Next Stage Releases SLAM TANK Demo for Steam Next Fest
The demo arrives with wishlist registrations already past 100,000, according to Automaton, which gives Next Stage a measurable audience before it has announced a release date.
Key Facts
- Next Stage released the SLAM TANK demo for PC via Steam on October 20.
- Steam Next Fest runs until 2:00 a.m. on October 27.
- SLAM TANK wishlist registrations surpassed 100,000 as of October 7, according to Automaton.
- The SLAM TANK demo includes an armed train boss that attacks with missiles and charges.
- SLAM TANK supports nine languages, including Japanese.
Reporting from 3 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
Next Stage released a demo for its PC action game SLAM TANK on October 20, timed to Steam Next Fest, which runs until 2:00 a.m. on October 27. The game is set in a world where AI controls the machines, and the player pilots a tank that fights without firing shells: it rams enemies and swings its turret like a club. The tank drifts, jumps off boost pads, and performs midair tricks, with three chassis types (balanced, agile, sturdy) to choose from. Stages end in one-on-one boss duels, and the demo includes an armed train boss that fires missiles and charges. Damage dealt to AI machines becomes the score, and an online ranking tracks high scores. Next Stage is a Korean studio that worked on the action game Ultra Age. A full release date is undecided.
Streaming and video posting of the demo are allowed, and Next Stage says no prior contact is needed, according to GAME Watch. The demo supports nine languages, Japanese included.
The combat toolkit is broader than ramming alone. Normal and special attacks chain into combos, a gauge powers skill moves, and dodging enemy attacks is its own mechanic; bosses carry a stagger gauge separate from their health bar, and landing combos while they are unguarded deals major damage. Stages mix in sections where the tank launches off boost pads and rotates in midair. Appearance can be customized with decals and exterior parts.
Enemies range from AI-equipped androids to excavators, massive trucks, and trains. Announced on September 23, the game drew a new trailer on October 17 alongside the Steam Next Fest announcement. Next Stage previously worked on Ultra Age.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) ドリフトや体当たりで戦車が火花を散らすアクションゲーム「SLAM TANK」の体験版が配信中
- Denfaminicogamer 【カオス】砲塔をぶん回しブースターできりもみ空中ダッシュをキメる“戦車”アクションゲーム『SLAM TANK』体験版を公開。AIどもをぶっ壊した被害額がそのままスコアに
- Automaton 大注目の“肉弾戦車”アクション『SLAM TANK』デモ版が配信開始。戦車なのに撃たない、砲身ぶん回して豪快大暴れ