Roadside Research release countdown: Exact date and time

Roadside Research could be your next co-op hit to enjoy with your gamer friends, and it goes live soon on PC.

Launching in early access, Roadside Research is developed by Cybernetic Walrus. If you’re interested in trying it out as soon as the game goes live, this guide will help you keep track.

Roadside Research release countdown

Roadside Research will launch into early access on Thursday, Feb. 12. The game will be available on Steam, and the following countdown will expire once the release goes live.

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The countdown is based on the following times.

• 7am PT
• 9am CT
• 10am ET
• 3pm UTC
• 4pm CET

The times mentioned here are based on the information available on SteamDB. If anything changes, we will update you as soon as we can.

What to expect from Roadside Research

You play as an alien in Roadside Research. You’re disguised as a human, trying to blend in at your job at the local gas station. You can enjoy on your own or in co-op with up to three other players(four total). To save your disguise, you’ll need to do all the basic tasks expected of you as a gas station employee.

Your true goal, however, is to gather as much data on humans as possible. Use different tricks to get the job done, but be careful not to raise the suspicion meter. Easier said than done, as you also have to upgrade your gas station to bring in more customers.

While the content will be limited, a roadmap has already been announced by the developers, and there’s plenty in store for this fun co-op adventure.

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ARC Raiders could be answering the calls for one of the most-requested additions to the game since launch, and even before it, in a new limited time mode this week.

Embark Studios announced the new event today, called Shared Watch, although details are scant so far. The video the company used to tease it, though, sure sounds like players will be teaming up together, and not against each other, in the fight against ARC.

“You watch my back, I’ll watch yours – that’s how Speranza keeps ticking,” the company said. “Join your fellow Raiders in celebrating the Shared Watch; team up with strangers, turn your barrels on the machines, and earn rewards in the process.”

And that’s all there is to go on, for now, other than some potential new baseball helmet-themed gear teased in the key art. If it truly is a PvE-only experience, then many players will be thrilled to try it out. ARC Raiders players have been asking for something like this for a while, and if it’s here, it should be a big hit.

The game’s usage of an “aggression-based matchmaking” system means a PvE experience is entirely possible to foster, but this being a true co-op experience where players can team up with others to fight against the AI ARC enemies may be a fun addition to the game’s existing style.

Shared Watch is scheduled to run from Feb. 10 to 24, so it’s for a limited time for now. But, anything can change, and if the mode proves as popular as it has the potential to, then Embark may have no choice but to consider a more permanent solution.

For now, though, players can queue up when the event goes live and see what it has to offer in the early morning hours tomorrow.

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