{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ae56a036a8a409ce8039c923","clusterId":"c_5dd6aa1a1c7e2e6eb104b8f6","slug":"zombie-police-midsummer-unhappy-new-year-hits-steam-on-november-22","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year Hits Steam On November 22","summary":"Lobstudio announced on Wednesday that Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year will launch for PC via Steam on November 22. A Nintendo Switch version follows at a later date. The comedy-mystery adventure puts players in the role of zombie detective Akemi Kabane, working with Detective Zomby and Yasu Tamura to investigate a VTuber tied to a horrific incident and a supernatural threat to Shimofuri Village.","whyItMatters":"Lobstudio is putting a Steam date on a comedy-mystery built around a zombie detective, while the Switch version stays undated, so PC buyers get the game first and the studio keeps its console window open.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game follows zombie detective Akemi Kabane, who can use a Zombie Dive ability to pull clues out of suspects and objects that stay hidden in the real world. Her partners are Detective Zomby and Yasu Tamura, and the case involves a VTuber caught up in a horrific incident plus a supernatural danger threatening Shimofuri Village with a permanent cold freeze.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLobstudio\u0026#39;s other titles include Sunset Game Shop Shayou and ODEN. The Steam release is dated for November 22, with the Switch version arriving later.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year ships on Steam first while the Switch version has no date. Lobstudio is asking PC players to carry a comedy-mystery whose cast includes a detective named Zomby.","twitterPost":"Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year gives Steam a date while Switch waits on Lobstudio. Akemi Kabane's case files a VTuber as the thread.","threadsPost":"Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year pins Steam to November 22 and leaves the Switch version undated, so Lobstudio is starting the case on PC. The victim thread runs through a VTuber, which puts the game's mystery next to an industry that already lives online.","newsletterBlurb":"Lobstudio dated Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year for PC via Steam on November 22, with a Nintendo Switch release set for a later date. The comedy-mystery adventure follows zombie detective Akemi Kabane and her partners Detective Zomby and Yasu Tamura as they investigate a VTuber and a supernatural danger in Shimofuri Village. Lobstudio's other games include Sunset Game Shop Shayou and ODEN.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-23/zombie-police-midsummer-unhappy-new-year-game-launches-for-pc-via-steam-on-november-22/.242113\",\"title\":\"Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year Game Launches for PC via Steam on November 22\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4171,"outputTokens":641,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791080066,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T02:11:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T02:13:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T02:13:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5dd6aa1a1c7e2e6eb104b8f6","canonicalTitle":"News\nZombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year Game Launches for PC via Steam on November 22","representativeArticleId":"a_95aea0d921a34c3459039606","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year\"],\"studios\":[\"Lobstudio\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-23T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-23T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T02:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-23/zombie-police-midsummer-unhappy-new-year-game-launches-for-pc-via-steam-on-november-22/.242113","title":"News\nZombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year Game Launches for PC via Steam on November 22"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Zombie Police: Midsummer Unhappy New Year"],"studios":["Lobstudio"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}