Digital Extremes Opens Soulframe to Free Open Alpha in November
The studio behind Warframe is dropping the invite requirement for its fantasy action RPG Soulframe on November 9, alongside a new content update.
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Digital Extremes, the studio known for Warframe, is moving its fantasy action RPG Soulframe into a free open alpha on November 9, according to TechPowerUp.
Soulframe is an open-world, co-op fantasy action RPG built around melee combat. The game has been in development for several years, with invite-only alpha testing running since 2023. From November 9, players will no longer need an invitation to join the test.
Digital Extremes revealed the open alpha, referred to as the Open Preludes, alongside details of an upcoming update called Verse of the Veilands. According to TechPowerUp, the update adds rideable wolf companions that players can raise from pups, as well as new weapons, pacts, and bosses. It also introduces the Veilands, described as a new environmental world progression system.
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