{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c6ddf48cebfd01b3828ea55d","clusterId":"c_53a4192b51bfd720e5ee5045","slug":"hunger-closed-beta-runs-october-19-to-october-26-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"HUNGER Closed Beta Runs October 19 To October 26 On Steam","summary":"GOOD FUN CORPORATION will hold a closed beta test for the PvPvE horror escape action RPG HUNGER from October 19 at 6:00 PM Japan time until October 26, Game Spark reports. The test runs on Steam, and participation requires requesting access to the HUNGER Playtest from the store page. Players who took part in earlier technical tests can join without applying. The game is set in a plague-ruined Napoleonic-era Europe where survivors explore solo or in teams of two to three, switching between first-person gunfire and melee combat with axes and maces while gathering supplies. Enemies include monsters and other players. Maps cover forests, villages, monasteries, fortresses, and mines. Quests taken at the base Chateau raise reputation and unlock new locations, weapons, and equipment, with more than 100 selectable skills. GOOD FUN CORPORATION abandoned a direct move to open beta after the technical test drew more responses than expected. Early access is planned for Steam within the year, with a period of about two years planned for added weapons, maps, and characters. Japanese is not listed among supported languages as of the article.","whyItMatters":"The developer's plan changed from an open beta to a larger closed beta so server load and deployment across multiple regions can be checked first, pushing the open beta later than originally scheduled.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThree technical tests have already been held, the most recent from June 29 to July 8. According to Denfaminicogamer, the developer originally intended to move straight into an open beta after that technical test, but response exceeded expectations and the policy changed. The closed beta will increase the participant count and check server load and deployment to multiple regions. The open beta will follow after corrections based on this test, with the schedule and participation method announced once the closed beta ends. The game is described as aiming to fuse FPS, slasher, RPG, and horror.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt contains intense violence, horror elements, some nudity, and graphic combat scenes, so the sources advise caution. Specific dates for the official release are not yet clear.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"HUNGER closed beta: October 19 to October 26 on Steam. Past technical test players get in without applying; everyone else requests access to the HUNGER Playtest from the store page.","twitterPost":"GOOD FUN CORPORATION planned to go straight to open beta after the last technical test. Response exceeded expectations, so a bigger closed beta comes first, and the open beta waits.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"GOOD FUN CORPORATION will run a closed beta for HUNGER, its PvPvE horror escape action RPG set in plague-ruined Napoleonic Europe, from October 19 to October 26 on Steam. Past technical test players join automatically; others request access to the HUNGER Playtest from the store page. The open beta slips later than planned while server load and multi-region deployment get checked.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261006f\",\"title\":\"Closed beta test for PvPvE horror escape action RPG 'HUNGER' to be held. A life-or-death exploration of plague-ravaged medieval Europe with up to 3 players\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/06/173202.html\",\"title\":\"Napoleonic-era PvPvE extraction action game \\\"HUNGER\\\" closed beta to begin October 19! 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