Level Zero: Extraction - Closed Beta is a playtest associated with Level Zero: Extraction, an extraction game set in exclusion zones overrun by aliens and mutants. The parent game’s premise sends elite mercenaries into these dangerous locations to recover valuable items and escape. The description provides context for the associated game, not a guarantee of what this playtest includes.
In the parent game, raids combine first-person combat with the pressure of finding loot and reaching an evacuation point. Mercenaries can use military weapons and gadgets, including motion detectors and light traps, while facing mutants, turrets and rival players. UV light is another tool for damaging alien monsters, tying survival to the hostile environment rather than gunplay alone.
A distinctive twist in the parent game is the option to hunt as an alien monster instead of playing as a mercenary. Alien abilities include ambushing humans through ventilation systems, setting face-hugging traps and using EMP waves to turn off lights. Mutations can develop the creature’s abilities, creating a contrasting approach to the same hostile encounters. The playtest’s exact scope is not specified, so its content may differ from the parent game.
