During the last few days, you have probably heard of Back 4 Blood, a new cooperative first-person shooter horror video game that is attracting the attention of many players. If you want to know more about him, but mainly how to play its open beta this coming weekend, keep reading.
What is Back 4 Blood?
The new Back 4 Blood it could be said that it is a kind of Left 4 Dead, a video game where the goal is none other than kill all the zombies that stand in your way to get out of different situations alive. Or as its developers say, a cooperative first-person shooter and horror game where multiplayer mode is key.
Thus, under this premise, it is how the game created by Turtle Rock Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. has managed to attract so much attention in recent days. Of course there is more, because the game not only offers an online cooperative mode to enjoy with three more friends, but also a campaign mode that can be played alone (accompanied by three AI-controlled characters) or a mode with up to eight participants where The idea is to survive as long as possible. Whoever manages to last the longest for three rounds will be the one who ends up winning.
So, as you can see in the video with extended gameplay, Back 4 Blood's base is quite simple and no less striking than other current proposals. What's more, it may be that cooperative character that is really allowing it to attract the attention of so many players around the world. And it is that during its first beta, which all those who obtained early access could play, it was a complete success.
Ok, it is true that 100.000 simultaneous players on PC may seem like a small thing when looking at the numbers of other titles, but the truth is that it is not a negligible figure at all, quite the opposite. Even more so if one takes into account that thousands of other users played through the console versions.
How to play the Back 4 Blood open beta
Well, now that you've caught up on what Back 4 Blood is, you may understand why it has aroused so much interest and you want to give it a try. How can you do it?
Well, to begin with, the video game will officially be released on October 12. Luckily this coming weekend there will be a new open beta and it will no longer require any kind of special access. any interested user can try it. So the only thing is download beta version corresponding to the platform where you want to play.
Because Back 4 Blood is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One or the new Xbox Series X and S. And regarding the dates, from next August 12 and until the 16th of the same month will be when you can try this new beta.
That is, you have four days to enjoy a game that is frankly quite fun if you are into first-person shooters. It's somewhat hectic at times, but what more fun than going hunting and exterminating zombies with three other friends.