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Arkheron, a competitive PvPvE action game, will open its closed beta next week—and I'm getting that Battlerite nostalgia just looking at this thing

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Arkheron
Genres · tactical
Release · Q4 2026
Developer · Bonfire Studios
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6 articles 4 writers 0 reviews
Battlerite
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Battlerite
Active · 2017–2018
Latest · Battlerite Royale
Top genres · fighting, hack_and_slash, rts
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Top genres · fps, simulation
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Active · 2017–2021
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Top genres · music, simulation
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