Foamstars – Sq. Enix’s upcoming 4v4 celebration shooter that is primarily Splatoon however with foam – is working an open beta take a look at on the finish of this month.

The beta for the free-to-play household shooter will go reside at 2am UK time on Saturday thirtieth September (6pm PDT on Friday twenty ninth) and run till 5.59am on Monday 2nd October (11.59pm PDT on Sunday 1st PDT). Whereas the sport is coming to each PS4 and PS5, the beta is barely accessible on the latter for now – sorry, PS4 gamers.

The beta will embody the playable characters Soa, ΔGITO, Tonix, Jet Justice, Mel T, The Baristador, Rave Breaker, and Pen Gwyn, and have the Smash The Star and Pleased Tub Survival modes.

The previous is a “frantic battle whereby every staff should battle it out to safe seven knockouts on the opposing staff” and defeat your opponent’s Star Participant, whereas the latter is a battle between two groups comprised of two infield gamers and two outfield gamers.

“Victory is earned by defeating each opponent infield gamers, whereas outfield gamers help and supply protection for his or her teammates!” Sq. Enix explains.

Gamers who become involved within the beta might be thanked through an “unique beauty merchandise” for Soa must you go forward and obtain the total recreation when it releases subsequent yr. If you happen to’re , you’ll obtain the beta from the PlayStation Retailer, and no, you do not want a PlayStation Plus subscription to get foamy.

“Foamstars places gamers within the vibrant world of Tub Vegas, a beautiful and bubbly metropolis, and the setting for the world’s greatest foam celebration!” Sq. Enix explains.

“Foamstars blasts gamers into the last word, over-the-top on-line shooter, that pits groups of as much as 4 in opposition to one another in an simply accessible gameplay expertise utilizing foam! Put together to expertise a fraction of what Foamstars has to supply, whereas concurrently testing the capabilities of our servers forward of the sport’s upcoming launch in 2024.”