Here’s How To Play The Back 4 Blood Beta This Week


Turtle Rock Studio’s Left 4 Dead spiritial successor, Back 4 Blood has launched a beta this week. Here’s what you need to do to get access. 

The zombie-shooter sees the return of the Left 4 Dead-styled shooter in Back 4 Blood, which will launch in October. However, for those eager to get a taste of what’s to come, Turtle Rock allowing players access during a short beta period this month. 

You can get a sneak peek at the carnage that’ll unfold in the beta in its recent trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Epmnk8G4Q

There are a couple of ways to get your hands on the early build, so if you are keen to blast some zombie guts, keep reading. 

When Does The Beta Run Till? 

Back 4 Blood’s closed beta launched last night (August 5th) and will run until August 9th at 20:00 BST. Unfortunately, this beta is only available to those who have pre-ordered, or were able to play the closed alpha late last year.

However, not all is lost as an open beta will launch the following week on August 12th at 20:00 BST. This beta will last an additional 4 days until August 16th, ending at the same time.

How To Gain Access To The Open Beta

Credit: Turtle Rock Studio

The beta for Back 4 Blood requires an access code and there are a couple of options here.

The simplest is to pre-order the game, which will grant you a code. However, for some, this is understandably not an option. You want to try out the game before committing, or maybe you’re playing on Xbox meaning you get the game on launch via Game Pass, and therefore don’t need to preorder. 

For those in that boat, you can head over to Warner Bros Games and create an account. By then linking your Warner Bros account and Twitch account, you’ll need to watch 60 minutes of a Back 4 Blood stream with Twitch drop enabled. 

After the stream head to the Twitch drops homepage to claim your code. Then by entering the code back on your WB account, you’ll be able to shoot zombies to your heart’s content. Well… at least till August 16th. 

Back 4 Blood will launch on October 12th on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC.

Will you be checking out Back 4 Blood’s early access beta? Let us know over on our social channels! 

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Featured Image Credit: Turtle Rock Studios