2K and 31st Union announce the free-to-play roguelike hero third-person shooter Project ETHOS for PS5, Xbox Series and PC

Publisher 2K and developer 31st Union have announced Project ETHOSa free third-person shooter with roguelike heroes for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC (Steam). A time-limited community play test is now available on PC.

You can find out the first details below.

what is Project ETHOS?

• A roguelike hero shooter – Shape your playstyle in each game through evolutions, powerful, semi-random upgrades unique to each hero. Evolve a sniper into a close-range skirmisher or a support role into a powerful lone wolf. Build your hero in real time to suit your personal play style.
• Signature extraction mode – Participate in Trials, an ongoing, tenacious battle to collect cores, extract and unlock powerful augmentations that will power your future Trials.
• Build your perfect run or die trying – Discover new levels of mastery in each run as you take on the competition with new skills, missions and challenges that change every game. When the clock is ticking, you can safely pull out your hard-earned core or take the big step, risk it all and see if you and your team can achieve a top spot. The choice is yours.

How do I access the Community Playtest?

The best way to learn about it Project ETHOS is to play.

2K and 31st Union are bringing players along from the start so they can play the game themselves and be part of the development process.

In the current community playtest, players can play two modes:

• Exams – Our signature mode, Trials, is an ongoing, persistent battle to collect cores, extract and unlock powerful augmentations that will power your future Trials runs.
• cuff – Gauntlet is the competitive head-to-head tournament mode for Project ETHOS. Play against other teams in your group, level up your hero after each game and fight to be the last one standing.

Eligible players in select territories in North America and Europe can access the Community Play Test by going to Twitch and completing a Twitch Drop by watching one of our partner creators and their streams for 30 minutes.

The Community Playtest is available from October 17th to 20th in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. The servers will be on at the following times:

• North American countries
  • October 17 at 9:00 am PT / 12:00 pm ET to October 17 at 11:00 pm PT / October 18 at 2:00 am ET
  • October 18 at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET to October 21 at 11:00 pm PT / October 22 at 2:00 am ET
• European countries
  • October 17th at 5:00 p.m. GMT+1 to October 18th at 1:00 a.m. GMT+1
  • October 18th at 1:00 p.m. GMT+1 to October 21st at 1:00 p.m. GMT+1

Check out the announcement trailer below. Check out the first screenshots in the gallery.

Community Playtest launch trailer

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