Valve is changing the way beta access works for Steam games for the better. Instead of forcing you to enter a special key from a game developer to participate in a beta, the new Steam Playtest feature makes it much easier to find and register test games on your own.
Playtest is different from Steam’s Early Access program, which allows customers to pre-purchase a game – often at a discounted price – to access unfinished builds. According to the developers, Steam Playtest is “free for developers and customers” to Valve’s official announcement post. “It doesn’t support trading, monetization and is not a replacement for Steam Early Access. You can even use Steam Playtest before or alongside Early Access. “
The catch is that publishers can limit the total number of participants who are allowed to participate in the playtest betas and how long players can access the game. (If you play a Playtest beta, all of the game will not be added to your library. After the beta expires, you will not receive anything.)
Taking part in a playtest on Steam is easy. Simply go to a game’s store page on Steam and click “Request Access” when a beta is available. (The button only appears on titles that are registered for Steam’s Playtest program.)
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When a playtest is full, you can still request access in case the developer opens the trial to more players.
Since Steam Playtest is technically still in beta, Total War: Elysium is the only game that has a playtest beta, but more titles are likely to appear soon. In their current form, Playtest betas are not showing up on Steam Store listings, so there is no easy way to check for new ones. If you’re interested in a game, follow it on Steam, follow the development studio and publisher on social media, or subscribe to their newsletter for advance notice of beta tests.
Otherwise, Steam has search filters and storage categories for Early Access-Titel and Games with demos. Reddit is also a good source for finding games with early access builds or demos and likely playtests as well. Finally, many game projects on Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms offer demos, betas, or early access – either to spark interest or as a reward for backers.
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