There's a free beta on for the mech game by the World of Tanks creators

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Be a big, heroic mech and smash some nicely arranged terrain. It's good for the soul.

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As part of a Steam Publisher Weekend, World of Tanks and World of Warships developer Wargaming is having a playtest of Steel Hunters, its upcoming fusion of mech-hero shooter with extraction battle royale. The four-day beta is going until February 24, and is free to participate in via Wargaming's website or on Steam.

A community-wide event during the playtest will let players' cumulative performance unlock a permanent skin for everyone involved. There'll also be a daily leaderboard competition, if that's more your speed. In addition, the battle pass from the original playtest will continue, letting you unlock another skin—though the game version of this playtest is "packed with new and revamped content," says Wargaming.

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