# Playtester
A discovery platform for upcoming indie game alphas, betas, and demos.

> Discover alphas, betas, playtests, and demos for upcoming indie games across Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and more.

Playtester helps players discover alphas, betas, and demos across platforms. We curate the best ongoing alphas, betas, demos, and playtests to share with thousands of players every day.

**Key features**
- Real-time feed of active playtests and demos
- Powerful filters (platform, genre, tags)
- Community upvotes for quality curation
- Direct join/sign-up links
- Short video previews

**Supported platforms**
Steam, PlayStation Store, Xbox Store, Epic Games Store, itch.io, GOG.com, Nintendo eShop, App Store, Google Play

**Meta**
Last-Updated: 2026-07-13
Contact: contact@playtester.io
Homepage: https://playtester.io

## Core Pages

- [Homepage](https://playtester.io/index.html.md): Browse all active playtests, demos, and betas
- [Categories](https://playtester.io/categories.md): Explore games by genre (Horror, Multiplayer, Roguelike, RPG, etc.)
- [About](https://playtester.io/about.md): Learn about Playtester’s mission and team
- [Search](https://playtester.io/search.md): Search for specific games or genres
- [Contact](https://playtester.io/contact.md): Get in touch with the Playtester team

## Discover

- [Browse by Genre](https://playtester.io/categories.md): Curated category index covering every genre, theme, and play mode
- [Read the Blog](https://playtester.io/blog.md): Articles on indie discovery, developer interviews, and playtest trends

### Popular Categories

- [RPG](https://playtester.io/categories/rpg.md): 694 games
- [Multiplayer](https://playtester.io/categories/multiplayer.md): 588 games
- [Roguelike](https://playtester.io/categories/roguelike.md): 500 games
- [Horror](https://playtester.io/categories/horror.md): 356 games
- [Cozy](https://playtester.io/categories/cozy.md): 296 games
- [Survival](https://playtester.io/categories/survival.md): 196 games

## Documentation

- [FAQs](https://playtester.io/faqs.md): Frequently asked questions about using Playtester
- [Guidelines](https://playtester.io/guidelines.md): Community guidelines and best practices
- [Terms of Service](https://playtester.io/terms.md): Legal terms for using the platform
- [Privacy Policy](https://playtester.io/privacy.md): How we handle user data

## Resources

- [Press Kit](https://playtester.io/press-kit.md): Brand assets including logos, graphics, and screenshots
- [Friends](https://playtester.io/friends.md): Studios, publishers, and press who partner with Playtester
- [RSS Feeds](https://playtester.io/rss.md): Subscribe to RSS feeds for latest indie game alphas, betas, and demos
- [Acknowledgements](https://playtester.io/acknowledgements.md): Credits and open source licenses
- [Licenses](https://playtester.io/licenses.md): Software licenses and attributions

## Optional

- [Complete content index](https://playtester.io/llms-full.txt): Static pages and blog posts inlined, every category previewed, full game URL index
- [Sitemap](https://playtester.io/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap with every page URL on the site
- [Email](mailto:contact@playtester.io)