Dumpster Gang Sets December 4 Japan Launch With A Playable Demo
Publishing a limited demo alongside the date gives the four-player co-op loop a test run before launch, and the Japanese store date and display support put the game in front of the same audience at the same time.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Curve Games will launch Dumpster Gang, Coyote House Games' raccoon burglary sandbox, on December 3 for PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, and for Xbox and PC Game Pass. The Steam page lists a December 4 date in Japan because of time zone differences, and the game supports Japanese display. A demo covering the tutorial and the first two missions is out now, with online co-op for up to four players.
The demo covers the tutorial and the first two missions, and it already carries the Japanese display option. Shop elements and stage rewards are locked in the demo, but the full four-player online co-op is playable.
Missions run on a checklist: knock over trash cans, clog toilets, brew and drink coffee. The raccoons can lift and carry anything in the house and haul it to a burrow in the yard. Hats change the raccoon's abilities, such as jump height, and food restores stamina. A raccoon exterminator patrols the empty houses, and players who make noise get chased, with the option to flee or throw objects and swing stick-like items back at him. Stolen goods collect at the raccoon base, where a shop handles hideout and character customization.
- PC (Steam / Microsoft Store): December 3 launch date
- Xbox / PC Game Pass: included at launch
- Japan launch: December 4 per the Steam store page, due to time zone differences
- Demo: curated to the tutorial and first two missions, with four-player online co-op
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.