{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0bbeec709f445688e20c65fe","clusterId":"c_c546c714583ebd8d488929cf","slug":"valheim-devs-horror-game-begraved-demo-ends-july-25","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Valheim Devs' Horror Game Begraved Demo Ends July 25","summary":"Grip Jaw, a small studio formed by Valheim developers, announced the demo for its co-op dungeon exploration horror game Begraved will end on July 25. The team decided the demo no longer represents the full game and will focus on completing the title, with closed testing resuming after July 26. The game is planned for a 2026 release on PC via Steam.","whyItMatters":"The demo shutdown signals a shift from public testing to final development for a side project from key Valheim creators, with a full release still expected this year.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGrip Jaw, the four-person independent studio made up of three Iron Gate veterans and one other developer, has been working on Begraved in their spare time alongside Valheim. The demo, which launched in February and let players explore the first dungeon across a three-day in-game cycle, will be pulled because the team feels it no longer accurately reflects the final product. An updated demo is planned for later, but the priority is finishing the full game. Closed testing will resume on July 26, the day after the demo ends.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Valheim devs' co-op horror Begraved demo ends July 25. Closed testing resumes after. Full game still targeting 2026 on Steam.","twitterPost":"Valheim devs' co-op horror Begraved demo ends July 25. Closed testing resumes after. Full game still targeting 2026 on Steam.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Grip Jaw, the small studio of Valheim developers, is ending the Begraved demo on July 25 because the content no longer represents the full game. Closed testing will resume the next day, and the team is focusing on completing the title for a 2026 release on Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/17/168071.html\",\"title\":\"'Valheim' Dev Team's 'Spare Time' Co-op Dungeon Exploration Horror 'Begraved' Demo to End on July 25 - Closed Testing to Resume\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3842,"outputTokens":501,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781627158,"createdAt":"2026-06-16T16:15:32.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-16T16:19:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T16:19:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c546c714583ebd8d488929cf","canonicalTitle":"『Valheim』開発陣の一部が“余暇”で作る協力ダンジョン探索ホラー『Begraved』デモ版の7月25日公開停止を予告―クローズドテストを再開予定","representativeArticleId":"a_9c2a0b34aa6ecdc66cd8ed79","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Valheim\",\"Begraved\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-16T15:41:47.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-16T15:41:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T16:19:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/06/17/168071.html","title":"『Valheim』開発陣の一部が“余暇”で作る協力ダンジョン探索ホラー『Begraved』デモ版の7月25日公開停止を予告―クローズドテストを再開予定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Valheim","Begraved"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The demo for Begraved, a co-op dungeon exploration horror game from Grip Jaw, will end on July 25.","Grip Jaw is a four-person studio formed by three Iron Gate veterans (developers of Valheim) and one other developer.","The demo launched in February and let players explore the first dungeon across a three-day in-game cycle.","The team decided to pull the demo because it no longer accurately reflects the final product.","Begraved is planned for a 2026 release on PC via Steam."]}