Phoenix Labs, the developer behind the game, announced that the open beta for Dauntless has now surpassed 2 million players. It has only been available since May 24th, so that is quite the number to hit in less than two months time. This must be exciting news for the studio to know their game is this popular, even though it is still in beta.
For those unaware, Dauntless is a cooperative action-RPG that is very reminiscent of Monster Hunter games. While the game definitely feels like Capcom’s popular action-RPG series with its fights against large monsters – dubbed behemoth’s in Dauntless’ case – it manages to set itself apart.
Firstly, is the art style. Dauntless goes for more of an animated look as opposed to the realistic take on graphics in Monster Hunter World. The game also focuses more on combat than tracking the behemoths, though players will still need to search for the monsters to start the fight, or if it runs away to another part of the map. The combat is also a little easier to get into than the Monster Hunter games. Dauntless is looking to add to that niche genre that Capcom’s series currently, and almost solely, occupies.
Not only has Dauntless hit this player milestone in the beta, the studio also announced that new content would be making its way to the beta next month. Labelled The Coming Storm, the new patch will drop on August 9th, and full patch notes and details on it can be viewed here.
Dauntless is expected to launch in 2018 as a free-to-play title on PC.
