Ridiculous PS5 'Racing Royale' Faaast Penguin Invites You to Its Open Beta This Weekend | Push Square

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A couple of weeks back, we reported on a mad-looking game by the name of Faaast Penguin. A barmy battle royale — or rather, racing royale — title from Japanese developer Historia, it actually looked really promising in its reveal trailer. And now, an open beta test has been confirmed for PS5, which goes live this weekend.

Things kick off on the 7th September, lasting until the 10th September. Participating nets you a special penguin costume — of course — for use in the full release, when it launches later in the month. It's going to be free-to-play, by the way — but you will need an Epic Games account to sign up.

So, just to recap, Faaast Penguin is about downhill racing. As a penguin. And you're competing against up to 39 other players as you hurtle towards the finish line. Needless to say, there'll be plenty of thrills and spills as you attempt to stay on course.

It's a pretty simple concept, then, but straightforward design often works best for games like this. Here's hoping that Faaast Penguin nails the gameplay.

And it's free-to-play

Will you be giving Faaast Penguin a try? Go so fast that your eyes start to water in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

Well, it already looks more entertaining than Concord! I mean, this isn’t a hard bar to hurdle, but…

Too bad it’s from Epic, though.

Lost me at Epic Games account, might have given it a try otherwise.

Best of luck to the devs with the beta/launch, this looks like it might scratch the Mario Kart itch of many.

Make an Epic account? Just for this? Nah.

@dskatter It's going downhill almost as quickly

I think I'll waddle away from