Diablo II Resurrected is due out late next month and will have an open beta weekend prior to release. This is the weekend of August 20th. Diablo II Resurrected is a modified version of the original game.

Writes Blizzard It is already possible to download the open beta from August 18th via their Battle.net client. Starting August 20 at 7:00 PM CET, players on Windows, Xbox Series X, S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and 4 can start the open beta. It is open to all players who want to play the game on any of these platforms. The Nintendo Switch is not supported for open beta, but the game will also be released for this console in September. The trial will end at 7 PM on August 23 and no Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus subscriptions are required.

There is an early access period before this trial session. It starts on Friday and ends on August 17th. This early access period is open to players on Windows, Xbox Series X, S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and 4, provided they pre-order the game or purchase the Diablo Prime Evil Collection.

A total of five chapters can be played during the open beta and early access period: Amazon, Barbarian, Sorceress, Druid, and Paladin. Once the game is officially released, two additional classes will be added: Assassin and Necromancer. During the demo weekends, the early gameplay of Diablo II will be central, i.e. the situations from Laws One and Two. Multiplayer is possible, where up to eight players can play together in a game or compete against each other. Any progress can be transferred to other platforms.

Diablo II Resurrected will be released on September 23 as a digital-only version. The game can be considered as a modified version and not a remake, Blizzard’s Rod Ferguson previously told Polygon. In addition to being able to play the game with classic graphics, it is also possible to import saved games from the original game into the new version. Tweaker posted a Preview of Resurrection Van Diablo II.