SLAM TANK has a free demo live on Steam for Steam Next Fest, which runs through 2:00 a.m. on October 27. Wishlist adds passed 100,000, and Next Stage has not set a full release date.
Next Stage announced SLAM TANK on September 23 as a PC game for Steam, with no release date. The premise is a tank that fights AI-controlled machines by ramming them and swinging its turret like a club rather than firing shells. Players choose among three chassis types, a balanced one, an agile one, and a sturdy one, and each stage ends in a one-on-one boss duel. The announcement followed the studio's work on the action game Ultra Age, and it framed the project as close-combat action moved onto a tank chassis.
The store page opened at the start of October, and wishlist adds passed 50,000 within five days, which gave Next Stage its first public read on demand before any release date existed. A team message at that point said the developers would work with all their strength on the game.
On October 20, Next Stage put out a demo timed to Steam Next Fest, and by then wishlist registrations had passed 100,000. The demo includes the armed train boss, a machine that fires missiles and charges, and it carries the same systems as the full game: drifting, boost pads, midair tricks, and an online ranking that scores damage dealt to AI machines.
What coverage establishes is a game with a measured audience and no launch date. The wishlist figures and the demo are the concrete markers, and the full release remains undecided.
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- game · October 20 · PC via Steam · 2026-10-20
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- game · planned · Steam for PC · 2026-10-05
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- The tank action game is set in a world where AI controls all machines, and the player fights by ramming and swinging the turret rather than firing. · 2026-10-20
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- Three tank types, online rankings, and a train boss are included. · 2026-10-20
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- Players pick from three tank types across factory, port, and military facility stages, with a boss at each end. · 2026-10-04
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- passed 50,000 wishlist adds in five days since its Steam store page opened · 2026-10-05
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- SLAM TANK, a PC (Steam) tank action game (September 23) · 2026-10-04
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4d ago
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.
Oct 5
Next Stage's close-combat tank action game SLAM TANK passed 50,000 wishlist adds in the five days since its Steam store page opened. Players pick one of three tank types and fight AI-controlled machines, using acceleration pads, jump pads, drifting and aerial tricks. The development team released a message saying they will work with all their strength on the game, which is planned for release on Steam for PC.
Oct 4
Developer Next Stage announced SLAM TANK on September 23, a PC (Steam) tank action game with no release date set. The tank fights AI-controlled machines, including industrial robots and heavy machinery, by swinging its barrel and spinning its hull instead of firing its cannon. Players pick from three tank types across factory, port, and military facility stages, with a boss at each end.
Oct 3
Developer Chobi released the single-player tank action game Tank Battle Classic on PC via Steam. It is set in World War II combat vehicles. The core system replaces health bars with armor modeling. Armor thickness varies by hull part, and penetration power changes with impact angle and distance, so a single penetrating shot can destroy a tank. Missions cover suburbs, urban areas, forests, mountains, and plains, and include close-quarters fights, long-range interception, dense fog encounters, and escort missions. Points from cleared missions buy new tanks, and most missions let players swap the enemy and allied vehicles that deploy, upgrade vehicle performance per mission, and tune difficulty. The roster includes 16 vehicles such as the BT-7, T-34/76, T-34/85, KV-1, KV-2, IS-2, Panzer III, StuG III, Panzer IV, Panther G, Jagdpanther, Tiger I, Tiger II, Hetzer, Sd.Kfz.251/22 Pakwagen, and Sd.Kfz.251 Half-track. The game costs 1,350 yen, with a 30 percent discount to 945 yen until October 9. Chobi has worked on tank-related apps including Tank Caterpillar Appreciation App and Tokyo Danchi Tank.