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Promising aerial combat indie The Falconeer has a PC beta

Early bird.

News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 3 Sep 2020

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Promising open-world bird combat game The Falconeer will hold a brief PC beta next month which you can sign-up for right now.

You can apply for a key via The Falconeer's Discord, ahead of the test being held via Steam in October.

Developed almost entirely solo by former Skyrim modder Tomas Sala, The Falconeer features aerial avian combat in a beautiful fantasy world. The full release will launch for Xbox One, Series X and PC in November.

"The Falconeer is special, I think," our Christian Donlan wrote when playing an early version back around EGX Rezzed time. "It's got that lovely thick fantasy art that reminds me of Torchlight, and at moments I get a Crimson Skies vibe as I'm zipping back and forth taking on missions and dipping low over the water to feel the spray."

Here's a peek:

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