{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e209768d2cd715413d0df47e","clusterId":"c_571c7b66abaab4b42aa79fbe","slug":"sunken-engine-leaves-early-access-with-version-1-0-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sunken Engine Leaves Early Access With Version 1.0 On Steam","summary":"Two Nomads Studio has released version 1.0 of Sunken Engine, the ship repair simulation set in a Lovecraftian world that had been in early access since October 2025. The update completes all story acts, adds cinematic scenes between acts, new ships, characters and customers, plus cursed ships, horror effects and cursed locations. The PC version on Steam costs 1,710 yen, with a 40 percent discount through September 25.","whyItMatters":"The full release answers the main question the early access build left open, whether the father's mystery plot reaches a conclusion, and the studio's stated plan to keep improving the game on player feedback and consider DLC points to a longer support tail rather than a one-and-done launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1.0 build finishes the narrative: the story acts are complete and cinematic scenes now sit between them. New ships, characters and customers join the roster, alongside cursed ships, horror effects and cursed locations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe loop remains split between three jobs. You repair vessels docked along a busy shipping route, sell salvage recovered from the sea at a stall behind the workshop, and protect your sanity when supernatural events during daily work threaten it. Letting your mental balance slip makes work harder and can draw the attention of dark entities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorkshop tools, workspaces and decorations can be remodeled, and new licenses open up larger and more complex repair jobs.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sunken Engine has left early access. Two Nomads Studio shipped version 1.0: all story acts complete, new cinematics, ships, characters and cursed locations. Steam on PC, 1,710 yen, 40 percent off through September 25.","twitterPost":"Sunken Engine version 1.0 is out, ending its early access run that began October 2025. The Lovecraftian ship repair sim now has all story acts, new cinematics, ships, characters and cursed locations. Steam on PC at 1,710 yen, 40 percent off until September 25.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sunken Engine has left early access with version 1.0 from Two Nomads Studio. The update completes the story acts and adds cinematics, new ships, characters and customers, plus cursed ships and horror effects. It is on Steam for PC at 1,710 yen with a 40 percent discount until September 25, and the studio says it will keep improving the game while weighing DLC.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/11/172116.html\",\"title\":\"Highly Rated: Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation Game 'Sunken Engine' Officially Released!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4628,"outputTokens":633,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789076667,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T21:38:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T21:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T21:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_571c7b66abaab4b42aa79fbe","canonicalTitle":"「非常に好評」ラヴクラフト風の世界で船を修理するシミュレーションゲーム『Sunken Engine』正式リリース！","representativeArticleId":"a_1f75f84d8f022e07556982f4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Sunken Engine\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T21:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T21:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T21:43:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/11/172116.html","title":"「非常に好評」ラヴクラフト風の世界で船を修理するシミュレーションゲーム『Sunken Engine』正式リリース！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Sunken Engine"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}