Discover first hand why over 180,000 players spent 470,000 hours playing this year’s Steam Next Fest Demo
Soulmask, the upcoming open-world Survival epic from Qooland Games, today launches their large-scale global playtest. Running from May 1st to May 10th on Steam, the global playtest lets players get hands on with Soulmask for the first time since February’s Steam Next Fest, where 180,000 players experienced the expansive 40-hour demo.
Tribal control improves its management funtions in the game this time, with players now able to better experience the tribal simulation features. Tribesmen will now be more lively and intelligent, complaining about food, dancing by themselves in their spare time, and displaying many other signs of life. Additionally,the team has been hard at work implementing community requested combat and UI optimization passes, showing the commitment of the team to working with players to improve the game ahead of (and during) Early Access.
Players will also come face to face with a formidable new tyrant-level creature, introduced in today’s version, the anaconda, which will challenge players to take advantage of the new weapon skills and controller support.
But that’s not all: All players attending the test will receive an exclusive, limited mask appearance, redeemable in the Early Access version of the game. All they need to do is launch the official PvE server, and they will automatically earn the limited appearance. If players try the solo or co-op versions, they will need to select the trial version [Limited Mask Application] option in the announcement interface, and manually complete in the Steam ID to obtain the limited mask appearance.
A full list of updates with ways to obtain the mask is available here:URL.
With wishlists reaching over 250,000, Soulmask is now the most anticipated sandbox survival title of 2024, and expects to launch in Q2 2024.
Key Features:
Masks
Mask gameplay is at the core of Soulmask. Masks give you the ability to control most of the NPCs in the game world – possess them, take over their bodies, and transform into anyone. As the game progresses, you can discover more masks that embody the spirit of ancient heroes to unlock many different abilities. Harness the gift of immortality, walk among your enemies concealed in the shadows, fire homing missiles with dead accuracy, and more.
Dynamic Tribesmen and Tribal Management
In Soulmask, you can recruit up to 20 tribesmen to build your own tribe. Each tribesman is unique and has a distinct personality. You might recruit bloodthirsty warriors, dexterous hunters, ingenious craftsmen…or a drunk, lazy alcoholic. Soulmask offers powerful AI and command support, which allows you to set up and manage the workflow of clan members with a high degree of freedom: farming, harvesting, assembly line production, base patrol, automatic repair, and even maintenance. Everything can be automated and customized by you.
Diverse Physics-based Combat System
Soulmask also offers a diverse physics-based combat system for players who love to fight. The game features 8 weapon types and 75 skills, allowing players to customize their own fighting style. For example, the spear in Soulmask has up to eight specialization skills that can be randomly learned, which can be used as a ranged weapon to pull enemies closer or as a melee weapon to pierce enemies hearts!
