Steam users will soon be able to try out the upcoming “extreme” action RPG Tribe Nine when the game begins its “Deadly Playtest” closed beta on August 9 at 3pm UTC+9.
Registration for the closed beta will be available on the game's website until 23:59 UTC+9 on July 31, and results will be announced in early August. The deadline for the test, which will be available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, is August 15 at 11:59 PM UTC+9.
In addition to the “Deadly Playtest” launch date, a creator program involving players uploading their impressions of the test has also been announced for Tribe Nine. Participants whose YouTube videos or short videos are among the top 30 performing videos will receive a gift card. Registration and full details on the creator program are available here.
Tribe Nine is part of a multimedia project that includes an anime in 2022. It will also be released on iOS and Android. Here is the official description of the game:
Fight for freedom and survive the dangerous streets of Neo-Tokyo. Form a trio of troubled teens, each with their own unique personalities and powers and skills to level up. Engage in life-or-death battles against warring teenage tribes, giant machines, and mysterious enemies across a dystopian cityscape. Help the local townspeople on side quests and unlock an ever-evolving adventure with free updates to the main story.
Akatsuki Games is the developer of Tribe Nine, with TookyoGames is credited with coming up with the setting sketch. The Danganronpa series' Rui Komatsuzaki and Shimadoriru Character designer and Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka is credited with the original draft on an older website for the game.
A trailer featuring gameplay footage was released last month.
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Source: Press Release