Age of Mythology: Retold Closed Beta Set for July 12th to 14th

Age of Mythology: Retold, a remaster for the legendary 2002 real-time strategy, is out in September. Before that, Premium Edition pre-orders can participate in the closed beta, which begins on July 12th at 11 AM PT.

Available until July 14th, 11:59 PM PT, beta players will have access to the Tutorial, three Pantheons (Greek, Norse and Egyptian), and the Fall of the Trident campaign’s initial five missions. Skirmish and Multiplayer are also confirmed, with the latter supporting up to eight players.

The purpose of the closed beta is to polish existing systems, root out bugs and provide feedback on balance (which is ongoing, so don’t take it as the meta going into launch). Of course, the beta has issues – localization for its supported languages is incomplete, and cross-play between the Microsoft Store and Steam players may not work. World’s Edge does note that in-game invites should function, even if they’re unavailable outside of the game.

Age of Mythology: Retold launches on September 4th for Xbox Series X/S and PC. Outside of the closed beta, there are plans for a limited-time stress on Steam “designed to fully load out and test our servers” with no pre-orders required. Stay tuned for updates in the meantime.