How to Play BeastLink

BeastLink is easiest to understand as a layered identity game. You are not locked into one fantasy for an entire match. You begin as a human survivor in a war-torn city, you can escalate into vehicles for firepower and mobility, and — once you earn enough Serum — you can Link with a dormant kaiju and become the catastrophe everyone else is reacting to.

The core loop in one minute

Survive and fight on the ground. Collect Serum while contesting objectives, enemies, and roaming threats. Trigger BeastLink when you have enough resource and opportunity. Fight as a Beast with a unique kit. If you die in Beast form, expect to return to the human layer and climb the loop again. That rhythm is the heartbeat of both Battle Arena and Convergence.

BeastLink The First 15 Minutes Tutorial Beta Testing

Step 1 — Respect the tutorial

Early Access includes a tutorial plus early single-player story missions and offline options. Because BeastLink juggles three control schemes, skipping onboarding is the fastest way to feel overwhelmed. Complete the tutorial, then revisit Human Controls, Vehicle Controls, and Beast Controls on this wiki when a binding still feels fuzzy.

Step 2 — Play the human layer like a scavenger-soldier

On foot you are fragile relative to Beasts, but you are also the engine of progress. Prioritise positioning that keeps Serum routes available, avoid wasting time in dead-end rubble, and treat vehicles as force multipliers rather than taxis. The How to Get Serum guide goes deeper on farming patterns; this page only needs you to accept one truth: kills alone are not the win condition if you never bank transformation power.

Step 3 — Use vehicles as the middle altitude

Cars, helicopters, tanks, and aircraft appear across the Early Access kit list. Vehicles help you rotate, support teammates, and punish exposed Beasts when your squad is still human-heavy. They also interact with certain Beast tools — for example, Horned Lizard kits that can weaponise swallowed vehicles — so never treat a parked tank as scenery. Details live in Vehicle Controls and the SuperDestruction Guide.

Step 4 — Understand BeastLink before you press it

Linking is the fantasy payoff, but it is also a commitment. Public materials describe a risk-reward tension: the stronger your Link grows, the more power you command and the more it threatens to consume you. Practically, that means you should Link when your team can capitalise on the spike — not the second the meter allows if you are isolated in a kill funnel. Read How to BeastLink before your first ranked-feeling Arena match.

Step 5 — Pick a first Beast identity

Launch Beasts are Horned Lizard, Bull Shark, Vampire Bat, and Mandrill. Lizard leans close-range brute tools with beams and camouflage. Mandrill sells speed and disorientation. Bat and Shark fill aerial and aggressive pressure fantasies respectively. Use the Beast Tier List and Beast Comparison after one session with each, not before you have touched the tutorial.

Step 6 — Choose a mode that matches your nerves

Convergence is the friendlier classroom for cooperative habits. Battle Arena is where multi-Beast PvP and city-wide chaos stress-test everything you learned. If you are unsure, open the Beginner Path Picker and answer the three prompts. Then skim Early Access Overview so your expectations match the August 18, 2026 Steam build rather than the full 1.0 roadmap.

Step 7 — Treat the city as a third faction

Maps contain hundreds of thousands of destructible objects. Every collapse changes sightlines, escapes, and cover. New players who only track enemy outlines lose to players who track rubble. After your first two sessions, read Map Tips and Destruction Strategy.

A practical first-evening checklist

1. Finish tutorial content. 2) Play one offline or low-pressure session focusing only on Serum routes. 3) Transform at least twice and note which Beast felt readable. 4) Queue Convergence or a calmer playlist if available before full Arena. 5) Wishlist and verify PC specs with the System Requirements Checker if friends are joining on launch week.

What “good” looks like after five hours

You can explain the loop without looking it up. You can name your preferred Beast and one counter-fear. You stop treating buildings as painted backgrounds. You rotate with intent instead of sprinting at every gunshot. When you hit that bar, graduate into specialised guides on this hub and keep the Guides Overview bookmarked.