{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d4a60337bb37397ed5f121e1","clusterId":"c_ed3dc691eca5f48e45ade0ee","slug":"vixen-357-brings-1992-mega-drive-robot-srpg-to-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Vixen 357 Brings 1992 Mega Drive Robot SRPG to Steam","summary":"Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden have released Vixen 357 on Steam. The port carries over the Mega Drive original Masaya put out in 1992: 16 grid maps, turn-based combat, free pairing of pilots with units, and permadeath, where destroyed pilots and units do not come back. The Steam version adds a gallery of original illustrations and posters, plus rewind, speed-up, save anywhere, screen filters, and cheats. It is 20 percent off until November 7.","whyItMatters":"A 1992 Masaya SRPG that never left the Mega Drive in the West now sits on Steam with save states and cheats, which puts its permadeath design in front of an audience that did not grow up with the original cartridge.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe story opens in AD 2396, when the special unit Slash, operating the high-mobility humanoid weapon VECTOR built by the new nation Merizmaharp, is attacked by an unknown enemy mid-training. The player is pilot Takuya Murasawa.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeapons change with the unit, and pilots and machines are paired freely, so the lineup a player builds going into a map carries weight afterward. Destroyed units stay destroyed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe port is handled by Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden. The original is a sequel-like work set in the same world as the 1990 Masaya release Hishou Kishi Kaiser.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Vixen 357's Steam port adds rewind, save anywhere and cheats to a game built on permadeath. The lost pilots still do not come back; you can just undo the mistake.","twitterPost":"Vixen 357 keeps permadeath on Steam, then adds rewind and save anywhere. The loss stays permanent, the error does not.","threadsPost":"Vixen 357 brings 1992 Mega Drive permadeath to Steam alongside rewind, speed-up and save anywhere. Permanent loss and instant undo sit in the same menu, and the game leaves it to the player to pick which one they play by.","newsletterBlurb":"Ratalaika Games and Shinyuden have brought Vixen 357 to Steam. The 1992 Masaya Mega Drive robot SRPG keeps its 16-map campaign, free pairing of pilots and units, and permadeath. The port adds a gallery of original illustrations and posters, plus rewind, speed-up, save anywhere, screen filters, and cheats, and runs 20 percent off until November 7.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/24/174029.html\",\"title\":\"1992 Mega Drive Robot SRPG 'Vixen 357' Released on Steam - Features Free Unit Customization and Permadeath (Loss), Plus Convenience Features\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4776,"outputTokens":691,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792803133,"createdAt":"2026-10-24T00:46:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T00:51:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T00:51:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ed3dc691eca5f48e45ade0ee","canonicalTitle":"1992年発売のメガドライブ向けロボットSRPG『ヴィクセン357』Steam版リリース―自由な機体編成とパーマデス＝ロストが特徴で便利機能も搭載","representativeArticleId":"a_526ad09635910f521f8c3fcb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Vixen 357\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T23:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T23:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T00:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/24/174029.html","title":"1992年発売のメガドライブ向けロボットSRPG『ヴィクセン357』Steam版リリース―自由な機体編成とパーマデス＝ロストが特徴で便利機能も搭載"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Vixen 357"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}