Become a tester
Looking for people to put the game through its paces before it goes public.
What this is
The game is coming to Android, and before it goes public it needs real people playing it. I am looking for testers who will play for a couple of weeks and tell me what breaks, what is confusing and where it gets boring.
How to join
Access is already open. You join yourself through the links below, there is no invite email to wait for.
Two conditions first, or the game will not show up. One: do both steps with the same Google account you are signed in with in the Play Store on your phone. If you have several accounts, open the Play Store and check which one is active. This is the number one reason people say the link does not work. Two: if you are already in the internal test, leave it, otherwise the closed track stays hidden. The path: Play Store, profile, Manage apps and devices, Beta tab, the game, Leave.
- Join the tester group "The Last War Closed Test": groups.google.com/g/lastwar-testers. The group is open, no approval is needed, joining takes one click.
- Opt in to the test: the test page on Google Play. Open it with the same account and press the button that accepts the invitation.
- Install the game from Google Play through the link on that same page. Access does not appear instantly: if the store says the app is unavailable, wait a little and refresh the page.
What I need from you
- An Android phone and the Google account address used on it. A regular email will not work: Play only grants test access to a Google or Workspace address.
- Stay in the test for 14 days in a row. That is Google's only formal requirement: leaving early means those days do not count, and rejoining starts the count from zero.
- And a request from me, not from Google: open the game every couple of days and tell me what is wrong. There is no such rule, but an application gets rejected if testers did not actually use the app.
What you get
- Early access before the public release.
- Real influence: fixes from your feedback go into the build, and I tell you what changed.
- A credit in the game if you want one.
- Honestly: there is no money, no keys, no gifts, and no release date yet.
What the game is
A dieselpunk arcade about defending an armored train. You never aim: the AA turrets pick their own targets. Your finger drags the harvest field and pulls crystals out from under the fire, you fire the reactor by hand, and between waves you decide which system gets to live. 160+ nodes in the tree, ten biomes, each ending with a boss. Plays offline, no energy timers. Press kit with screenshots and video.
Stay in touch
You already have access from the three steps above, this form is not about access. It is how I know who joined and how I reach you during the test: what changed in the build, what is worth checking, where to send bugs. If you would rather not fill it in, just write to me at support@didogames.net.
What happens to your data
The form sends a handle, a Google account address and a device type. The address is used to email you about the test itself and to help you if access does not open. The tester list lives with me and in Play Console, it is not shared with anyone and never goes into advertising. After the test ends the addresses are removed from the list unless you ask to stay on for future tests. You can ask to be removed at any time at support@didogames.net. More detail: Privacy Policy.