Backroom Cleaners Playtest Starts August 26 on Steam
The playtest gives players a first hands-on look at the co-op roguelike TPS, which combines squad-based shooting with roguelike upgrade choices, ahead of its Q4 2026 release.
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Hypercent announced on August 18 that the playtest for its 4-player co-op roguelike TPS Backroom Cleaners will begin on Steam at 13:00 JST on August 26. Players join a squad of up to four mercenaries hired by Axiom Corporation to clear grotesque monsters from an alternate space called the Backroom. The playtest runs two weeks, with full release scheduled for Q4 2026.
Hypercent has set a date for the Backroom Cleaners playtest. It starts on Steam at 13:00 JST on August 26 and runs for two weeks.
The game is a PvE co-op TPS for up to four players. You take the role of a mercenary hired by Axiom Corporation and enter the Backroom, an alternate space full of aberrations. The squad's job is to clean out the monsters, dividing roles among the team.
Roguelike elements appear in the form of upgrade choices, such as picking one of four special abilities for equipped weapons. Giant aberrations also appear, some with tentacles extending from their heads and others that crawl and attack from range. The full release is planned for Q4 2026.
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