Thyrian Defenders playtest announcement

Attention new recruits! It’s been a long road to bring our vision of the ultimate shmup into fruition. After more than 4 years of development, Thyrian Defenders is entering the beta playtest phase! With much excitement, and nervousness, we call your thumbs to action.

Since we are only a team of 2, we feel it will be most effective and manageable to test with a small dedicated group. Therefore, to get things started we’re looking to round up about 20 testers. We apologize for the exclusivity, but if things go smoothly the final release should be available to all this spring.

Ideally, testers should be willing to play the game on a regular basis and commit to clearing the core content, which we estimate takes 10 to 15 hours for the average first time player. The hardcore tester will attempt to clear all main game content, extra game modes, and Steam Achievements, which we estimate takes about 30 hours for the average first time player.

Of course, a good tester should also be responsive by sending us thoughtful feedback, reporting bugs, and completing a survey.

Testing will take course over several weeks, so there’s ample time to play at your own pace. Ultimately, we want you to have fun, and we appreciate any level of engagement with the game. If you end up disliking the game you are under no obligation to play it.

If you’re interested and willing to put in the time, we’d like to welcome you to the test squad.

In order to be accepted into the test you must email an appeal to info@thyriagame.com with the subject ‘New Recruit’.

Your appeal can be as simple as stating you understand the testing conditions and are willing to commit, however relevant experience will help your case. Also, it's a first come first serve situation.

We appreciate all who are interested, but we will only reply to those who we choose to accept into the playtest. Please allow a few days for our screening process.

Can’t wait to have some company on the leaderboards.

Best regards from Raymond and Markus