Squad - Public Testing is a playtest build for Squad, the team-based tactical shooter. It gives players a separate download for testing adjustments to infantry combat and reporting bugs, rather than presenting itself as a standalone game. The announcement describes changes to infantry combat since an earlier test, alongside bug fixes, with community feedback intended to help guide further development.
Testing is organized around online sessions, with servers planned for major regions. Players can share feedback through an in-game form accessed by QR code or report problems through the Squad Testing Discord. The separate build is described as roughly the size of the main Squad game, so it needs to be downloaded in advance of a test session. The announcement also recommends clearing the game cache before launching the test build.
This product’s defining role is as a community testing channel: players try a dedicated build, then send feedback and bug reports to the developers. Access requires owning Squad, and the test build appears as its own entry in the Steam Library. The announcement does not specify the exact features or content in the build, so its scope may differ from the main game.
