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Hands-on preview: the jolly co-op construction of 'Salvation Denied'

Newsweek · · 792 words · By Zak Wojnar
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What to know about Hands-on preview: the jolly co-op construction of 'Salvation Denied'

There's a certain magic that comes with playing around with physics in video games.

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What happened

There's a certain magic that comes with playing around with physics in video games.

Why it matters

I can still remember the first time I saw a Havok ragdoll death animation in "Max Payne 2" and it absolutely blew my mind.

Common ground

Since then, entire games have been built around physics simulation, like the "Bridge Simulator" series, "Octodad," and countless others.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The latest physics-oriented title is "Salvation Denied," from game studio Firevolt and publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment.”
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Multiple independent sources (Steam page and a news announcement) confirm that Salvation Denied is developed by Firevolt and published by Digital Vortex.
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web search NEUTRAL — Play free online games at Poki, the #1 website for instant web games. Explore exclusive titles, popular favorites, and new game releases every day - no download needed!
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Claim 2: “Another tool at our disposal is the Foam Gun, which launches globs of foam (duh) that causes objects to stick together.”
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The Foam Gun and its ability to stick objects together are mentioned in the 'Hands-On Preview' and the Steam Community patch notes/discussion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American television host, comedian, actor and political commentator. Known for his political satire, he is the host of the HBO political talk show Real Time…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Target Corporation is an American retail corporation headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Target operates retail stores. It is the eighth-largest retailer in the United States and i…
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Claim 3: “a demo is out now for free on Steam.”
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The Wikipedia results provided are for Attack on Titan, Danganronpa, and Peter Ruckman; none of them mention a demo for Salvation Denied on Steam.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fourth and final season of the Attack on Titan anime television series, titled Attack on Titan: The Final Season, was produced by MAPPA, chief directed by Jun Shishido, and directed by Yuichiro Ha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Danganronpa (Japanese: ダンガンロンパ; lit. "Bullet Refutation") is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Sturges Ruckman (November 19, 1921 – April 21, 2016) was an American Independent Baptist pastor, author, Bible teacher, and founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, Florida (not …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Ruckman
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Claim 4: “we unlocked the "Fat Boy," a massive bulldozer with an attached 3D printer and grinder”
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The 'Fat Boy' bulldozer/3D printer is mentioned in one source. Other results for 'bulldozer' were unrelated Instagram posts or literature analysis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 ... Gravity guns to spin girders, foam guns to glue your mistakes together, and a fat boy tank that's part bulldozer, part 3D printer. If ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWT_QD4jOAo/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... The way WB has normalised and institutionalised violence and anarchy, it is difficult to prevent these elements creeping into the governance, if ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet Blixa Danzig from my comic Golgothika. Arms like a bulldozer, face like a shovel. #art #design #illustration #graphicnovels #scificomic #cyberpunkart # ...
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Claim 5: “Players take on the role of robotic construction workers, either alone or in groups of up to four”
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Both the Steam page and the announcement article confirm the game is a co-op building sim for 1-4 players.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 25, 2026 ... Publisher Digital Vortex and developer Firevolt have announced Salvation Denied, a cooperative building simulation game for one-to-four ...
https://www.gematsu.com/2026/03/co-op-building-simulation-ga…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 14, 2026 ... Salvation Denied is a chaotic co-op building sim for 1-4 players. Team up to build wild constructions with heavy machinery and crazy tools. Each ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DV4NPBMDTHb/
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web search NEUTRAL — Salvation Denied is a chaotic co-op building sim for 1-4 players. Team up to build wild constructions with heavy machinery and crazy tools. Each mission ...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4193590/Salvation_Denied/
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Claim 6: “"Salvation Denied" is slated for release later this year on Steam”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the release date of the game.
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Claim 7: “"Salvation Denied" uses the tried-and-true Havok physics engine instead of Unreal Engine 5's default "Chaos" physics engine.”
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The specific detail about using Havok instead of Unreal's Chaos engine is only mentioned in the 'Hands-On Preview' article.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... It's worth noting that, for performance optimization reasons, "Salvation Denied" uses the tried-and-true Havok physics engine instead of Unreal ...
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/video-games/hands-on-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rather than learning more about the overall historical context of ... the pool of developers knew how to use a game engine, the more likely that ...
https://research.usc.edu.au/view/pdfCoverPage?instCode=61USC…
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Claim 8: “console versions aiming for a 2027 release.”
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Claim 9: “Other mission types include building a bridge across a canyon gap, building a tower under a time crunch to escape rising hazardous fog, building while being pelted with foam-eroding acid rain, and building on the top of a mountain”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions and locations for The Salvation Army, which are irrelevant to the game's mission types.
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web search NEUTRAL — Salvation (from Latin: salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. [1] In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deli…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 29, 2026 · The meaning of SALVATION is deliverance from the power and effects of sin. How to use salvation in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvation
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web search NEUTRAL — Locations in San Diego, California This Page Lists All of The Salvation Army Locations in the City of San Diego, California . Click Below to Visit a Location's Official Website. Location Finder
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ca/san-diego/
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Claim 10: “everyone has a "Half-Life 2"-styled Gravity Gun that can be used to move stuff around with ease, and even rotate them in mid-air.”
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The mention of a gravity gun to spin girders is found in one specific source. Other search results for 'Salvation' were irrelevant (theology/charity).
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web search NEUTRAL — When you donate goods to The Salvation Army, those items are then sold at our Family Stores. And the proceeds are used to fund our Adult Rehabilitation Centers, where those in the grip of addiction fi…
https://www.salvationarmyphoenix.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — This Page Lists All of The Salvation Army Locations in the City of Phoenix, Arizona . Click Below to Visit a Location's Official Website.
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/az/phoenix/
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web search NEUTRAL — In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences. [2][3] The academic study of salvation is called soteriology. In Abrahamic religions …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation
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Claim 11: “the "Bridge Simulator" series, "Octodad," and countless others [are games built around physics simulation]”
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The claim that Bridge Simulator and Octodad are built around physics simulation is mentioned in a single 'Hands-On Preview' article. While Octodad is widely known as a physics game, the specific grouping in this context is only found in one source provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is part of the list of Nintendo Switch games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2010s was the fifth decade in the industry's history. The decade was notable for producing the first truly "3D" games and consoles by introducing virtual reality to consumers, cloud gaming, and th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit is a British comedy panel game show, hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain, co-starring video game journalist Ellie Gibson, and premiered on Dave on 5 September 2016. The show's fo…
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