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Zombie Survival Sim God Save Birmingham Beta 2 Begins Next Week

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Publisher Kakao Games and developer Ocean Drive Studio are excited to announce Beta 2, the next public playtest for upcoming physics-driven zombie survival simulator God Save Birmingham, will begin on 2 November and run until 9 November.

Following months of closed playtests, Beta 2 is the second chance for most players to try God Save Birmingham since the beta test that took place this past June. Any of the returning 67,000+ players who checked out God Save Birmingham during Beta 1 will notice a considerable number of changes to the game.

During Beta 2, players can attempt to survive the harsh medieval setting with their friends in an alpha build of co-op; a save feature has been added, giving players some extra security while they try to fend off zombies; and there are also plenty of general gameplay upgrades, like more ways to cook, additional items to craft, and new weapons to wield.

In addition to new features, Ocean Drive Studio has made numerous tweaks based on player feedback: zombie aggression and general behaviour is now more varied based on the zombie type, clothing provides different levels of warmth for the player depending on the material, and more types of doors and windows can be barricaded or latched.

Anyone who would like to jump into the playtest just has to go to the God Save Birmingham Steam page from next Monday and click the “Request Access” button that will be there. They’ll then be granted instant access and get to experience a taste of zombie-filled, Middle Ages England.

The God Save Birmingham public beta test begins 2 November at 3:00 pm PT / 6:00 pm ET / 11:00 pm GMT and concludes 9 November at 10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET / 6:00 pm GMT.

About Kakao Games

Kakao Games (Co CEOs Taehwan Kim and Siwoo Lee) is a game company specializing in both publishing and development across a wide range of genres, from casual to hardcore titles on PC and mobile. Since its KOSDAQ listing in September 2020, Kakao Games has successfully developed and launched popular titles such as Odin: Valhalla Rising, Uma Musume Pretty Derby and PUBG: Battlegrounds, with multiple global releases on the horizon. Kakao Games remains committed to expanding its portfolio and exploring new opportunities in the evolving gaming landscape.

About Ocean Drive Studio

Ocean Drive Studio, a subsidiary of Kakao Games, is a company dedicated to developing and servicing games that resonate with global fans who love the same genres that their developers know and are passionate about. The studio gained attention with the release of its first game, the turn-based tactical RPG Lost Eidolons, on Steam, PS5, and Xbox. Building on this success, they have released the second game in the same genre, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, as well as other titles including the roguelite shooter Section 13. Upcoming games include the physics-based sandbox survival game God Save Birmingham. Ocean Drive Studio aims to deliver unique and engaging gaming experiences to gamers around the world through these diverse game genres.

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WORLD OF HORROR Grows by 20% With AS BELOW, SO ABOVE Update on PC

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WORLD OF HORROR has just gotten bigger. Developer panstasz and publisher Ysbryd Games have released AS BELOW, SO ABOVE, the largest update in the 1-bit horror RPG’s history, on PC via Steam, GOG and itch.io. The free update expands the game by more than 20 percent, adding new mysteries, characters, enemies and systems, with console versions planned to follow in 2027.

The headline addition is Scenario Mode, which tells prequel stories set before the events of the main game. Its first stories are FOREST OF FEAR and TAPES OF TRAGEDY, the latter following the character MAKOTO. The update also introduces THE WAR FOR SHIOKAWA, a struggle between four cults vying for control of the game’s doomed seaside town, alongside two new Old Gods, including IKT-YOSIS, THE FIRST NIGHTMARE.

Three new playable characters join the roster, including KIRIKO, a tarotist, and SATOSHI, a hiker, each bringing their own strengths to the fight against the encroaching madness. Beyond that, the update adds a wave of new events, enemies, mysteries, items, spells, curses and injuries, plus quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes and expanded Steam Workshop tools for modders.

For newcomers, WORLD OF HORROR is a roguelite RPG drawn entirely in stark 1-bit pixel art, inspired by the works of Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Players investigate randomized mysteries in the town of Shiokawa, gathering clues, performing dark rituals and battling cosmic horrors in turn-based combat while trying to stop the Old Gods from reawakening. Most mysteries offer multiple endings for those who survive long enough to see them.

WORLD OF HORROR is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, priced at $19.99, with interface and subtitle support for English, German, French, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean and Polish. The AS BELOW, SO ABOVE update is live now on PC, with its console release coming in 2027.

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