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Steam News15 May 20261mo ago

📢 Space Scum Closed Playtest Announcement

Steam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today! Hello everyone 👋 We’ve been busy collecting all of your feedback in the forums, Discord, social media, and dms.

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What changed

0 fixes6 additions4 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Events
addedSteam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!Hello everyone 👋 We’ve been busy collecting all of your feedback in the forums, Discord, social media, and dms. We listened, experimented, blew up some scum, and now we’re thrilled to share that we have a new build ready to playtest! This build includes many of the features you requested such as:
addedSteam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!New skill trees
addedSteam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!New mechanics
addedSteam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!New events system
changedSteam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!Updated main quest
changedSteam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!Updated tutorial

Space Scum changes

addedHello everyone 👋 We’ve been busy collecting all of your feedback in the forums, Discord, social media, and dms. We listened, experimented, blew up some scum, and now we’re thrilled to share that we have a new build ready to playtest! This build includes many of the features you requested such as:
addedNew skill trees
addedNew mechanics
addedNew events system
changedUpdated main quest

Steam post imageJoin The Closed Playtest Today!

Hello everyone 👋 We’ve been busy collecting all of your feedback in the forums, Discord, social media, and dms. We listened, experimented, blew up some scum, and now we’re thrilled to share that we have a new build ready to playtest! This build includes many of the features you requested such as:

  • New skill trees

  • New mechanics

  • Combat Rework

  • New events system

  • Updated main quest

  • Updated tutorial

  • Vehicle upgrade system

  • Delayed attacks system

  • Environmental attacks system

  • Numerous bug fixes and usability improvements

✍️ We want to hear from you! Give us feedback on the build. That being said, we need your help. If you’re available between now and Sunday, we would love for you to join the discord, playtest the latest build and give us feedback. At the moment, we’re looking for feedback on combat balancing, and the new builds possible with the talents. Simon & Ed will be present as well, so you can give feedback to them directly and on the survey. 👉 Link to the feedback form 🎮 How To Join The Playtest 1. Right click your First Blood demo app 2. Select "Properties" 3. Click "Game Versions & Betas" 4. Select "Experimental" 5. Let the game branch download and hit play ⚠️ We ask that playtesters not share any footage, screenshots or discuss the playtest outside of the designated playtest channel. Thank you and we hope to see many of you in our playtest.

Space Scum Demo First Blood

— The Space Scum Team

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