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Overview

Blight: Survival uses an ongoing playtest program to gather community feedback during development. Closed playtests began in late 2025 with small groups selected from the official Discord server. Public playtests are confirmed for later in 2026.

Closed playtests

The closed playtest program recruits testers exclusively from the Blight: Survival Discord community (45,000+ members as of March 2026). Selected players gain access to development builds and provide direct feedback to the team on combat feel, enemy behavior, mission flow, and general polish.

The developers describe these sessions as giving players the chance to "directly influence ongoing development." Feedback from closed playtests has shaped iteration on melee combat, enemy AI, and environmental design.

How to sign up

Players can sign up for playtests through the official registration page at bhvr.com/playtest or by joining the Discord server and watching for playtest recruitment announcements. Selection is not guaranteed; the team picks testers from the pool based on internal criteria.

Public playtests

Public playtests are confirmed for 2026 but no specific date has been announced. These will give a broader audience access to the game for the first time. The developers have committed to providing more updates on timing throughout the year.

What playtests cover

Based on developer communications, playtests focus on the core gameplay loop: entering No Man's Land, combat encounters with infected and human enemies, extraction decisions, and the flow between preparation at the camp and field missions. Specific builds tested may vary.