We are excited to finally announce our final playtest before Early Access!

The playtest will take place from July 3rd to July 7th, and you’ll be able to try out new maps, meet the new survivors, explore new mechanics, and what you've all been waiting for… The Blight!

The Blight is now among us! Ready to lunge and leap, survivors must now be extra weary of their surroundings, all while slowly unlocking their escape. Able to manipulate and absorb light from the environment (yes, even your flashlights!), the Blight is a monster that preys on the one thing you treasure most - light. Survivors must now be extra careful, as their reprieve now fuels the Blight in various ways.

But to face this new, fearsome entity, are two new survivors. Meet Mother Lucy and Mac!

A close friend of our beloved Father John (Damned 1), Mother Lucy joins the survivors to search for clues about her dear friend’s mysterious disappearance. What happened to John at Rose Crimson then, 13 years ago? Will Mother Lucy find the answers to her many questions? Bearer of the Light, Mother Lucy is a clever and courageous woman - afraid of no demon, she is ready to light the path for fellow survivors in their quest for truth.

Mac - short for MacAllister - joins his friends Lily and Lucas along accompanying survivors in the nightmare. Other than yearning for munchies, Mac steps out of his comfort zone in his pursuit of answers relating to his father, the illegal scientific experiments he got involved in, and the letters Mac had recently started receiving in his name.

This playtest also introduces a brand-new map:

The Ashen Mortuary.

The Ashen Mortuary is a towering building, housing dozens of valuable pottery and vases, rumored to store stashed goods from previous survivors, but beware… the darkness hears everything. Explore the old, decrepit mortuary slow and steady, and watch your step, as you wouldn't want to fall with no railing!

And before we end this announcement, we want to thank our amazing community for helping us turn Damned 2 into a worthy successor to the pioneer of the asymmetrical horror genre - as a token of appreciation, everyone who joins the playtest will receive a exclusive player Banner.

join this upcoming Damned 2 playtest and receive access to the exclusive Crash Test Banner (made available on launch), symbolizing your bravery in testing and reporting the most terrifying bugs that haunt developers and players alike in multiplayer games. Seriously, bug-fixing has us feeling Damned in real life sometimes.

Introducing: the Crash Test Banner!

See you in the final playtest!