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PLAYTEST!

Critical Shift · published 17 Mar 2026, 07:16 UTC

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Greetings, agents!

We’re preparing to start playtesting this spring, and the first step will be an early closed beta.At this stage we’d like to invite around 300 players to join the test and help us improve the game through feedback before moving on to the next beta phases. A few important notes:

- PC only. We have not prepared a Steam Deck version yet.

- NDA required. It’s a simple one. During this stage we ask participants not to stream or share gameplay publicly.

- At the moment, the beta version is available only in English.If you’re interested in participating, please send your request through this form: https://forms.gle/WkzrRcgyA4doYFMK8

Selected players will receive further instructions by email.

Thanks to everyone who wants to help us shape the game!

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