Soulmask’s Open Beta Starts on May 1

Soulmask is an upcoming open-world survival game from Qooland Games, getting what the developer says is a “large-scale” global open beta scheduled from May 1st through May 10th, available exclusively on Steam.

Soulmask is a sandbox survival and exploration game. One of its unique features is its Mask system, which allows players to possess non-playable characters (NPCs) and use their abilities. What’s surprising about the game is that it made quite an impression during Steam Next Fest, with over 180,000 downloads and 470,000 hours of gameplay. It has already received over 250,000 wishlist additions and is expected to be one of the most anticipated games in its genre when it releases in 2024.

Soulmask is a game that lets you lead a tribe of up to 20 people. You can choose from skilled hunters to crafty artisans and manage your tribe. The game has a unique physics-based combat system with eight weapon types and over 67 skills. You can customize your combat style and use specialized skills to gain an edge.

More details, including the PC System Requirements, can be found below.

As a content-driven open-world sandbox game, Soulmask features a realistic world and survival challenges, with three distinctive gameplay features: Masks, Dynamic Tribesmen and Tribal Management, and a Diverse Physics-based Combat System.

Masks

Mask gameplay is at the core of Soulmask. Masks give you the ability to control most of the NPCs in the game world – possess them, take over their bodies, and transform into anyone. As the game progresses, you can discover more masks that embody the spirit of ancient heroes to unlock many different abilities. Harness the gift of immortality, walk among your enemies concealed in the shadows, fire homing missiles with dead accuracy, and more.

Dynamic Tribesmen and Tribal Management
In Soulmask, you can recruit up to 20 tribesmen to build your own tribe. Each tribesman is unique and has a distinct personality. You might recruit bloodthirsty warriors, dexterous hunters, ingenious craftsmen…or a drunk, lazy alcoholic. Soulmask offers powerful AI and command support, which allows you to set up and manage the workflow of clan members with a high degree of freedom: farming, harvesting, assembly line production, base patrol, automatic repair, and even maintenance. Everything can be automated and customized by you.

Diverse Physics-based Combat System
Soulmask also offers a diverse physics-based combat system for players who love to fight. The game features 8 weapon types and 67 skills, allowing players to customize their own fighting style. For example, the spear in Soulmask has up to 8 specialization skills that can be randomly learned, which can be used as a ranged weapon to pull enemies closer or as a melee weapon to pierce enemies hearts!

“We’re overwhelmed with the incredible amount of support and feedback we received from players who joined us for our massive 40-hour demo during Next Fest.” Said Wing, Head of Marketing at Soulmask. “Thanks to the invaluable feedback from players, we’ve been able to make some exciting changes, such as making all terrain climbable in the game. Even though our team is made up of veterans with over 10 years of experience working on MMORPGs, this is our first PC title, so we are beyond appreciative for all of the feedback and support from players. By working alongside players throughout the development process, we hope to make Soulmask something entirely new for the genre that players want to keep coming back to again and again.”