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We have had our eye on next February’s Kaiserpunk for a while now and the grand strategy city-builder, set in a gloriously alternative 20th-century universe is set to take up our playtime this weekend when it starts its second public playtest on Steam.
With air, sea, and land battles to get to grips with, Kaiserpunk looks just novel enough to take it away from the plethora of similar ideas that we have seen of late.
The devs at Overseert Games said in a Steam blog post, “Kaiserpunk has evolved into a polished and feature-rich experience. We’ve added brand-new systems, reworked old ones, and addressed the feedback from our first Playtest.”
To highlight what is coming in this weekend’s playtest there is also a new trailer which you can catch below.
To register your interest to take part you need to head to the Kaiserpunk Steam page and request access. If you get in, which we feel is likely, you will receive an email before it starts.
When is the Kaiserpunk playtest?
The playtest will run from 29th November until 3rd December with the full game slated for release on 27th February next year,
Key Features in Playtest 2
The list of improvements is massive. Here’s what awaits you in this upgraded version of Kaiserpunk:
- Flag Design: Create a custom flag to represent your nation.
- Heritage Selection: Choose your nation’s background—German, Western Allies or Russian.
- These are just a glimpse and are subject to change before v1.0.
- Social Pillars: Align your nation’s political ideology.
- Tutorial 2.0: Completely revamped based on early player feedback
- Expanded Maps: Over 20 maps spread across 4 unique biomes.
- More Stories: New branching narratives with meaningful player choices.
- Diplomacy System: War isn’t your only option anymore.
- Basic Trade System: Trade resources you can’t produce on your own.
- Tier 3 Production: Build advanced industries and infrastructure.
- Enhanced World Map HUD: Redesigned based on player suggestions.
- UI/UX Overhaul: A sleeker, more intuitive experience.
- Army Specializations: Unlock unique army upgrades.
- Tier 3 Military Units and Buildings: Build stronger forces.
- Decorations System: Customize your ever-expanding capital city (2 out of 3 tiers complete).
- Improved Combat System: More depth and clarity in battle phases.
- Upgraded Weather System: A little rain never hurt anyone
- Major Optimization: Play smoother, faster, and without draining your system resources.
