Project Espresso, Slots & Slaughter, new curators & more!
See whats new on player.gg this week 🎮
Hey everyone!
We have a stacked newsletter for you this week, with plenty of new playtests including the unannounced competitive action shooter codenamed Project Espresso 👀
We're also welcoming our latest bunch of curators to the platform, let's dive in:
Playtests 🎮
Project Espresso
Player.gg has been given exclusive access to a closed playtest of an unannounced competitive action shooter codenamed Project Espresso being developed by a AAA studio.
- A third-person PVPVE competitive action game
- competing teams race to infiltrate high-security locations, steal valuable cargo, and make it out before their rivals
- Grab your crew and sign up now to playtest
Project Espresso is a third-person PVPVE competitive action game where competing teams race to infiltrate high-security locations, steal valuable cargo, and make it out before their rivals. Grab your crew and sign up now to playtest.
Slots & Slaughter
You're a broke gladiator whose entire kit is locked inside a slot machine. Spin to gear up, gamble on the reroll, and win your freedom. Or die a legend who gambled it all away.
- A roguelike deck-builder where your items are your deck
- Each turn, spin the slot machine to ready your items
- Defeat your opponents and earn enough glory to buy your freedom, or die a legend who gambled it all away
You're a broke gladiator whose entire kit is locked inside a slot machine. Spin to gear up, gamble on the reroll, and win your freedom. Or die a legend who gambled it all away.
No Brakes Club
A retro multiplayer platformer for up to 10 players per round. Sprint, sabotage, and backstab your way through quickfire minigames where every round takes seconds to learn and one mistake to lose.
- Rounds under 3 minutes
- Chunky retro pixels, retro music throwbacks
- Easy to learn. One mistake to lose
A retro multiplayer platformer for up to 10 players per round. Sprint, sabotage, and backstab your way through quickfire minigames where every round takes seconds to learn and one mistake to lose.
Task Time ⏰
Task Time is a gameshow inspired competitive party game where 8 friends dive headfirst into 6 rounds of unpredictable tasks and physics-fuelled chaos to finish top of the leaderboard. From (some of) the people that worked on Gang Beasts and Fall Guys, this is the ultimate multiplayer showdown.
- Easy to pick up, impossible to master
- Endlessly replayable with over half a million randomly generated tasks to complete
- Multiple vibrant maps to discover, filled with interactive objects and items
From developers who worked on Fall Guys and Gang Beasts, Task Time launched into Early Access earlier this year. Now we’re preparing to reveal what’s next and inviting players to an exclusive closed playtest.
Prophet Margin
Turn humble villages into a thriving network of trade and prosperity. Inspired by Euro board games, Prophet Margin is a cozy city-builder, a thinky strategy puzzler where every road, resource, and connection creates new opportunities. Can you maximize the profits and please the gods?
- 30- to 60-Minute Sessions
- Clear systems, readable resource chains, and strategic depth
- For fans of "Dorfromantik", “Let them Trade”, "Star Birds", “Slipways”, "Mini Settlers" or "Scorchlands"
Turn humble villages into a thriving network of trade. Prophet Margin is a cozy city-builder, a thinky strategy game where every road, resource, and connection creates new opportunities. Can you maximize the profits and please the pagan gods?
Poly Plaza ULTIMATE
An open world idle tycoon rpg about making money.
- Purchase properties to generate passive incomes
- Explore the worlds to collect new items to sell in shops
- Craft new expensive items for more EXP and cash
An open world idle tycoon rpg about making money.
TypeCaster
Be quick, be accurate, or be dead. Prepare your fingers for a potentially chaotic action adventure, as you face epic boss battles in this Type 'em up/action RPG.
- A single-player 2.5D action RPG
- Type spell words to unleash attacks
- Challenge powerful bosses that test both your typing speed and combat instincts
Be quick, be accurate, or be dead. Prepare your fingers for a potentially chaotic action adventure, as you face epic boss battles in this Type 'em up/action RPG.
Introducing our latest curators ✍️
Today we are welcoming a handful of new curators and publications to our platform. 8 of the sharpest voices in games, sharing what they're playing, what they're loving, and what's worth your time - give them a follow to stay up to date 👀
Going in Blind by Steve Saylor
Going in Blind by accessibility advocate, consultant, and content creator Steve Saylor takes a look at games, both old and new, from an accessibility POV to highlight that accessibility is for everyone, disabled and non-disabled alike.
Starmap by Alex James Kane
Game recommendations, opinion pieces, and personal essays from Alex James Kane. Expect a heavy focus on narrative, RPGs full of starships and swords, sci-fi shooters, and the occasional curveball. The horizon beckons—who’s up for a new adventure?
Danreb Victorio
Known for his work as Community Coordinator at the non-profit charity organization Gamers Outreach and Smashpad, an independent website with the latest game reviews, previews and features
Good Game Lobby by Seyran Dalipouski
At Good Game Lobby you will find Indie Game Reviews, a newsletter, and a monthly Gaming Club, curated by Seyran Dalipouski. "When I highlight each game, I also shout out the composers behind it in a series called Quest Vibes. You can find new games to wishlist, crowdfund, merch, soundtracks, and more."
Drew's Out of Office by Drew Smith
Drew has been writing about games for over 19 years, from a developer and veterans perspective. "I write about games because: I like to write, it makes me a better developer, I break complex things down for you, and I’m timely. You could also be timely"
Mike The Ferret
Games PR professional, Content Creator, JRPG enjoyer Michael aka Mike The Ferret dives into new and upcoming games, such as the one below!
Rob Manuel
Known for his work at G4, GTTV, G&S, Amazon Games & IGN, Rob talks about indie games, board games, tRPGs, and other assorted experiences. For curated indie recommendations, look no further!
Playtester.io
Playtester helps players discover alphas, betas, and demos across platforms like Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation!
Another stacked week! As always we really appreciate all the support you've given us. It not only motivates us, but also helps us bring more playtests on to the platform - so a big thank you is in order, and we will see you next week!