{"id":2071113,"date":"2026-07-31T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071113"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:07:10","slug":"surprise-after-getting-over-500000-downloads-on-steam-theres-a-mortal-shell-2-beta-live-right-now-on-playstation-5-and-xbox-series-x-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071113","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! After getting over 500,000 downloads on Steam, there&#8217;s a Mortal Shell 2 beta live right now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mortal-shell-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Mortal Shell II<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Surprise! After getting over 500,000 downloads on Steam, there&#8217;s a Mortal Shell 2 beta live right now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Harbinger? I barely knew &#8216;er!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Mortal-shell-2_QH3Ctj6.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A knight in heavy plate armour stands holding a broadsword\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Mortal-shell-2_QH3Ctj6.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Dom Peppiatt avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"pxl_20220402_110941365.portrait_V04meYj.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1044\" height=\"1130\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/dom-peppiatt\">Dom Peppiatt<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Deputy Editorial Director<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-31T14:07:10+00:00\">July 31, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"db438620-7a0b-4a50-8107-6006923fd85f\" data-name=\"Mortal Shell II\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Mortal Shell II\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Mortal Shell II\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\" title=\"Follow Mortal Shell II\"><br \/>\n  Follow Mortal Shell II<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Are you excited for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mortal-shell-2\">Mortal Shell 2<\/a>? The game, which is proving so popular ahead of release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-revered-edition-ps5-disc-sold-out\">it recently sold out of its physical Revered Edition on PS5<\/a>, has just announced a surprise beta &#8211; allowing players to dive in and check out its deconstructed soulslike mechanics for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The game, which is over two weeks away from launch, has been playable on Steam for a little while now, and has been remarkably popular: it was downloaded over 500,000 times. The developer notes in a statement that &#8220;the Mortal Shell 2 console beta is the same beta as the version currently available on Steam, with all the same benefits&#8221;. The test lets you can play the first three hours of the full game and &#8211; should you <strong>ever<\/strong> purchase the main game &#8211; you&#8217;ll then have the option to skip the prologue section if the platform you&#8217;re on has access to that data.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Mortal Shell II - Open Beta Launch Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uuAW3dYEbVA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uuAW3dYEbVA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Mortal Shell II &#8211; Open Beta Launch Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uuAW3dYEbVA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you play the console beta for more than 30 minutes, you will also unlock the Flayed Harbinger; an exclusive cosmetic reward available to redeem in the full game at launch.\n<\/p>\n<p>Our own Sherif is pretty excited about the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-beta-impressions\">In a recent preview<\/a>, he noted: &#8220;[Mortal Shell 2&#8217;s] combat is meaty, with hefty, sometimes deliberate, animations that punish you for overcommitting, but a joy to witness when your attacks land. You drop your level-up currency upon death, and must retrieve it in the next life or lose it forever. There&#8217;s a bonfire that&#8217;s not called a bonfire, but serves the same function. So far, so Soulsy! The moment you get past these surface-level descriptors, however, the clearer the outline of something great starts to take shape.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The full game is just over two weeks away: Mortal Shell 2 releases worldwide on Steam, PSS, and Xbox Series X|S on 20th August,&#8221; concludes the developer&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Are you excited for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mortal-shell-2\">Mortal Shell 2<\/a>? The game, which is proving so popular ahead of release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-revered-edition-ps5-disc-sold-out\">it recently sold out of its physical Revered Edition on PS5<\/a>, has just announced a surprise beta &#8211; allowing players to dive in and check out its deconstructed soulslike mechanics for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The game, which is over two weeks away from launch, has been playable on Steam for a little while now, and has been remarkably popular: it was downloaded over 500,000 times. The developer notes in a statement that &#8220;the Mortal Shell 2 console beta is the same beta as the version currently available on Steam, with all the same benefits&#8221;. The test lets you can play the first three hours of the full game and &#8211; should you <strong>ever<\/strong> purchase the main game &#8211; you&#8217;ll then have the option to skip the prologue section if the platform you&#8217;re on has access to that data.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Mortal Shell II - Open Beta Launch Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uuAW3dYEbVA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uuAW3dYEbVA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Mortal Shell II &#8211; Open Beta Launch Trailer | IGN Summer of Gaming<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uuAW3dYEbVA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you play the console beta for more than 30 minutes, you will also unlock the Flayed Harbinger; an exclusive cosmetic reward available to redeem in the full game at launch.\n<\/p>\n<p>Our own Sherif is pretty excited about the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mortal-shell-2-beta-impressions\">In a recent preview<\/a>, he noted: &#8220;[Mortal Shell 2&#8217;s] combat is meaty, with hefty, sometimes deliberate, animations that punish you for overcommitting, but a joy to witness when your attacks land. You drop your level-up currency upon death, and must retrieve it in the next life or lose it forever. There&#8217;s a bonfire that&#8217;s not called a bonfire, but serves the same function. So far, so Soulsy! The moment you get past these surface-level descriptors, however, the clearer the outline of something great starts to take shape.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The full game is just over two weeks away: Mortal Shell 2 releases worldwide on Steam, PSS, and Xbox Series X|S on 20th August,&#8221; concludes the developer&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Mortal Shell II Surprise! After getting over 500,000 downloads on Steam, there&#8217;s a Mortal Shell 2 beta live right now on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S Harbinger? I barely knew &#8216;er! 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