{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3322d32a9477ce557675d179","clusterId":"c_4048a2ad6285ad6e556ea007","slug":"vision-quench-demo-launches-on-steam-for-steam-next-fest","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Vision Quench Demo Launches on Steam for Steam Next Fest","summary":"Pocketpair Publishing released a demo for Vision Quench, a co-op dark fantasy dungeon crawler from developer WizMUD, on Steam on June 15. The game supports up to four players exploring a mega-dungeon called the Green Tower to find the legendary Sweepstakes Code. It is planned for a 2026 release on PC via Steam.","whyItMatters":"The demo gives players an early look at Pocketpair Publishing's first title under its new label, a retro-3D dungeon crawler with a surreal corporate-urban-legend setting.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePocketpair Publishing, the publishing label launched by the Palworld developer, put out its first demo on June 15. Vision Quench is a co-op dungeon crawler for up to four players, built with low-poly retro 3D graphics that blend medieval fantasy with modern consumer culture. The setting is the Green Tower, a labyrinth beneath a corporation where players hunt for the Sweepstakes Code, a banned promotional item from a past campaign. The demo is available on Steam as part of Steam Next Fest. The full game is due in 2026 on PC via Steam, with Japanese and English support confirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Vision Quench's demo hooks on a Sweepstakes Code, not loot or lore. Pocketpair Publishing is testing whether a contest mechanic can drive dungeon crawler engagement.","twitterPost":"Vision Quench's demo replaces loot with a Sweepstakes Code as the goal. A bet on contest mechanics over traditional rewards.","threadsPost":"Vision Quench's demo drops the usual loot treadmill for a single goal: the Sweepstakes Code. Pocketpair Publishing is testing whether a contest can sustain co-op dungeon crawling better than gear progression. The 2026 release has room to iterate on that hook.","newsletterBlurb":"Pocketpair Publishing released the demo for Vision Quench, a co-op dark fantasy dungeon crawler from developer WizMUD. The game features retro 3D graphics and a setting that mixes medieval fantasy with modern corporate culture. The full release is planned for 2026 on Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260615g\",\"title\":\"Co-op Dungeon Crawler 'Vision Quench' Demo Now Available on Steam, Challenging the Mad Labyrinth in Retro 3D for the Legendary 'Sweepstakes Code'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4289,"outputTokens":587,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781490359,"createdAt":"2026-06-15T02:15:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-15T02:19:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T02:19:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4048a2ad6285ad6e556ea007","canonicalTitle":"最大4人で挑む協力型ダンジョン探索ゲーム『ビジョンクエンチ』体験版がSteamで配信開始。伝説の「懸賞コード」を求め、レトロ3Dで描かれる狂気の迷宮へ挑む","representativeArticleId":"a_39852a741d3444b209350ef4","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Vision Quench\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-15T01:33:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-15T03:00:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T03:02:30.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/964/G096462/20260615005/","title":"ポケットペアの協力型ダークファンタジー探索ゲーム「ビジョンクエンチ」，Steam Nextフェスでデモ版を配信開始"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260615g","title":"最大4人で挑む協力型ダンジョン探索ゲーム『ビジョンクエンチ』体験版がSteamで配信開始。伝説の「懸賞コード」を求め、レトロ3Dで描かれる狂気の迷宮へ挑む"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Vision Quench"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Pocketpair Publishing released a demo for Vision Quench on Steam on June 15.","Vision Quench is a co-op dark fantasy dungeon crawler for up to four players.","The game is set in a mega-dungeon called the Green Tower, where players search for the Sweepstakes Code.","The full game is planned for a 2026 release on PC via Steam.","The demo is available as part of Steam Next Fest."]}