Guns & Dragons has opened a free public playtest on Steam and the Epic Games Store, running through November 22. The solo and co-op FPS roguelite supports up to four players, with this third test introducing a second chapter, The Cursed Forest.
Developer and publisher Abutton also released a new trailer showing the game’s combat and environments. The South Korean studio is led by Kim Dae-hwon, executive producer of Dave the Diver.
The Cursed Forest Adds Spore Monsters and Platforming Tools
Chapter 2 moves beyond the ancient city ruins featured in earlier tests. Its forest contains twisted plants and mushroom-like enemies that spread spores or summon additional monsters.
Some encounters ask you to find and destroy parasitic spores before they mature. Leaving them alone allows more enemies to spawn, tying combat pressure to how quickly you explore.
The environment also provides ways to gain height and create routes through an area. You can bounce on mushrooms or shoot fruit that opens into platforms. During co-op, teammates can use flowers summoned by another player to launch themselves into the air.
Build Around More Than 45 Guns and Bows
Guns & Dragons offers more than 45 weapons, including revolvers, shotguns, longbows, and crossbows. Rather than continually replacing random drops, you select a weapon and strengthen it through upgrades during a run.
Character abilities also level up through related upgrades, with combinations linking offense, movement, and survival. A dash can strengthen subsequent shots, while an explosive kill can produce an armor-restoring pickup.
This test refines shotgun progression and reworks bow effects tied to charged shots, reloads, and weak-point hits. Boss difficulty also accounts for group play.
Join the Playtest Before November 22
New-player additions include expanded quests, practical tutorials, a minimap, faster movement, and clearer audio and visual cues.
Abutton describes the playtest as a development build and plans to use feedback ahead of release. It supports ten languages, including English, Korean, Japanese, French, German and Spanish.
You can request access through Steam or join through the Epic Games Store. Guns & Dragons will also appear in the Indie Waves segment of Indie Live Expo on December 1.
