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Adjustment of the Beta Test Application



We are switching to the Steam Playtest feature to proccess all the test applications now. Players can apply for the Closed Beta test directly on The Front's Steam page, and we will be granting access to players depending on the server capacity. Those who get selected will receive a notification email from Steam. 'The Front Playtest' app will also appear in your Steam library.

Players qualified for the test prior to this announcement can still continue to DM the designated Discord staff member mentioned in the confirmation mail for an activation code.

The test is extended until September 9th. We will be allocating our limited manpower to community management and test feedback collection.

Thank you all for your support and love!

Closed Beta Test Starting NOW!



Greetings players! Closed Beta Test starts on 14:00 UTC Sep 3rd and ends on Sep 8th! We will keep sending beta keys depending on the server capacity. Please stay tuned with us!


How to get beta keys: https://www.playthefront.com/all/news/2023/0830/14.html


Join our Discord for more: https://discord.gg/playthefront


During the test, for reporting bugs and feedbacks, you can press 'ESC' in game and click on the 'Feedback' button to submit a ticket, or you can post in the Feedbacks and Bugs channel in our Discord server!


If you are interested in making content about our game, here is a link to it.
Content Creator application form: https://forms.gle/6QjnMQjmkred7voo8


Start Times:
7:00 Pacific Daylight Time UTC-7
10:00 Eastern Daylight Time UTC-4
16:00 Central European Summer Time UTC+2
17:00 Moscow Standard Time UTC+3
22:00 China Standard Time UTC+8
23:00 Japan Standard Time UTC+9
Sep 4 00:00 Australia Standard Time UTC+10

The Front Closed Beta Announcement



[h2]Closed Beta[/h2]

We are excited to announce our project’s first Closed Beta! The Closed Beta test will be held from September 3rd to September 8th, and servers will be available in North America, Europe, and Asia regions. Our objective for this beta test is to collect player feedback on game content and gameplay to aid development.

To commemorate this occasion, we have also prepared a brand new trailer.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[h2]Closed Beta Period[/h2]

The Closed Beta Test will run from 14:00 UTC on September 3 until September 8, lasting a total of 5 days. We may adjust this period as needed, according to the actual situation.

Test Starting time:
September 3rd
7:00 Pacific Daylight Time UTC-7
10:00 Eastern Daylight Time UTC-4
14:00 Greenwich Mean Time UTC
16:00 Central European Summer Time UTC+2
17:00 Moscow Standard Time UTC+3
22:00 China Standard Time UTC+8
23:00 Japan Standard Time UTC+9


[h2]How Do I join the Closed Beta[/h2]

We are still accepting new participants for the beta, you can submit your application here, we will notify you by emails and Discord once you got selected.



If you received an email like this, then follow the instructions to join our official Discord and direct message the designated The Front staff member for your activation key.



Once you have acquired the activation key from our staff member, open your Steam client, go to the Steam library page, and redeem your code to start downloading the game. Please note that the test will begin on September 3rd. Before this date, you will only be able to pre-download the game.





[h2]Features and Gameplay[/h2]
  • Tower defense gameplay – Set up traps and defenses, including catapults, spikes, pendulums, meat grinders, electric shock mechanisms, and poison gas spray, to neutralize enemy hordes.
  • Build your own modern vehicles – Timber trucks, mining trucks, harvesters, tanks, helicopters and more.
  • Logical circuits – Use simple electrical parts to create complex mechanisms to accomplish various objectives, such as an active defense system that detects and attacks any incoming threats near your base automatically.
  • Various terrains and environments including plains, mountains, deserts, rain forests, snowy landscapes, and swamps.
  • Develop your own agriculture with irrigation, farming, and dozens of cooking recipes.
  • Befriend NPCs with various special skills, including shields, stone throwing, and elite monsters armed with rocket launchers.
  • Tons of weapons, including recurve bows, shotguns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, rotary machine guns, rocket launchers, remote-controlled bombs, shoulder-launched anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and more.

Travel back in time to fight zombies and tyranny in this upcoming survival shooter that's looking for beta testers right now




The Front is a "survival open-world crafting shooter" that promises a little bit of everything. It sets players up as resistance fighters who travel back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire that used technology taken from mysterious artifacts to conquer the world. It sounds pretty straightforward as a sci-fi shooter setup, and not immediately terrible. But there are also zombies running around for some reason, and "exiles, thugs, and rebels" to deal with, tanks to drive and planes to fly, and even bases to build and defend "with tower defense-style traps." And that's without even mentioning the weather, which is also apparently pretty bad...
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Join the Closed Beta Test NOW~



Greetings, players!

It has been three months since we first unveiled The Front to the world. During this time, we have received a lot of support and suggestions from all of you. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you! The first Closed Beta Test for The Front will be launching soon, and you can now fill out a survey on our official website to qualify for access to the test.

Once we have collected enough participants from the survey, we will start to contact the selected players by DISCORD and EMAIL, so please make sure you leave the accurate information in the survey, thanks!

Be aware: This test is a CLOSED BETA test, that means you will have to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to enter the test.

Survey Link: https://forms.gle/7aPQLqPGZuDhkcHG7