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Horizon Hunters Gathering Is Holding Another Playtest on May 22

The second closed test adds two new Hunters, a new region and higher-difficulty modes as Sony gathers feedback before launch.

  • Sony will hold a closed playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering from May 22 to May 25, with registration currently open via the PlayStation Beta Program for both PlayStation 5 and PC.
  • Developed by Guerrilla, this Monster Hunter-style co-op title features tactical combat that Game Director Arjan Bak described as "building on the tactical precision of the Horizon games while embracing the dynamics of team play."
  • Testers can explore the new region Breakers' Bounty and multi-stage Cauldron Descent trial, alongside new hunters Ensa, a charismatic smuggler, and Shadow, a covert operative.
  • Hunter NPCs Rem, Sun, or Axle are available to support players in Solo Mode during Episode or Machine Incursion gameplay, providing battle assists or filling empty team slots.
  • Training Modules have been added to improve onboarding as the team continues optimization, though Horizon Hunters Gathering lacks an official release date yet.
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Horizon Hunters Gathering, the new cooperative action game from Guerrilla Games and PlayStation, will allow players to try it again later this month. After the first test in February, the game is still looking for opinions, and participants in the PlayStation Beta Program will be able to test it for themselves by the end of May. The revelation of the second game test was accompanied by a brief teaser, in which we see a lot of action, some fluid …

If the Horizon franchise has taken on a huge scale in the space of only two main episodes, it will soon be back with an episode centered on the multiplayer experience that is soberly titled Horizon Hunters Gathering. After a relatively discreet announcement and a first closed test, the title will open its doors a second time, but only to those who will subscribe to the beta Playstation program at this address. Available from May 22 to 25, 2026, …

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Gamespot broke the news in United States on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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