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Here’s how Helrift
is coming along.

We share what we’re building, what players do with it and what we learn when they get their hands on the game.

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From the devlog

Playtest retrospective

What we learned in two weeks.

Players made 583 characters during the two-week playtest. They hunted, explored, tried different builds and showed us which parts of Helrift need more work.

302Developer tickets created
80Bug tickets closed
153Developer tasks completed
583Player characters created
274,750Monsters killed
230,608Spells cast
587,184Melee attacks landed
12,458 kmTravelled · about 295 marathons
125.4mGold earned
72.0mGold spent
1,462Quests completed
20,695NPC interactions

Leaderboard highlights

A few players went a long way.

Average character level across the playtest: 27.17.

  1. Highest levelSDA · 150
  2. Most monsters killedLamecki · 17,317
  3. Furthest travelledLamecki · 656.9 km
  4. Most spells castBreakkkk · 22,697
  5. Most gold earnedSDA · 67.4 million

Growing on Steam

What happened on Steam.

In the month around the playtest, the Steam page received 58,736 impressions and 7,524 visits. We saw wishlist gains at the start and again at the end of the test.

We’re working towards Steam Next Fest. It’s a chance to let more people try Helrift and tell us what they think before Early Access.

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