Maata Games opened the closed beta gates for its “strategy focused empire builder MMO” called Erectus the Game yesterday. Get your giggles over with because the studio has a good reason for using that game title:

“The name Erectus is taken from Homo erectus, the ancestor of modern man. Both human races want their space to live and became enemies in Erectus the Game. Players take on the role of Homo sapiens and build their empires with the end goal of defeating the Homo erectus armies. The story takes place 130,000 years ago and allows players to form alliances and unite against the common enemy as well as against each other. Players’ success will rely heavily on their strategic, economic and diplomatic management skills. As the game world shifts, players will have to quickly adapt their strategies and successfully micromanage their empire in order to expand and achieve greatness.”

Maata has granted MOP 2000 keys that’ll grant you access to the closed beta. Click the Mo button below (and prove you’re not a robot) to take home one of these keys!









994 keys left!

To redeem your key, sign up for free on beta.erectus.world, confirm your email by clicking on the confirmation link sent to your email address, and enter your beta key as directed to complete the process. There is currently no ETA for the end of beta, so we assume the key will work as the test event progresses.

Standard giveaway notes

‣ If there’s no captcha or Mo button and all it says is “No keys left! Sorry” in big letters, then we’re out of keys. If we get a refresh from the studio, we’ll send out a note on social media.

‣ Having problems with the captcha not working? Try an alt browser or clear your cache.

‣ Hang on to your code! If you lose it after all of our keys are given out, you’ll need to email us with your IP so that we can look it up for you that way. Please don’t ask us to email you a key if your browser didn’t actually display one for you or you can’t determine your IP!

Good luck and have fun!