The subtitle for Plain Sight is "Kill Yourself", and there's a god reason. You are a robot, killing other robots for points. The more points you get, the bigger and brighter you become. We've seen this sort of thing before, yes? Here's the twist - you only get to bank points if you kill yourself before the others kill you. Not only do you have to be good at robot killing, you also have to know when to throw in the towel, which adds a nifty little element of strategy / gambling to the game.

To participate in the open beta, hit up the link below and download the game. That's it, no account needed - just download the 128 MB file and go. Happy hunting. Make sure you kill yourself in a timely fashion.

Download Plain Sight Now [Beatnik Games]

Plain Sight is a multiplayer arcade action title that features robots bouncing about a planetoid, killing each other in order to grow larger, get stronger, and most importantly - change color. Beatnik is now looking for players to participate in the beta for the title, due to kick off sometime before Christmas and continuing into January, leading up to the game's 2009 release.

“This is a call to anyone interested in annihilating robots with a sword whilst they bounce around a tiny planetoid, but also that wish to help a out a small developer to test their first title.” said studio head, Robin Lacey

To sign up, as well as see a video of the game in action, head over to http://www.plainsightgame.com/beta. If it's screenshots you want, hit the jump.

Plain Sight beta signup begins

3D multiplayer indie arcade game with robots, bombs, swords and messed up physics.

London, England, Present day – Beatnik games, an Independent developer based in central London, are pleased to announce that the beta signup to their first game – Plain Sight – has begun.

“This is a call to anyone interested in annihilating robots with a sword whilst they bounce around a tiny planetoid, but also that wish to help a out a small developer to test their first title.” said studio head, Robin Lacey

Small Indie developers can’t even afford to buy themselves a Turkey for Christmas, which means helping them to test their game will allow you to enjoy robot based multiplayer action, and feel warm and fuzzy inside at the same time - so sign up and help to test one of the most unheard of games you’ll hear about today.

http://www.plainsightgame.com/beta/

Beta testing will begin before Christmas and continue through into January. Everyone is welcome to come along and show us how to play our own game.

About Plain Sight

Plain Sight is a 3D multiplayer arcade game with robots; robots who bounce around cityscapes on mini planetoids and wield swords which are used to destroy one another.

Destroying another robot makes you bigger, stronger, better… a different colour.

It also gives you points.

Spoiler: You can’t keep the points until you kill yourself.

* Robots!
* Swords!!
* Explosions!!!
* Oh my!

Plain Sight is scheduled for launch in early 2009, with a price point under £10.

www.plainsightgame.com

About Beatnik Games

Plain Sight is developed by an independent game studio based in central London, called Beatnik games - a small team of six people working in a shoe box sized room with no air-conditioning.

“We’re lucky” says studio head Robin Lacey “our investors get no influence on our output, and we aren’t tied into any hellacious publishing contracts, which leaves us able to do what we love best - creating innovative and fun games for our fellow gamers to play… and drinking coffee.”

www.beatnikgames.co.uk

Plain Sight is a multiplayer action title for PC and Xbox 360. Players control cute little robot skeletons that fly around a stylized environment and hit each other with swords to amass points. To 'bank' your points, you must blow yourself up - taking out as many of your rivals as possible.

Yes, it is essentially a game about suicide bombing robots. But it's ok - they are cute! And the background looks a bit like Tron, which can't be bad.

[Plain Sight]