Supergiant Games has announced that the Hades II Technical Test will begin shortly, before the game launches into Early Access.
Supergiant Games explained that the Technical Test will only contain the first major area of the game and other early-game characters and content. It's far less content than will be in the Early Access version so that the studio can solve any technical issues beforehand. Additionally, the Technical Test might only be available to a small group of players relative to those that sign up.
In order to sign up, simply just go to the Hades II Steam page and click "Request Access" on the section that says "Hades II Playtest." After doing so, you should get a confirmation saying that you'll receive an email from the developer if you end up being chosen for the Technical Test.
Supergiant also explained that if you don't get to participate right away, there's still a chance that you can be invited at a later date. The developer expects to start with a small group of people and then grow it over time. Supergiant estimated that the test will run between a week up to a month. Additionally, the developer is unsure when the game will launch into Early Access.
Here are the minimum system requirements for the test:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Dual Core 2.4 Ghz
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Graphics: 2GB VRAM / DirectX 12+ support
Hades II was first revealed at The Game Awards 2022, and is set to release into Early Access sometime soon for PC.
