New Playtests: WARDOGS, Firefly Trials, DeadRoot & more!

Another fun week on player.gg - We have some Guaranteed Closed Alpha Playtest Access slots for WARDOGS (but you must be quick, they are being claimed fast!) and a lot of variety playtests, take a look!

Playtests 🎮

WARDOGS

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.

• Combines tactical gunplay and combined arms combat with building and destruction mechanics in a large-scale, up to 100-player militaristic sandbox
• Every player starts their journey with $10,000. Each life, you purchase a custom loadout from a wide selection of weapons, gear, utility, and vehicles to help your team win the match
• Every Moment in WARDOGS is 100% Player Driven and tied together with local voice chat to either talk tactics with teammates or troll enemy players

Firefly Trials

Firefly Trials is a 3-player boss rush raidlike with fast-paced, MMO-inspired battles against mythological beasts. Choose from a roster of animal-inspired characters, theorycraft your build, and decode escalating mechanics from E-Rank to S-Rank.

• 3-player boss rush game with 5-minute battles
• Play as a demihuman with animal-inspired abilities
• Every boss runs from E-Rank up to S-Rank, and the fight changes meaningfully at every step

CINDER CITY

CINDER CITY is an open-world cinematic third-person shooter set in a fallen near-future Seoul. Fight alongside allies, push back against overwhelming threats, and reclaim the city from the forces tearing it apart.

• Take on field bosses, instanced dungeons, massive world raids
• Epic story missions, side missions, and dynamic events fill the open world
• Take on missions solo or team up with other players

Gloom Punks

Not your average co-op roguelike. Where the price for power is death, and you’re trapped in a gloom-scape of fever dreams and fairytales gone feral, you can only rely on Punks like yourself. Cheat death, bounce back, and take on a world that so badly wants you dead!

• Co-Op Chaos (Up to 4): Synergies, betrayals, and loot goblin glory
• Rebirth: Sacrifice to unlock twisted perks and fresh playstyles
• Build Your Base: Craft weapons, raise pets, and flaunt your lair

DeadRoot

DeadRoot is a barbaric medieval action-adventure set in a bug-sized world of underground dungeons and towering ruins. Splatter bug guts and slay colossal bosses as Kitt, a lone snail warrior, who must draw his sword against overwhelming odds.

• Single-Player, 3D metroidvania
• Brutal combat. Finish your foes with bloody executions
• Learn new abilities, hunt down powerful gear, and solve puzzles across the world

The Money Man

In a speakeasy backroom, you verify cash paid to a crime family, using tools and guides to spot counterfeits and expose liars. A century ago, the wealthy fled to Mars. Earth is rotting, and the underworld owns New York. With someone you love on the line, there's no room for mistakes

• Inspect Cash Using Tools – Use a scanner,  UV light, and consult your notebook. Hunt for bad serial numbers, blurred faces, wrong watermarks, and counterfeit threads
• Gather rumors in the speakeasy between shifts and use what you overhear to catch the liars at your desk
• Nine Endings To Experience

ClickCrafter

Stripped of your physical form on a mystical island, your only way out is to work with its cryptic guardian. Is the island guiding you home, or does it have other plans? Master mana, craft or repair arcane works, and forge a connection with the island to reclaim yourself and uncover its secrets.

• A cozy idle/incremental game with base-building elements and crafting/research-based progression
• Start by doing everything yourself, then subtly weave automation into your process
• Uncover the island's story bit by bit through collectible lore and engaging interactions

Varren's Expanse

A roguelite strategy game. Explore the wilderness using mice and badger legionnaires, rabbit scouts, and squirrel skirmishers. Every round builds your strength, every round brings new challenges.

• Guide an expedition from humble beginnings to becoming a vast empire
• Expand your forces, unlock new buildings and soldiers, and refine your tactics with every round
• Control a cast of heroic animals, carving their civilization out of the wilderness

Revenant Survivors

Mow down relentless hordes in this action horde survival roguelite with impactful combat. Absorb souls, steal boss skills and bodies, and unleash devastating boss-powered builds as you become evil incarnate.

• Carve through endless waves of enemies in a dark fantasy world
• Bosses are more than a reward. They are your next source of power. Absorb their souls to grow stronger, claim their gear to wield boss skills
• Every soul you absorb and every boss you defeat opens up new build choices

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