{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d17c3994b8699b1c0bd91a21","clusterId":"c_7a3c2e6817a74497efa9820d","slug":"waste-the-fallen-free-to-play-cosmic-horror-extraction-shooter-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Waste The Fallen: Free-to-Play Cosmic Horror Extraction Shooter Announced","summary":"South Korean developer RoyalCrow announced Waste The Fallen on August 13, a free-to-play cosmic horror extraction shooter for PC via Steam. The game casts players as Deviants, beings who have imbued abyssal power into their arms, who descend into ruins to scavenge weapons, materials, and rare items. They face monstrous Fallen, rival Deviants, and environmental hazards, with deeper areas offering better loot but also greater danger and a creeping sense of strangeness that erodes sanity. The game supports solo play or teams of up to three. To soften the harsh setting, most secured loot can be protected in oversized safe boxes, and crafting is cheap and quick, making recovery after failure easy. Between expeditions, players return to an expandable hideout to upgrade crafting stations, unlock blueprints, and create new equipment. A closed alpha test runs from September 4 at 19:00 to September 8 local time (September 5 at 11:00 to September 9 in Japan), with participants earning exclusive skins. Japanese language support has not been announced. RoyalCrow previously developed CROWZ, a free-to-play PvP shooter that entered Early Access in 2022 and ended service in 2023.","whyItMatters":"The announcement marks RoyalCrow's genre shift from its military PvP background to a cosmic horror extraction shooter, a move that could test whether its tactical strengths translate to a PvPvE format.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s announcement came with gameplay footage showing first-person views of players with deformed arms exploring ruins, fighting monsters and rivals, and wielding \u0026#34;living\u0026#34; alien guns. Third-person segments introduced hideout movement and housing elements.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoyalCrow\u0026#39;s official website describes the studio as specializing in military games, and its past work CROWZ was a free-to-play online large-scale PvP shooter. Waste The Fallen retains that military focus but shifts to a solo-or-co-op extraction format set in a world where ancient monsters called Fallen crawl out of rifts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe alpha test schedule was detailed in the announcement, with participants able to earn exclusive skins. The game is listed under the free-to-play category on Steam, and a release is planned soon, though Japanese language support has not been confirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Waste The Fallen lets you keep most loot in oversized safe boxes, so even in a cosmic horror world, failure doesn't hurt as much. Alpha test starts September 4.","twitterPost":"RoyalCrow, the studio behind CROWZ, is trading pure PvP for a PvPvE extraction shooter with Cthulhu vibes. Solo or trio runs into ruins, sanity optional.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"RoyalCrow announced Waste The Fallen, a free-to-play cosmic horror extraction shooter for PC. The game mixes solo or trio runs, loot protection, and a September alpha test. Japanese support is not yet confirmed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260814-460165/\",\"title\":\"Cthulhu PvPvE extraction shooter 'Waste the Fallen' announced. 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