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Session-based survival game Icarus is delayed to NovemberPre-order players will get access to beta weekends starting August
Pre-order players will get access to beta weekends starting August
The extraterrestrial survival gameIcarusmay have just made RPS’s list oftop games in Augustbut, oh dear. It’s now delayed until November, actually. It will still be playable for some folks next month though, it turns out. RocketWerkz have announced that they’ll be running a handful of beta weekends for pre-order players focused on different areas of the game beginning at the end of August.
If “session-based PvE survival” doesn’t immediately spark recognition, don’t worry. You can check out Ed’sIcarus previewfrom last month where he explains his early impressions of Icarus’s survival and crafting. It’s easy to get into, he says, and more chill than the threat of “session-based” suggests. The long and short is that you’ll want to get back to your drop ship in time every round rather than hanging about to survive in the same place forever.
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You can spot the full schedule of beta weekends down here:
The first beta weekend runs on August 28/29, which will let you focus on the basics of Icarus’s survival and building bits in the forest biome. Two weekends later, on September 11/12, you’ll be introduced to the threatening torrential storms that can blow through the forest. Later weekends will add in the desert and arctic biomes and eventually faction quests. The final planned beta weeekend in November is focused on “community” which RocketWerkz say they’ll be sharing more information on later.
Icarus’s proper launch date is now planned for November, with those beta weekends for pre-orderers beginning on August 28. You can find Icarus overon Steamat 10% off for £21.41/$26.99 in the meantime.
