A studio that has spent years building one long-running world now opens the door to a second, quieter one, inviting Windows players from anywhere to wander the wounded land of Alca. The invitation is modest: an account, an Envoy name, a download, and a few companions for the road. What the studio is really offering is time spent alongside its community, shaping mounts and combat before anything like a final launch is promised. The threshold is open, but the path is still being walked together.
Soulframe Opens Open Alpha to PC Players Worldwide, Adding Four-Player Parties
Parties of up to four can now explore Alca together.
Mark
So what actually changed here? There was already a Preludes test, wasn't there?
Mimi
The change is who can get in. Digital Extremes has opened the open alpha to Windows PC players worldwide, and parties of up to four can now explore the overworld and dungeons together.
Luke
Worth being careful: the source says it's open to Windows PC players worldwide. It doesn't say anything about consoles, and it doesn't say how many people are playing.
Mark
How do you join?
Mimi
You make an account on the official website, reserve your Envoy name, and download the game.
Mark
And what is the game, in a sentence?
Mimi
An open-world fantasy adventure, a sister project to Warframe, about cleansing the land of Alca from corruption and reclaiming it from the Ode. You can raise an Omen Wolf as a mount and companion.
Luke
The Warframe numbers, 12th year and over 90 million registered players, are the company's own claim. Registered accounts also aren't the same as active players.
Mark
Does Soulframe have a release date?
Mimi
Not in this reporting. Geoff Crookes only said the team will keep refining mounts and combat and work with the community toward a broader public launch.
Luke
Right, so 'broader public launch' is a direction, not a schedule. We don't know when it comes.
O Pulso
- Windows PC players worldwide can now join the Soulframe open alpha, so the gates are open to a crowd rather than a select few.
- Parties of up to four can roam the overworld and its dungeons together, turning a solitary quest into shared exploration.
- Creative Director Geoff Crookes has promised continued work on mounts and combat, with the team listening closely to what players report.
- No public launch date has been set, so the alpha stands as a waiting room where feedback is still shaping the game's direction.
A studio that has spent years building one long-running world now opens the door to a second, quieter one, inviting Windows players from anywhere to wander the wounded land of Alca. The invitation is modest: an account, an Envoy name, a download, and a few companions for the road. What the studio is really offering is time spent alongside its community, shaping mounts and combat before anything like a final launch is promised. The threshold is open, but the path is still being walked together.
Windows PC players anywhere in the world can now sign up for the Soulframe open alpha, which Digital Extremes has opened to a wider audience. The new build lets groups of up to four explore the overworld and its dungeons together. Joining means creating an account on the official website, choosing an Envoy name, and downloading the test, which runs under the title Soulframe Open Preludes.
Soulframe is a fantasy open-world adventure still in development, and the studio calls it a sister project to Warframe. Its story unfolds in the land of Alca, where players work to cleanse corruption and reclaim the territory from the Ode, drawing on the courage and grace of the Ancestors. Players can redeem corrupted Omen Beasts, rescue captured wildlife, and raise an Omen Wolf that serves as both mount and companion. They can also develop skills in combat, stealth, and magic, gather and customize weapons and armor, and forge Pacts with forgotten Ancestors.
Creative Director Geoff Crookes credited the earlier Soulframe Preludes community for bringing the project to this point. He said the team will keep refining mounts and combat with player input as it works toward a broader public launch. No release date has been announced yet.
Anyone with a Windows PC can now sign up for the Soulframe open alpha. Digital Extremes has opened the test to players worldwide, and the new version lets people form parties of up to four to explore the overworld and its dungeons together.
Getting in is straightforward. Players create an account on the game's official website, reserve an Envoy name, and download the game. The test runs under the name Soulframe Open Preludes.
Soulframe is an open-world fantasy adventure game still in development, and Digital Extremes describes it as a sister project to Warframe. Its themes are nature and restoration. The player's journey takes place in the land of Alca, where the goal is to cleanse the land of corruption, inherit the courage, spirit, and grace of the Ancestors, and reclaim the territory from the rule of the Ode.
The activities on offer follow from that premise. Players can redeem corrupted Omen Beasts or rescue captured wildlife. They can raise an Omen Wolf, which serves as both a mount and a companion. They can hone techniques in combat, stealth, and magic, collect and customize a wide range of weapons and armor, and forge Pacts with forgotten Ancestors to wield ancient abilities. In a party, players can mix and match different playstyles.
Geoff Crookes, Creative Director of Soulframe, credited the existing Soulframe Preludes community with an essential role in getting the game to the point where it can be offered to a wider audience of PC players. He said the team will keep refining features such as mounts and combat, and will continue developing the game alongside the community toward a broader public launch.
Digital Extremes builds its games on its own Evolution Engine. By the company's account, Warframe is now in its 12th year of service and supports a community of more than 90 million registered players across major gaming platforms. That figure comes from the company itself. It gives a sense of the studio's track record as it brings a second game toward release.
Further details on Soulframe are available on its official website and news page. No public launch date has been given; what Crookes described is continued work on mounts and combat, shaped by feedback from the players now entering the alpha.
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The Soulframe Preludes community has played an essential role in getting us to a place where we can open up our new fantasy adventure to a wider audience of PC players.— Geoff Crookes, Creative Director of Soulframe
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