{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5c026c5b678463532a79fac1","clusterId":"c_94d0782aa26e519d0214d284","slug":"team-trashtronaut-opens-kickstarter-for-low-poly-horde-shooter-pig-iron","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Team Trashtronaut Opens Kickstarter For Low-Poly Horde Shooter PIG IRON","summary":"Team Trashtronaut has launched a Kickstarter campaign for PIG IRON, a high-tempo horde shooter with light mecha simulation elements. Players pilot a six-ton armored weapon built from rusted steel and exposed organs, fighting hundreds of escaped biotech weapons. A demo is available on itch.io. The $6,000 goal has already been reached, and planned additions include five or more levels, five or more enemy characters, and three or more bosses.","whyItMatters":"The campaign hit its funding goal on day one of the listing, so the ask now shifts to stretch goals that decide how much of the planned content actually ships.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe pitch leans on tone as much as mechanics: a six-ton machine of rusted steel and exposed organs, an industrial soundtrack from Prahno Audio, and swarms of biotech flesh weapons to cut through. Three weapons are in the build, each with its own mechanics, and a demo is already up on itch.io for anyone who wants to test the movement before backing.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe funding target is $6,000, roughly 940,000 yen, and it has been met. Stretch goals cover additional levels, enemies and bosses, plus translations including Japanese, free expansions, and uncensored custom models.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"PIG IRON's Kickstarter goal was $6,000 and it is already met, so the stretch targets are the only thing left to quantify: five levels, five enemies, three bosses, all listed as floors, not caps.","twitterPost":"PIG IRON hit its $6,000 Kickstarter goal already, which turns the pitch into an argument about what five levels and three bosses actually cost.","threadsPost":"PIG IRON cleared its $6,000 Kickstarter goal before most backers saw the page, and the stretch list (five or more levels, five or more enemies, three or more bosses) is written as minimums. Team Trashtronaut is funding scope it has not committed to a ceiling for.","newsletterBlurb":"Team Trashtronaut has opened a Kickstarter for PIG IRON, a high-tempo horde shooter with light mecha simulation elements, and the $6,000 goal is already met. A demo is up on itch.io. Planned additions include five or more levels, five or more enemy characters, and three or more bosses.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/05/173181.html\",\"title\":\"Low-Poly FPS 'PIG IRON' Crowdfunding Begins! Fight Swarms of Biotech Weapons in an Armored Iron-and-Flesh War Machine!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4704,"outputTokens":619,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791266835,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T06:05:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T06:06:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T06:06:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_94d0782aa26e519d0214d284","canonicalTitle":"鉄と肉の装甲兵器で生物工学兵器の群れに立ち向かうローポリFPS『PIG IRON』クラファン開始！","representativeArticleId":"a_55cb49cc3112fb18ef5dd873","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PIG IRON\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-05T10:15:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-05T10:15:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T06:06:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/05/173181.html","title":"鉄と肉の装甲兵器で生物工学兵器の群れに立ち向かうローポリFPS『PIG IRON』クラファン開始！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PIG IRON"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}