{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fddb47b2bf533a92ceb64787","clusterId":"c_0bbe857137d2c624dee270d9","slug":"sunsoft-launches-hard-edge-card-game-spin-off-hard-edge-war-zone-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Sunsoft Launches Hard Edge Card Game Spin-Off Hard Edge - War Zone on Steam","summary":"Sunsoft released the real-time tactical card game Hard Edge - War Zone on Steam on July 23, 2026. The game is a spin-off of the 1998 PlayStation title Hard Edge, a 3D action-adventure game. It retains the original's retro-futuristic setting but shifts to a card battle format. The regular price is 1,800 yen, with a 10% launch discount until August 6. Hard Edge - War Zone supports up to eight players in 4v4 real-time matches. During a team's turn, each player uses cards within a time limit, making coordination with teammates important. The deck includes weapons, equipment, and support items. Players can attack data disks on the stage to add new cards to the team's deck or improve existing cards. The game also has two single-player modes: Story, which acts as a tutorial, and Mission, a deck-building roguelike mode against NPCs with no time limit. In solo play, one player controls multiple characters in turns.","whyItMatters":"Sunsoft is reviving a niche 1998 PlayStation title as a multiplayer card game, a format shift that tests whether a cult action-adventure IP can find a new audience in a different genre.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe original Hard Edge was a 3D action-adventure game released by Sunsoft for the PlayStation in 1998. It gained a following among enthusiasts and overseas players for its world and exploration. The new spin-off, Hard Edge - War Zone, abandons the original\u0026#39;s action gameplay for a real-time card battle system. The multiplayer mode supports up to four players per team, and each turn has a time limit for card play. The single-player Mission mode carries over health depletion between runs, similar to roguelike conventions. The game is available only on Windows via Steam. Sunsoft is selling the title under its SUNSOFT brand. The launch discount brings the price to 1,620 yen for the first two weeks.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sunsoft's 1998 PlayStation action game Hard Edge is back as a real-time 4v4 card battler on Steam, priced 1,800 yen with a launch discount.","twitterPost":"Hard Edge - War Zone turns a 1998 PS1 action-adventure into a real-time tactical card game. Up to 8 players, 4v4, out now on Steam.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sunsoft revived its 1998 PlayStation game Hard Edge as a real-time card battle spin-off on Steam. Hard Edge - War Zone supports 4v4 multiplayer and two single-player modes. It launched July 23 at 1,800 yen with a two-week launch discount.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2127148.html\",\"title\":\"Real-Time Tactical Card Game \\\"Hard Edge - War Zone\\\" Released Today, July 23\"},{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/005/G100574/20260723012/\",\"title\":\"Card Game \\\"Hard Edge - War Zone\\\" Supporting Up to 4v4 Battles Released on Steam, Inheriting the Worldview of 1998's \\\"Hard Edge\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/07/23/169626.html\",\"title\":\"First PlayStation 'Hard Edge' Gets Surprising Card Game Spin-off! 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