Team17 and Small Impact Games have announced that the exclusive closed beta of the upcoming PvPvE looter shooter Marauders is taking place later this week. This is the first closed beta of Marauders, and it will be available to all of the pre-orders. The closed beta will take place from July 20 to 25, 2022. If you want to participate in the upcoming closed beta, you must pre-order the game.
The new closed beta is coming after a successful closed alpha test which was held earlier this year. The upcoming closed beta will let players loose with a barrage of new content which will include two new raid locations:: the ‘Terraformer’ – a newly abandoned agricultural hub built on top of an asteroid shard, and the ‘Merchant Ship’ – an expansive, breach-able frigate perfect for intimate and long-range firefights.
Check out the new Marauders Closed Beta trailer below:
The beta will also include two new firearms the Heavy Thompson and the Klobb Machine Pistol; alongside the ‘Scrap Bomb’ – a hand-held heavy explosive device. Accompanying the new locations and firearms will be plenty of quality-of-life updates and improvements such as a ‘Quick Loot’ option and foldable bags for economic inventory management, additional cosmetic choices and audio effects along with many surprises that you will uncover when the closed beta goes live later this week.
All pre-orders are currently offering 10% off the main price and immediate access to the closed beta when it launches later this week. All pre-orders will also receive the Space Pirate cosmetic pack which will become available when Marauders will launch into Steam Early Access and Game Preview via PC later this year. During the closed beta, players will be able to jump in the game solo or squad up to fight in deep space, dieselpunk battleground with up to 15 other players.
During each match in the game, players will need to breach hostile ships, salvage valuable cargo, and battle other players and AI opponents in tense PvPvE combat before making their escape. Key features of the game include:
- Immersive sci-fi setting: Discover a gritty dieselpunk world where Earth is on the brink of collapse and survival relies on looting and shooting among the stars
- Raid, loot, escape: Plunder deep-space battlegrounds and embark on daring raids for troves of valuable loot, then get out alive to claim your spoils and turn a healthy profit
- Tense first-person combat: Work alone or with up to three other players to survive intense combat encounters with realistic bullet simulation against enemy teams and AI opponents
- Persistent gear and XP: Keep your best gear match-to-match and tweak your favourite weapons with mods while using XP to unlock new items and increase your chances of survival
- Upgradeable spaceships and explosive sci-fi dogfights: Upgrade your ship’s armaments; build a brand-new craft with scavenged resources; or take someone else’s by force
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