PLAYTESTS START ON OCTOBER 10 + GAMEPLAY TRAILER SOON

We waited. You waited. Even Gramps Makar waited.

[p][/p][h2]Start time[/h2][p]16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST • 12:00 ET • 9:00 PT • 00:00 China Standard Time — Oct 11 • 01:00 Japan Standard Time — Oct 11) At that moment we’ll grant access to everyone who requested the playtest here on the Steam page, and the build will appear in your library.

Trailer premiere: soon enough. We’ll add the trailer link to this article the moment it’s live; the video will be added to our Steam page a little later.

[/p][h2]What’s in this playtest[/h2]

[p]Story content: ~4–5 hours of narrative gameplay, plus freeplay with orders and rebuilding your base. [/p]
[p]Languages: all languages currently listed on our Steam page as supported. Translations are work-in-progress (non-final); the release version will be significantly higher quality.[/p]
[p]Build size: ~4 GB.
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[h2]Before we start[/h2]

[p]Request access on this Steam page if you haven’t yet — we’ll grant access to everyone at start time.[/p]
[p]Add to Wishlist — it really helps![/p]
[p]Optional: Join our Discord for updates and chat.
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[h2]What’s new since the last playtest[/h2][p]On October 10 we’ll also publish a dev update that:[/p]

[p]summarizes what we’ve achieved since the previous playtest, [/p]
[p]highlights key improvements and fixes, [/p]
[p]includes the trailer link and a direct link to our feedback form
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[p]We carefully read every response from the previous playtest — they were detailed and super insightful. Many of your suggestions are already reflected in the current build. In short, your feedback directly shapes our priorities and next updates. [/p][p]
[/p][h2]Mini-FAQ[/h2][p]Q: How do I get access?
Click “Request Access” for the playtest on this Steam page. Everyone who requests will be granted access at start time.

Q: Can I stream or share footage?
Yes! We aren’t doing a special creator outreach this time — we want to test in a cozy, friendly group — but if you stream or post videos, we’ll be thrilled to see them.

Q: Where do I report bugs and suggestions?
Use the feedback form — it’s available in-game, in this start-of-playtest article, and in Discord. Feel free to share ideas and chat directly with the dev team there.

Q: Languages & input? UI: the same set listed on our Steam page (work-in-progress quality). Keyboard & mouse; controller support is WIP.[/p][p] [/p][h2]See you on October 10![/h2][p]Start: 16:00 UTC (18:00 CEST • 12:00 ET • 9:00 PT • 00:00 CST — Oct 11 • 01:00 JST — Oct 11) Trailer: we’ll add the trailer link in a separate dev update article at launch; the video will be added to our Steam page a little later.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]