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Harvey Randall

Arkheron, a competitive PvPvE action game, will open its closed beta next week—and I'm getting that Battlerite nostalgia just looking at this thing

An echo in Archeron, a dread warrior dressed in cold undying plate, stalks towards the camera in a mist-drowned environment.

Arkheron, a game that had an exclusive interview with the PC Gaming Show back in June, will finally be releasing in closed beta next week—per an announcement on the game's Steam page. In case you're unfamiliar, Arkheron is an isometric PvPvE battle-royale type squad-based ARPG (try saying that ten times really fast) wherein you climb a tower in the afterlife.

Games are mostly broken up into two segments—a floor, where you and two other mates fight and loot, and showdown arenas that fill me with a deep nostalgia for Battlerite, a lost love I'm yet to find a replacement for (though some have come close). Beat the enemy players, and you'll get to ascend, rinse and repeat until you reach the tippy top.

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