If you’re looking forward to Gods, Death & Reapers coming into Early Access, you’re going to have to be patient. Wolcen Studios announced that the early access version of the project is scheduled to be released in February 2027. As news of the transfer broke, the team also announced that the next phase of testing – Alpha 6 – will begin at the end of this month.
The reason for the delay is expected: the developers need more time to improve the quality of the game, conduct testing and continue to improve the game based on community feedback. Wolcen Studios stressed that Early Access is still in the development stage, but the team hopes to approach this stage from a more solid, mature foundation.
The next test will be held from September 24 to 28. This closed alpha test will include the new Asgard map, story expansion, and new characters such as Ratatoskr, Wolfpack, and Norna.
Players can expect a new “Chosen” faction, a new character archetype that wields dual axes and summons beasts, a new training area, and a system for groups and managing friend lists. In addition, the mechanics of loot distribution and combat systems will be improved, the quest chain will be expanded, new items bound to the soul will be added (will not be dropped after death), the mechanism of picking up other people’s items will be removed, and combat arenas in 2v2 and 3v3 formats will be introduced.
The new profession Beastmaster uses dual axes for long-range combat and can summon wolves, crows or boars. Each summoned pet has its own active and passive abilities. This set of skills is designed to be easy to learn, but difficult to master. Summoning companions will provide players with a variety of play styles, allowing them to become truly versatile warriors.
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