If you've been putting off venturing into the forest this is your last and final call to do so. I've been tracking the progress of the currently ongoing playtest and I have to tell you it fills my cold, black, little heart with pride to see over 600 people taking on the challenge and taking the Mycelium playtest for a spin. Not only that! I'm very grateful to over 50 of you who took their time and gave me their thoughts on the game.

You've been asking how much longer the playtest will remain accessible. Seeing that the train isn't stopping and new people are joining in, I decided to do one last hurrah and keep the thing up for one more weekend. However, come Sunday, February 22nd, around 3pm PST I'm pulling the plug.

Before I go. While I like to keep things a bit mysterious, there's one stat in particular I'm too proud not to share with the class. That is: over 60% of the playtesters dedicated more than 2 hours to scouring the woods in search of the precious mycelium specimens and trying not to be maimed, eviscerated, sucked dry, trampled, eaten, or just plain scared to death by monsters. Not a small number put more than 5 hours into my game!

Once again, I appreciate all of the kind words (and mild verbal abuse) you've been feeding me via the feedback form. I will put all the feedback into good use making the game even more engaging and accessible to newcomers before the Early Access release (that is once again moving a bit further for that exact purpose - trust me, it's going to be worth it).
If you're reading these words but by some twisted conjunction of reality planes did not yet put Mycelium: The Silent Contract on your wishlist, here's a handy widget to make it as easy as possible for you (in the spirit of making e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g easier to get into). Please don't hesitate to mash that button!

I’ve been hunkered down in the dev-den for what feels like an eternity, but the spores are finally spreading. I'm beyond stoked to announce that Mycelium: The Silent Contract is officially opening its doors—well, its root systems—for our first major Beta Playtest.

The Playtest is now LIVE! Everyone asking to join will be granted instant access and up to 3 friend invites. Just press the "Join the Playtest" button right under the trailer on the game's Steam page.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3583970/Mycelium_The_Silent_Contract/(If you haven't yet - make sure you wishlist the game while you're there - the buttons are right next to each other. Convenient!)

Wait, what’s actually in this Beta? How is it different from the demo? I'm tossing you into a chunky slice of the early game. Expect some heavy lifting on the atmosphere, a few "did I just see that?" moments, and the core mechanics of the contract itself. It’s a bit raw—expect a few jagged edges here and there—but that’s the whole point of a playtest, isn't it? We’ll be letting folks in in waves because, honestly, we don't want too many people at once stomping on the precious mushroom roots, now do we?

A quick favor... Since we're a small team, your feedback is basically our lifeblood. If you find a bug that lets you fly through walls or if a particular texture looks like mashed potatoes—tell us. We’ve set up a specific channel in our Discord for the nitty-gritty feedback. Once the playtest goes live (and anyone who signs up for it WILL be notified when it does), there will also be a short survey accessible via game's menu to make it easy for you to leave structured feedback quick and hassle-free. Because enough of the challenge here comes from the Forest itself, and its denizens.

It’s been a long road getting to this point. There were moments where I thought we'd never get the stars and the fungal growth patterns to look "align just right," but here we are. It’s weird, it’s quiet, and it’s waiting for you.

See you in the forest.