Hey squaddies!

We’re extremely excited to announce that we’ll be launching the Alpha 16 Public Test on Monday, September 23rd at 10:30 AM PDT!

There’s plenty to look forward to, but let’s cut straight to the chase: we want your feedback on the first iteration of choppers! As a first release, you can expect some bugs, but we want you involved in shaping the future of choppers. Be sure to let us know what you think!

The playtest will be available using your Squad – Public Testing app in the Steam Library — this is a completely separate, full install of Squad, in addition to your retail copy that will remain available. Which is great, because we’ve got a tournament beginning this weekend! (See below for more details.) Standby for further announcement once the test goes live and is available for download!

OWI Squad Championship First Round

In addition to the start of A16 public testing next week, we have the first rounds of the Offworld Industries Squad Championship kicking off this Sunday, September 22nd! We announced the official tournament a few weeks ago and now our teams lined up ready to fight the first round of the group stages. To make sure our tournament gets off to the best start possible we have brought the heat with livestreams hosted by some of our creative partners!

Catch the Sunday schedule below, or check the tournament page for full information, rules, and team roster! And be sure to enable notifications on the JoinSquad Twitch page to see when we go live.

See you on the helipad, Squaddies! Fly safe!

Offworld out.