Team17 and developer Small Impact Games have announced that Marauders, their PvPvE looter shooter is going to hold a closed beta next week, running from the 20th of July for 5 days, check out the latest trailer for the game below.

The closed beta will let players loose with a barrage of new content including two new raid locations: the ‘Terraformer’ – a newly abandoned agricultural hub built on top of an asteroid shard, and the ‘Merchant Ship’ – an expansive, breach-able frigate perfect for intimate and long-range firefights. The beta will also introduce two additional firearms: the Heavy Thompson and the Klobb Machine Pistol; alongside the ‘Scrap Bomb’ – a hand-held heavy explosive device; numerous quality-of-life improvements such a ‘Quick Loot’ option and foldable bags for economic inventory management; further cosmetic choices and audio effects, and many more surprises for players to uncover themselves.

As a closed beta, access is not available without pre-ordering the game, doing that will also give you 10% off the listed price and access to the game when it launches into early access later this year. The game will also come to Xbox Game Preview, but there