Party Animals: The cutest brawler of the year is almost here and so are the closed beta weekends

Throw, wrestle, punch, and fling your friends with seamless cross-play between platforms.

Party Animals is almost here, and developer Recreate Games is inviting players to play the highly-anticipated, ridiculously cute co-op brawler ahead of release.

Party Animals - Get into an adorable brawl with your friends.Watch on YouTube

The closed betas will take place on the following dates and times:

September 1 at 8am ET/1pm UK to September 3 at 8am ET/1pm UK
September 8 at 8am ET/1pm UK to September 10 at 8am ET/1pm UK
September 15 at 8am ET/1pm UK to September 19 at 11:59pm ET/4:59am UK (Sept. 20)

Currently the fourth most wishlisted game on Steam , Party Animals provides a range of adorable animals, from puppies and kittens to bunnies and duckies, in one of the cutest cooperative brawlers we’ve ever seen. It features physics-driven character movements that lead to unpredictable encounters as you wrestle, punch, throw, and grapple through various task-oriented or competitive games in online or offline modes.

The game features three modes, 20 maps, free-for-all skirmishes, and objective-based gameplay. You can choose your character from a diverse cast of adorable critters and customize their appearance.

Throughout, you can collect over 200 cosmetic items. Animals and outfits can be unlocked by acquiring in-game currencies through gameplay or purchasing them. Cosmetics are purely aesthetic and do not provide any gameplay advantages - aside from making you cuter than your opponents.

Plus, thanks to cross-platform play between PC and Xbox, you can invite all sorts of folk to partake in the nonsensical shenanigans.

Never, in a million years, did I think I’d say this, but there’s nothing cuter than a Corgi packing a frying pan around, just waiting to bash you over the head with it.

Party Animals will run you $19.99 or your regional equivalent for the standard edition or $29.99 for the Deluxe edition, which includes exclusive outfits and characters and a bunch of in-game currency. Pre-ordering either version will dole out additional in-game perks: the Royal Nemo Outfit, Royal Nemo Avatar, and 240 Nemo Bucks.

Now available for pre-order, Party Animals will release on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on September 20 .