Guerilla has announced that a new closed playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering will take place from May 22 to May 25. The playtest will feature new playable hunters and a new episode on both Steam and PlayStation 5.
According to a PlayStation Blog post, the new playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering will include the following:
Two new Hunters
Aside from Rem, Sun, and Axle (who have each received improvements), the playtest adds Ensa and Shadow. The former is a charismatic Oseram smuggler with a mercenary past, while the latter is a Carja covert operative who commands a fearsome Stalker machine.
A playable Episode
Episodes play a central role in the game’s narrative campaign by introducing new mysteries, characters, and mechanics. Pick your Hunter, ready up, and head into the wilds to save Ashwater Valley from a horde of machines.
Added difficulty
Two familiar game modes return with higher stakes than ever, as the war against the machines continues to ravage the wilds: Machine Incursion and Cauldron Descent.
New Region
Travel to Breakers’ Bounty, featuring dense jungles and ravaged ruins bordering a scorching desert home to dangerous machines, in order to save the Oseram and stop the incursion. Devil’s Thirst and the Gathering, the game’s central hub, return in the new playtest.
Play your way
Training Modules have been added to improve general onboarding for the game and its systems. For players in Solo Mode, Hunter NPCs will be available for this playtest during Episode or Machine Incursion modes. These NPCs offer battle assists where possible or can automatically fill an empty spot on a three-player team.
Check out the trailer for the new playtest below:
Lastly, Horizon Hunters Gathering will release at some point in the future on PlayStation 5 and PC. Players can join the Beta Program at PlayStation for a chance to enter the Horizon Hunters Gathering closed playtest, according to emails sent to users with an active PlayStation Network account.
