God Save Birmingham Pre-Alpha has been announced.
Pre-Alpha Announced: What It Showed Us
A new trailer for the highly anticipated zombie slaying period piece God Save Birmingham was recently released at Gamescom 2025. In this trailer, we get a glance into what looks to be one of the most unique zombie-slaying adventures to date from a basic gameplay perspective. We see the player climbing a building to escape the dead, further reiterating that we aren’t limited to just walking around on the same level that they operate.
We also get a chance to see some of the crafting aspects in the game briefly. These include kindling a fire and setting up a pot to cook. You get to make different types of food by adding various ingredients and spices.
In the rest of the trailer, we get to see how weapons interact with both the world around you, and the undead themselves. One detail that stood out in particular is your weapon getting stuck in the beam while the player is trying to finish off a downed zombie.
The game seems to lean into the brutal details of a medieval world, and I, for one, am excited that we finally got to see something more than the announcement trailer.
Pre-Alpha: Where To Sign Up
The most important aspect of all is the announcement of a Pre-Alpha that you can sign up for. Below is pulled directly from their Steam page:
Survivors,
Pre-alpha testing for God Save Birmingham is right around the corner, and we’re looking for testers!
This early build includes the core features we've produced so far "” ready for you to put them through their paces. We hope to receive feedback on controls, UI, and physics to make sure these foundation feel good before we build more on top.
How to Join
Sign up by completing our pre-alpha signup form here. You must be logged into a Google account.
A definitive date has not been given for when the Pre-Alpha starts. Those who have been selected will receive correspondence from the developer if they are selected.
Until then, you can keep up with updates for the game on their steam page or their Discord. They have also posted a roadmap here if you are interested in seeing what’s next for God Save Birmingham.
God Save Birmingham looks to be one of the most solid zombie survival games released in the past few years. It will no doubt be on my Steam Wishlist going forward.
Are you planning to sign up for the Pre-Alpha? Let us know in the comments below!
