Crytek has announced the closed alpha date for Hunt: Showdown. The first person-shooter game that sees multiple hunters seeking to kill one or more unworldly entities will have a PC closed alpha to kick-off come January of 2018.
If you have no clue what Hunt: Showdown is about, the game in question sees multiple hunters, some on a team or lone-wolf, hunting down various ghoulish or demonic beings. The goal is to find the biggest and most loot worthy monster and extract all of its goods before another team of hunters find you and the monster’s resources.
Various monsters will spawn, which includes big bad creatures, and after coming out alive (something that’s difficult to do) you will keep all of the loot found in that match. If you die, you lose everything and go straight to hell.
Sounds fun? If so, you can join in early and get your name in the closed alpha system by heading on over to huntshowdown.com, which can be seen below.
Patiently, hunters everywhere have eagerly awaited the chance to confront the darkness.
This January, hunting season will begin!
The Association has need of your skills, hunter. Glory awaits those brave enough to face the darkness. #darkawaits
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— Hunt: Showdown (@HuntShowdown) December 20, 2017
Folks who’ve sighed up in the past and feel confused about the whole situation, you can get a better picture of what’s going on by reading a developer’s explanation of the closed alpha below.
Invites for the Closed Alpha haven't been send out to anyone yet, this will happen closer to the actual Closed Alpha date. I reach out to the broadcaster email as soon as possible but we also have a lot of other things going on at the moment so I can't always reply within a week.
— Hunt: Showdown (@HuntShowdown) December 21, 2017
Video streamers looking to capture live gameplay or show off Hunt: Showdown gameplay on a video service platform via their channel will be able to do so, but only if the devs permit said action:
We will chose a random amount of people from the sign ups as much as we have slots. If you're a content creator you can send us an email at [email protected] and we can check out your channel.
— Hunt: Showdown (@HuntShowdown) December 21, 2017
The good news for fans looking to jump into Hunt: Showdown is that this closed alpha is only a couple of weeks to a month away from dropping for a limited amount of gamers to test and play.
If you want to stay up to date on the PC closed alpha for Hunt: Showdown you can visit Twitter, Steam, or the game’s official website. Finally, the closed alpha is set to go live sometime in January of 2018.
