Behaviour Interactive announces co-op shooter Exterminauts, Steam beta November 12
The three-player sci-fi shooter launches simultaneously on PC, Xbox and PlayStation with cross-play and cross-save, and runs seasons every twelve weeks.
Behaviour Interactive has announced Exterminauts, a cooperative third-person shooter for three-player crews, with a Steam beta test scheduled to open on Thursday, November 12 at 6 PM PT and close on Wednesday, November 18 at 5:59 PM PT, according to wccftech.com. Servers will stay open around the clock for the duration of the test, and anyone can request access through the game's Steam page.
The game is set on the planet TIAN, settled after the discovery of polymorphic plasma beneath its crust. Players take the role of Exterminators hired by megacorporations to clear alien creatures and pests, working under contracts from five companies: ITA, Plasma Core, Chem Nine, Blackburn Systems and Bullet Crown.
At the centre of the loadout is the Overdrive, a back-mounted plasma pack that bypasses terminals, opens doors, activates zip lines and supercharges weapons. It can also be used to detonate downed heavies. Shift objectives include clearing dried plasma tar, rebooting terminals, realigning rods, restarting pump jacks and welding.
Premium live game with twelve-week seasons
Exterminauts is a premium live game built around three-player teams, with solo and duo play also supported. Punching out at the end of a shift starts a timer in which teammates compete for extra points and kills toward a bonus, and loadouts carry passive and on-trigger effects across several slots with multiple save slots available.
The game will launch simultaneously on PC via Steam and Epic, on Xbox and on PlayStation, with cross-play and cross-save. It will run seasons on a twelve-week cadence with battle pass content.
Creative Director Vincent Regimbald said generative AI is not being used in Exterminauts, though a few concept art pieces were made with AI for research purposes before being fully redone by humans. The concept had been in development thinking for over ten years, drawing on blue-collar sci-fi from 1980s and 1990s films and television.
Quick answers
When is the Exterminauts beta?
The Steam beta runs from Thursday, November 12 at 6 PM PT to Wednesday, November 18 at 5:59 PM PT, with servers open 24 hours a day. Access can be requested through the game's Steam page.
What platforms will Exterminauts launch on?
It will launch simultaneously on PC via Steam and Epic, Xbox and PlayStation, with cross-play and cross-save.
Does Exterminauts use generative AI?
Creative Director Vincent Regimbald said generative AI is not being used in the game, though a few concept art pieces were made with AI for research purposes before being fully redone by humans.