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NEXT FEST, PLAYTEST, PAX WEST!

Hey what’s up! Who likes cats? Apparently most people at PAX West, where we debuted our new character Pumpkin (one of five cats in the game!) In this post we'll be outlining a lot of cool stuff coming very soon.

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Hey what’s up! Who likes cats? Apparently most people at PAX West, where we debuted our new character Pumpkin (one of five cats in the game!)

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addedHey what’s up! Who likes cats? Apparently most people at PAX West, where we debuted our new character Pumpkin (one of five cats in the game!)
changedWe'll also be starting a public playtest on October 7th! Make sure to hit up the button to join in!
changedMissions and rewards.
addedAdding a few more unlockable characters
addedSeveral New enemies including: Zombie penguins Skeleton Bikers Were rats
addedAfter the playtest, we'll be dropping a new demo for Next Fest which will have any fixes we need from the playtest, as well as a bunch of improvements.

Beatdown City Survivors changes

addedHey what’s up! Who likes cats? Apparently most people at PAX West, where we debuted our new character Pumpkin (one of five cats in the game!)
changedWe'll also be starting a public playtest on October 7th! Make sure to hit up the button to join in!
changedMissions and rewards.
addedAdding a few more unlockable characters
addedSeveral New enemies including: Zombie penguins Skeleton Bikers Were rats

In this post we'll be outlining a lot of cool stuff coming very soon.

It’s been a few weeks since PAX West and we are feeling pumped! Hundreds of folks played the PAX only demo, and we were given a cool award by Sidequesting!

Up Next:

On October 6th we'll be ending access to the current demo.

We'll also be starting a public playtest on October 7th! Make sure to hit up the button to join in!

The playtest til the end of the week and will feature:

  • Missions and rewards.

  • Level 2, the subway!

  • Adding a few more unlockable characters

  • The Subway has a train, that can hit you, and enemies.

  • Unique level design, with train platforms that house items and long stretching tunnels of danger,

  • A cool vampire boss fight.

  • Several New enemies including:

    • Zombie penguins

    • Skeleton Bikers

    • Were rats

After the playtest, we'll be dropping a new demo for Next Fest which will have any fixes we need from the playtest, as well as a bunch of improvements.

Thanks for rocking with us, and we hope you enjoy the demo/playtest! And if you do, please get friends to check it out!

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Steam News / 4 October 2025

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