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New playtests announced during Summer Game Fest + Staff Picks

Last week featured over 750 game announcements, some of which are playtesting through player.gg.

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With more than 15 showcases ranging from the Future Games Show, XBOX Games Showcase, and the Main Summer Game Fest Show there are so many games to be excited about! We're highlighting our favorite picks as well as games you can sign up for today!

If you want to rewatch the show, browse all 750+ games, 15 events, playtests, staff picks and playable demos + get some exclusive 007: First Light or Hitman drops, head over to our special Summer Game Fest page. We've broken down games by Staff Picks, events, and other lists.


Exclusive playtests announced at Summer Game Fest

All of the below games are looking for testers, you can sign up with a few clicks through player.gg.

HAEX
Dead Astronauts

An anomaly has been detected in the sub-arctic north. The science team sent to investigate has gone missing. Survive an alien-scarred wilderness solo or with up to 3 friends. Reshape the world, craft weapons and gear, and fight to unearth what happened.

ActionAdventureEarly AccessShooter
Alien: Isolation 2
Creative Assembly, SEGA

Face your ultimate fears in the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning survival horror game, Alien: Isolation.

ActionAdventure
SAW: Genesis
Broken Mirror Games, Anshar Studios, Bloober Team NA

A century before Jigsaw, survival demanded sacrifice. Experience the thrilling world of SAW first-hand in a new 3v1 multi-player horror game where three Accused must work together to escape a maze of traps, while one Judge orchestrates their rehabilitation.

ActionEarly Access
Armatus
Counterplay Games Inc, Fictions

Armatus is a third-person roguelite shooter set in the demon-infested ruins of Paris. As the last supernatural warrior of an ancient order, armed with powerful firearms and incredible celestial powers, scour the city in search of a lost gateway to heaven

ActionAdventureRPGRole-playing (RPG)
Threads of Time
Riyo Games, Balor Games

Threads of Time is an era-spanning, turn-based RPG inspired by the timeless classics. Embark on a journey through time, gather a party of charismatic heroes from across ages, and uncover a plot that threatens to unravel the past, present and future.

AdventureIndieRPGRole-playing (RPG)
WARDOGS
BULKHEAD, Team17

WARDOGS is a TACTICAL ALL OUT WARFARE FPS where one hundred players split across three teams fight over the control zone. Set in the derelict industrial mountains of Eastern Europe on a destructible battlefield where teamwork pays and cash is king.

ActionEarly AccessIndieMassively MultiplayerShooter
State of Decay 3
Undead Labs, Xbox Game Studios

Play as a community of survivors, build up your settlements with friends, and destroy zombies in State of Decay 3, the latest in the franchise from developer Undead Labs.

ActionAdventure
Arkheron
Bonfire Studios, DRIMAGE

No two runs are ever the same. New loot, new enemies, new strategies, new memories. Arkheron is a fast-paced, isometric PvP where every item you grab rewrites how you play mid-fight. Take two friends up the Tower, pull off strats that shouldn’t work, and fight your way to the next floor.

ActionTactical
Valor Mortis
One More Level, Lyrical Games

Valor Mortis is a first-person action soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner. Rise from death as a former soldier of Napoleon’s army. Wield supernatural powers, battle horrifying monsters, and unravel a conspiracy that threatens all of humanity.

ActionAdventureRPGRole-playing (RPG)Shooter

Happening this week


New playtests

Besides the massive announcements above, a bunch of other games are now available for you to playtest!

Everbloom
Everbloom

Fictions, Torbie

Everbloom is a cute and cozy social farming sim set in a world of whimsy - grow buckets of popcorn right on the plant and make chocolate milk by feeding your cows candy bars. Grow, care, build, decorate, and explore the world of Everbloom solo or with your friends.

AdventureCasualIndieRole-playing (RPG)Simulation
Dystopia Punk
Dystopia Punk

Megacrush Interactive

Dystopia Punk is a 1-4 player co-op cyberpunk action game where you take on high-risk operations, face escalating chaos, and fight to make it out alive. Run missions with your crew in a city that adapts, retaliates, and never lets go.

ActionAdventureFree To PlayIndie
The Looking Glass Wars: House of Cards

We built a solitaire game around a darker version of Alice in Wonderland that you won't put down. Draw cards, build runs and sets across 140+ handcrafted quests. It's the kind of game you play for one more quest at midnight.

Card & Board GameCasualIndiePuzzleStrategy
Derby Creek
Derby Creek

Ritz Studios

Derby Creek is a relaxing fly fishing roguelite coming to steam.

CasualIndieStrategy
Football Manager

Register your interest to playtest the next Football Manager game by Sports Interactive


Happy gaming and see you all next week!

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