Haven Studios' long-in-development shooter Firesky has company in the PlayStation exclusive pipeline, but it's FairGames that's making noise this week. Fresh gameplay footage for the Haven Studios title has surfaced online, and closed playtests are now actively running under the codename Project Espresso through player.gg, a platform partnered with Geoff Keighley.
The playtest listing described it as "exclusive access to a closed playtest of an unannounced competitive action shooter codenamed Project Espresso being developed by a AAA Studio." Project Espresso is FairGames. That much has been known for a while, but this marks the first time actual gameplay footage has made it out into the open.
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What the footage actually shows
The roughly 2 minutes of gameplay that circulated confirms what earlier reports suggested: FairGames is an extraction-based shooter at its core. Players load into a map, collect loot, and exfil. The game appears to be shipping under the title Break In, a name PlayStation filed a trademark for earlier this year.
Three distinct modes are described in the game's current build:
- Break In: Find a vault code, access the safe, collect cash, upgrade your skill set, and make your play.
- Drill: The vault is already breached. Either grab the cargo for your team or intercept the opposing team trying to do the same.
- Extract: Bring cargo to the Extraction Site using the Extraction device to call your exit. If extraction fails, find a secondary Getaway route.
Here's the thing: the mode structure reads like a heist broken into chapters rather than three separate game types. Whether that translates into a compelling loop in practice is the question the playtest is presumably trying to answer.
The 'finding the fun' problem
Comments online have already flagged the game for feeling familiar without offering much that separates it from the crowded extraction shooter space. That's a real concern for a PlayStation first-party title that has been in development long enough to accumulate multiple codenames and a potential rebrand.
The extraction genre has gotten significantly more competitive since FairGames was first announced. Hunt: Showdown, The Finals, and a handful of others have already staked out territory in the space. Showing up late with a game that looks like a polished but familiar take on the formula is a tough sell, especially for a studio making its debut title.
Closed playtest access and what comes next
The playtests running through player.gg are closed, so access isn't open to everyone right now. The fact that they're happening at all suggests Haven Studios and PlayStation are in an active testing phase, gathering feedback before any wider reveal or release window announcement.
No official launch date has been confirmed for FairGames or Break In. The trademark filing and the playtest activity both point to the game being further along than the silence around it might suggest, but there's still no public roadmap.
For players keeping tabs on PlayStation exclusives and the broader extraction shooter space, the gaming guides hub at GAMES.GG is worth bookmarking as more details come in. And if you're into the kind of team-based tactical shooters that FairGames appears to be targeting, the Firesky guides cover another title in that competitive space worth watching.
