Yellow announced Stream Train, a co-op horror game for up to six players on PC. Set in the Uncanny Valley, players board a steam locomotive, film supernatural creatures, and livestream their journey. The game's core mechanic forces players to choose between safety and creating viral content, as viewer counts and donations depend on dangerous stunts and pranks. Real-time chat reactions and viewer requests add pressure. Release is planned on Steam. Half Past Yellow, a seven-person Danish studio, has previously won four awards with titles like Time on Frog Island. Development began in September 2025.","whyItMatters":"Stream Train turns the streamer's dilemma into a game mechanic, forcing players to weigh survival against the demands of an audience that rewards risk.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDanish indie developer Half Past Yellow has built its reputation on experimental titles like Time on Frog Island and Tempest Tower, and its next game, Stream Train, is a direct extension of that ethos: a co-op horror game where the line between life and death is measured in viewer count. Up to six players board a steam locomotive in the Uncanny Valley, tasked with filming unidentified creatures and livestreaming the journey. The twist is that safe play leads to boring content, and boring content yields no donations. The in-game camera system recognizes specific subjects and triggers real-time chat reactions, pushing players to provoke the monsters or prank each other for the sake of a better stream. Half Past Yellow began development in September 2025, drawing from game jam experiments, and the result is a game that weaponizes the economics of live streaming against the player. Stream Train is scheduled for PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Half Past Yellow's Stream Train is a co-op horror game where up to six players livestream from a haunted train. The hook: play it safe and viewers call it boring. The game's camera system rewards dangerous stunts, making content the priority over survival. On PC Steam.","twitterPost":"Half Past Yellow's Stream Train is a co-op horror game where the in-game livestream must be spicy or viewers hate it. Risk death for donations. 6-player co-op on PC Steam.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Half Past Yellow, the Danish indie studio behind Time on Frog Island, announced Stream Train, a co-op horror game that turns livestreaming into a survival mechanic. Up to six players board a steam locomotive in the Uncanny Valley, filming creatures and performing stunts to keep virtual viewers engaged. The game launches on PC Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260717-455447/\",\"title\":\"Up to 6-Player Co-op Ruins Live Stream Horror 'Stream Train' Announced: A Life-Threatening Train Journey Prioritizing 'Content' Over Safety, Even Provoking Supernatural Beings for Virality\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4051,"outputTokens":2035,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784254312,"createdAt":"2026-07-17T02:06:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-17T02:07:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-17T02:06:56.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7c36215deeebf7f500c7df49","canonicalTitle":"最大6人協力・廃墟ライブ配信ホラー『Stream Train』発表。バズるためなら怪異も煽る、命がけの“撮れ高”優先列車旅","representativeArticleId":"a_b81e521c67f9be2762fb1697","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Stream Train\"],\"studios\":[\"Half Past Yellow\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-17T01:25:59.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-17T01:25:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-17T02:07:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260717-455447/","title":"最大6人協力・廃墟ライブ配信ホラー『Stream Train』発表。バズるためなら怪異も煽る、命がけの“撮れ高”優先列車旅"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Stream Train"],"studios":["Half Past Yellow"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}