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People are discussing a second playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering later this month, with the update focused on improved onboarding and harder challenges. The headline suggests the game is still in active testing and the developers are tuning both accessibility for new players and overall difficulty.

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Key Takeaway Horizon Hunters Gathering is getting another playtest this month, and the developers are specifically adjusting onboarding and difficulty.
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Horizon Hunters Gathering is getting another playtest this month, and the developers are specifically adjusting onboarding and difficulty.

People are discussing a second playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering later this month, with the update focused on improved onboarding and harder challenges. The headline suggests the game is still in active testing and the developers are tuning both accessibility for new players and overall difficulty.

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  • ● Second playtest — Horizon Hunters Gathering lines up a second playtest for this month with better onboarding and tougher challenges Rock Paper Shotgun
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Horizon Hunters Gathering lines up a second playtest for this month with better onboarding and tougher challenges

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Horizon Hunters Gathering lines up a second playtest for this month with better onboarding and tougher challenges

And a couple of new hunters to try out, too.

10d ago News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor
gamerant.com

Horizon Hunters Gathering Reveals New Content and Second Playtest

Horizon Hunters Gathering, the upcoming Horizon co-op game, has just revealed some new content and a date for its second playtest.

10d ago Cameron Swan
polygon.com

How to get into the Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest

And what's new in the second playtest

10d ago Josh Broadwell
kitguru.net

You can play Horizon Hunters Gathering again this month - KitGuru

Not all fans were impressed with the reveal for Horizon Hunters Gathering, but development has conti

10d ago Matthew Wilson
pushsquare.com

Sony's Not Pulling the Plug on Horizon Hunters Gathering, New PS5 and PC Beta Test Announced

Will include story-driven mission

10d ago Push Square

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When is the second Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest?

Guerrilla is hosting the second playtest over four days. Start date: Friday, May 22 End date: Monday, May 25 The studio didn't provide any specific start or end times, however.

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What's new in the second Horizon Hunters Gathering playtest?

Quite a lot. Guerrilla added two new playable characters: Ensa, an Oseram smuggler Shadow, a Carja "covert operative" who also has a pet Stalker machine Rem, Sun, and Axle from the first playtest are back as well, with unnamed improvements to how they function based on player feedback. There's also a playable story mission, which Guerrilla says will function in the final game as way to unlock new characters and skills, a new jungle-slash-desert region called Breaker's Bounty, training modules to help teach you how the game works, and new difficulty options for the test's other two playabl

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