{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bb1e01b38fe041caadecd6ca","clusterId":"c_bbc26401cf1d4452b4b472fc","slug":"surfpunk-demo-hands-on-cooperative-action-on-a-submerged-world","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Surfpunk Demo Hands-On: Cooperative Action on a Submerged World","summary":"A 4Gamer.net play report from BitSummit PUNCH covers the demo of Double Stallion's Surfpunk, a cooperative top-down action game set in a flooded world. Players ride Rush Boards between islands, fight enemies with four weapon types, craft items, and escape tsunamis. The demo is playable in Japanese despite the Steam page stating otherwise.","whyItMatters":"The report confirms Surfpunk's core loop-fast movement, combat, crafting, and a tsunami time limit-works well together, and that Japanese-language support is already in the demo ahead of early access.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAt BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto, Double Stallion showed Surfpunk, a cooperative action game where players ride Rush Boards across a world flooded by a great deluge. The demo, already released in 2025, became playable in Japanese just before the event. 4Gamer.net played the first mission and filed a report.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayers take the role of Raiders who collect Ebreth from sunken ruins to power their ships. Between islands, they zip across the water on motorized Rush Boards, towing barges full of loot. Combat is fast but requires careful timing, with four weapon types-Sword, Pistol, Anchor, and Guitar-each offering distinct roles. On-site crafting lets players build new Rush Boards, ladders, and Supply Flares that restore and increase maximum HP.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tsunami timer pushes the pace: enemies grow stronger as time passes, and eventually a wave wipes the map. Players must load supplies onto the barge and escape together. The report notes that the demo runs in Japanese without issues, and early access is planned with Japanese support.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Double Stallion's Surfpunk demo reveals a time-pressure loop: explore for resources before a tsunami wipes the map. Cooperative crafting is the deciding factor.","twitterPost":"Surfpunk's demo turns exploration into a race against a tsunami. Crafting supply flares mid-mission is the mechanic that keeps parties alive.","threadsPost":"Double Stallion's Surfpunk demo has a clear tension: explore for Ebreth and supplies before a timer-driven tsunami ends the run. Crafting supply flares on the spot to restore HP and max HP is the mechanic that makes teamwork mandatory, not optional. The Rush Board towing system also forces coordination on loot transport.","newsletterBlurb":"4Gamer.net played the Surfpunk demo at BitSummit PUNCH. The cooperative top-down action game has players riding Rush Boards, fighting with four weapon types, crafting items, and escaping a tsunami. Japanese support is already in the demo.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/845/G084544/20260528054/\",\"title\":\"Ride a Surfboard Through a World Submerged in Water! 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