Exterminauts is a new third-person PVE co-op shooter from Behaviour Interactive (Dead By Daylight) and Level Infinite in partnership with Team Shooter & Creative. The closed beta for the upcoming title commences today, November 12 and lasts the whole week until November 18.
In Exterminauts, players are blue-collar galactic technicians that have to deal with a dangerous alien infestation on Planet Tian. Think of it like a Helldivers 2-like, if you will, without the propaganda jingoism. Just hard workers fixing heavy machinery in a hostile work environment. Don’t worry, you, do have a wide variety of guns in your arsenal, including a mech. And there is some ragdoll physics shenaniganry.
“The Closed Beta marks an exciting milestone for Exterminauts as we bring in new job recruits to
experience the chaos of galactic pest control firsthand,” said Louis-Pierre Pharand, Vice President & Executive Producer at Behaviour Interactive. “We can’t wait for crews to jump into the action, explore the dangers of Tian and discover the many surprises waiting for them in the field. We’re looking forward to seeing how players tackle the job and make the experience their own.”
“Exterminauts offers a distinctive take on cooperative shooters, putting players to work in a colorful sci-fi world where alien infestations and hazardous job sites turn every deployment into unpredictable battles,” said Hakan Hu, Publishing Lead at Team Shooter & Creative. “The Closed Beta is an opportunity for players to get a feel for the game’s unique blend of teamwork, improvisation and off-world chaos, and we’re excited to see crews take on the job together.”
Players can opt in to the Exterminauts Closed Beta through Steam. Just request access from the store page for a chance to participate (i.e. it’s not guaranteed. It’s a Closed Beta, after all.)
Behaviour Interactive has been experimenting with different multiplayer titles outside of Dead By Daylight. Their last go at it, Meet Your Maker, well, has met its maker so to speak. But a co-op PVE might be more palatable to the general mainstream gamer. Something to try for the friend groups that play games like Deep Rock Galactic and the aforementioned Helldivers 2 on the regular.
There’s no release date for Exterminauts yet. It will be out on PS5, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) and Xbox Series X|S.