Skybound Entertainment and Other Ocean Interactive have announced an open beta weekend for The Walking Dead: Betrayal. Interested players are invited to head to the game’s Steam page to sign up ahead of the open beta running from August 25th to August 28th. In addition, everyone is invited to the Betrayal Discord channel to learn more about game updates.
The game challenges up to eight “Survivors” to fight against the horrors of the Walker invasion. However, all is not as copacetic as it may seen. Incognito traitors lurk among the Survivors. These dastardly souls will do everything in their power to delay repairs and prevent anyone from leaving. Sabotage is the name of the game and it’s up to the good folk just trying to make their way in a new world to identify the traitors before they’re overwhelmed.
Betrayal features
- Teamwork: Survivors have no chance of escaping unless they work together. Players who wander off on their own can fall victim to hordes of walkers or become easy targets for the traitors.
- Communication: Communication is key if the survivors have any hope of escaping. Players can always communicate with other nearby players through proximity-based voice chat. Once two players find the same color radio, they can then communicate across the map, and can also use text chat and emotes.
- Crafting and Cooking: Venture out from the Safe Zone to scavenge resources to complete objectives, craft weapons and cook food to manage your hunger. You only have a limited amount of inventory space, so make your choices wisely.
- Betrayal and Deception: The traitors are outnumbered and weak when the game begins, so they need to blend in and earn the trust of other survivors while they build up their strength. But as the game progresses, traitors have so many creative possibilities to sabotage the team, the walkers are the most predictable threat. Poison food or interactable items, wear a walker skin-suit and blend in, lure a walker horde with a noisy skateboard, set traps, remove parts from team objectives, and when all else fails, you can always fall back on good old-fashioned murder.
- Seek Revenge as a Walker: Unfortunately, you didn’t survive, but death doesn’t need to be the end! Teleport quickly between walkers to take control, lure groups of walkers near survivors, and try to bite the hand that killed you.
- Customization: Add some flair to your character with cosmetics that can be bought with our in-game currency earned after each match!
Want to get involved? Head to the links above to sign up and play!
