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33 CyancookGames confirmed in February 2026 that Of Peaks and Tides will host offline player playtest events throughout 2026, giving the public hands-on time with the game ahead of its full PC launch. The studio framed the playtests as a continuation of the public-facing rollout that began with the Gamescom 2025 demo, allowing players to experience updated builds in person before the commercial release.
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55 What Has Been Confirmed
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77 DetailStatusFormatOffline, in-person playtest eventsScheduleThroughout 2026AudienceOpen to players (not exclusively press); specific recruitment process not yet disclosedCities and VenuesNot yet announcedBuildsUpdated demo content beyond the Gamescom 2025 hands-on; specifics not disclosedSign-upChannel not yet disclosed; expected via Steam page, the official site, or community channels closer to each event
88 Why Offline
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1010 Offline playtests trade reach for fidelity. By hosting players on dedicated hardware in a controlled space, CyancookGames can show off the demanding Physics System and the interactive object mechanics in their intended performance envelope. The Steam page system requirements suggest the game targets relatively high-end PCs in 2026, and an offline test rig sidesteps the variance of consumer machines.
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1212 How To Follow
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1414 Until the studio publishes a sign-up portal, the most reliable indicators that a playtest is coming are the official Steam page for the game and CyancookGames' own social channels. The Steam wishlist also surfaces playtest invites when developers open them. This page will be updated as soon as a specific date, city, or recruitment channel is confirmed.
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1616 Related Topics
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1818 Of Peaks and TidesGamescom 2025 DemoCyancookGames
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2020 Studio Communications (February 2026)
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2222 Two Steam News posts in early February 2026 framed the lead-up to the playtests and clarified the studio's player-facing communications.
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2424 DateTitleSummaryFebruary 3, 2026Beware of Fake DownloadsAn anti-phishing alert. The studio warned that third-party sites had been registering domains using the game's IP to operate fake-download landing pages. Players were directed to wishlist and follow the title only through the official Steam page.February 9, 2026Happy Year of the Horse!A Chinese New Year greeting that also confirmed gameplay trailers and hands-on demo events are coming throughout 2026. The post explicitly invited community feedback on what players wanted to see in the next trailer.
2525 Together, the two posts established the official Steam News feed as the studio's primary direct channel for playtest-adjacent announcements. Players hoping to participate should monitor that feed, the Steam wishlist invitation system, and CyancookGames' social channels.
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2727 Prior Public Showings
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2929 Two hands-on events preceded the promised playtests. The Gamescom 2025 demo in Cologne, from August 20 to 24, 2025, was the first playable build shown to the public. CyancookGames followed it with a booth at Tokyo Game Show 2025 that September, where the chief technology officer gave a live interview on site. The studio stated that the Tokyo showing existed mainly to gather player opinions and that the project would afterwards enter a closed development phase, which sets the expectation that the 2026 playtests will show a substantially later build than either event.
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3131 Reaffirmed in July 2026
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3333 The studio's July 2026 development update, which dealt with audio design, closed by saying the team looked forward to hearing player thoughts during its upcoming playtest and that feedback would keep shaping the world. That is the most recent public confirmation that a playtest is still planned, and it implies the audio rework will be one of the things being evaluated. It still did not attach a date, city, venue, or sign-up route to the event.