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  "id": "well-dweller",
  "slug": "well-dweller",
  "product": "Well Dweller",
  "title": "Well Dweller",
  "job": "Is the date real, do they need to spend, what can they skip.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-22",
  "timezoneNote": "Same-day launch September 22, 2026 on Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam and GOG). PlayStation Store US concept lists 9/22/2026 04:00 PM UTC.",
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        "platform": "Nintendo Switch",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
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        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "Nintendo Switch 2",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "notes": "Native Switch 2 edition with higher-resolution graphics and enhanced texture quality.",
        "sourceIds": [
          "games-press"
        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "PlayStation 5",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "sourceIds": [
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        ]
      },
      {
        "platform": "Xbox Series X|S",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "notes": "Day-one Xbox Game Pass. Smart Delivery / Play Anywhere named on Xbox Store.",
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      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Microsoft Store / Xbox on PC)",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "notes": "Day-one Xbox Game Pass / PC Game Pass.",
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      },
      {
        "platform": "PC (Steam)",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-09-22",
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      }
    ]
  },
  "disclosure": {
    "text": "As an Amazon Associate, NeedFlag earns from qualifying purchases."
  },
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      "id": "games-press",
      "label": "Games Press — Well Dweller begins September 22",
      "url": "https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/Well-Dwellers-Dark-Fairy-Tale-Adventure-Begins-September-22"
    },
    {
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      "label": "Xbox Wire — Game Pass September 2026 Wave 2",
      "url": "https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/15/xbox-game-pass-september-2026-wave-2/"
    },
    {
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      "label": "Xbox Store — Well Dweller",
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      "label": "PlayStation Store — Well Dweller concept",
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    },
    {
      "id": "steam",
      "label": "Steam — Well Dweller (app 3699590)",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/Well_Dweller/"
    },
    {
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      "label": "Steam news — Well Dweller September 22",
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    },
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      "id": "gog",
      "label": "GOG — Well Dweller",
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    },
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      "label": "Nintendo eShop — Well Dweller",
      "url": "https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/well-dweller-switch/"
    },
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      "label": "YouTube — Well Dweller Release Date Trailer",
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      "label": "Nintendo — microSD Express for Switch 2",
      "url": "https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/samsung-microsd-express-memory-card-256gb-for-nintendo-switch-2/"
    },
    {
      "id": "playstation-m2-ssd",
      "label": "PlayStation — M.2 SSD for PS5",
      "url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps5/ps5-storage/"
    }
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      "label": "Launch date",
      "value": "22 September 2026",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Same-day multiplat. PlayStation Store US concept unlock 16:00 UTC.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
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      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Switch 2 is a native enhanced edition. Day-one Xbox Game Pass on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
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    },
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        "steam"
      ]
    },
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      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "USD list on Nintendo eShop $19.99. Steam API still has no price_overview (coming_soon true, empty package_groups at check). Xbox display catalog ListPrice/MSRP $0.00 (Game Pass day-one path); buy-SKU dollar paint not confirmed.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
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        "xbox-store"
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      "id": "esrb-category",
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      "value": "T",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Store Teen.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
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      "id": "esrb-descriptors",
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      "value": "Violence, Blood",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Store. PlayStation Store lists Blood, Violence.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store",
        "playstation-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "publisher",
      "label": "Publisher",
      "value": "Kyle Thompson / Top Hat Studios, Inc. / Doyoyo Games",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
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        "games-press"
      ]
    },
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      "id": "developer",
      "label": "Developer",
      "value": "Kyle Thompson",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "steam",
        "games-press"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "game-pass",
      "label": "Xbox Game Pass",
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      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC / PC Game Pass.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-wire",
        "games-press",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "physical",
      "label": "Physical",
      "value": "Not announced",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "First-party storefronts and launch press name digital only.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press",
        "steam",
        "xbox-store",
        "playstation-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "install-size",
      "label": "Install size",
      "value": "Switch 1008 MB; Switch 2 1.3 GB; Xbox Series ~1.32 GB download; Xbox on PC ~0.98 GB download; Steam storage req 1 GB",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "notes": "Nintendo eShop Game file size: Switch 1008 MB, Switch 2 1.3 GB. Xbox display catalog MaxDownloadSizeInBytes: Series XVC 1413062656 (~1.32 GiB), PC MSIXVC 1053286400 (~0.98 GiB). Steam pc_requirements Storage: 1 GB available space (requirement text, not a live install meter). PlayStation consumer install GB still unknown.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nintendo-store",
        "xbox-store",
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        "playstation-store"
      ]
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      "status": "confirmed",
      "kind": "youtube",
      "youtubeId": "Wwg5WYvDV_M",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "youtube-trailer",
        "games-press"
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    },
    "still": {
      "label": "Official still",
      "src": "/media/well-dweller/official-still.jpg",
      "credit": "Top Hat Studios / Kyle Thompson",
      "pageUrl": "https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3699590/2c675d65378a8e5c88cba0e9e46c8655d87c1f8d/ss_2c675d65378a8e5c88cba0e9e46c8655d87c1f8d.1920x1080.jpg",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "steam"
      ]
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    {
      "id": "buy-now-set",
      "item": "Buy-now set",
      "verdict": "empty",
      "rationale": "No separate buy-now catalog. Yes lines are listed below.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "games-press"
      ],
      "affiliate": null
    },
    {
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      "item": "Game Pass (Xbox)",
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      "rationale": "Day one on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC. That is the Need for Xbox.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-wire",
        "xbox-store"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
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        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy-the-game link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "game",
      "item": "Well Dweller ($19.99)",
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      "rationale": "Standard is $19.99. Choose if Game Pass is not an option. Digital only; no physical announced.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nintendo-store",
        "games-press"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy-the-game link."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "switch-2-microsd-express-256",
      "item": "Switch 2 Samsung microSD Express 256 GB",
      "verdict": "yes",
      "rationale": "Switch 2 will not run games from regular microSD. Digital installs beyond internal need Express.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "nintendo-microsd-express"
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        "present": true,
        "href": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3VTCZK8?tag=needflag-20",
        "note": "Amazon Associates."
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    },
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      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 1 TB",
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      "rationale": "Need if the PS5 is full.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy link while Sold by Amazon.com is broken."
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-2tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 2 TB",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "playstation-m2-ssd"
      ],
      "affiliate": {
        "present": false,
        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid buy link while Sold by Amazon.com is broken."
      }
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "steam-xbox-usd",
      "question": "What is the Steam and Xbox Store US dollar price at check?",
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      "notes": "Re-checked 2026-09-22 CT. Steam appdetails cc=us: price_overview null, packages null, package_groups [], release_date coming_soon true. Xbox displaycatalog 9PLH7R84GJWP: OrderManagementData.Price ListPrice=0.0 MSRP=0.0 USD (Game Pass day-one). Nintendo eShop paint $19.99 already on price-base. Leave open until Steam/Xbox buy paint appears.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "steam",
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-org",
      "question": "What is the dedicated esrb.org Title Search page for Well Dweller?",
      "status": "unknown",
      "notes": "esrb.org Title Search for \"Well Dweller\" returned 0 ratings (https://www.esrb.org/search/?searchKeyword=Well+Dweller). Xbox Store Teen / Violence, Blood stands until a dedicated esrb.org page exists.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-22",
      "sourceIds": [
        "xbox-store"
      ]
    }
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}