Mortal Shell II — Beta Progress & What Carries Over

• Beta save/progress: does NOT transfer. Do not expect story progress, levels, inventory, weapons, Shells, currency, collectibles, or dungeon/map state to carry over.
• Beta-player benefits: documented launch entitlements are limited to The Flayed Harbinger cosmetic and an optional Prologue skip. “Select progress carrying forward” in storefront copy refers to these bounded benefits, not a full save migration.

[IMAGE: Beta-to-release illustration — cosmetic and prologue skip icons]

1. The Flayed Harbinger (cosmetic)

   • Steam developer-marked reply: playing the Open Beta for more than 30 minutes automatically unlocks The Flayed Harbinger.
   • PlayStation Open Beta copy also lists The Flayed Harbinger as an Open Beta bonus.
   • Boundary: the Steam >30-minute threshold is from the developer reply and is not independently verified for consoles in the checked sources.

2. Optional Prologue skip

   • PlayStation listing: players who progress beyond Marrow Keep in the Open Beta unlock the option to skip the Prologue in the full game.
   • A Steam developer reply confirms qualifying Beta players can skip the Prologue in the full game.
   • Boundary: the skip is an option presented in the full game; menu labels and exact behavior are not published in the checked first-party sources. See our dedicated guidance at mortal-shell-ii/skip-prologue/ for the decision and confirmed trophy consequences.

• The developer reply plainly states: save data will not transfer to the full release.
• The PlayStation Open Beta listing explicitly says the following reset at launch: currency, weapons, Shells, collectibles, and other items discovered during the Open Beta.
• Do not assume other Beta state (map completion, dungeon flags, quest state) is preserved — the checked first-party sources do not verify those as transfers.

1. Play the official Open Beta on your platform while it was available. (The full game is now released; these benefits are entitlements at launch if you met the Beta criteria.)
2. On Steam: the developer reply identifies more-than-30-minutes played in the Open Beta as the trigger for The Flayed Harbinger. On PlayStation the listing advertises the cosmetic as the Beta bonus but does not publish a numeric threshold.
3. To earn the Prologue-skip entitlement: in PlayStation copy, progress beyond Marrow Keep during the Open Beta; the Steam developer reply also confirms a qualifying Beta player can skip the Prologue. For exact in-game menu prompts and the skip decision, use mortal-shell-ii/skip-prologue/.

Developer-confirmed Steam troubleshooting

1. Confirm the same Steam account was used for the Open Beta.
2. Exit and relaunch the full game once.
3. Make sure Mortal Shell II Open Beta is still added to the Steam Library.
4. Relaunch the full game again.
5. If the unlock still does not register, developer guidance says to start reinstalling the Beta, pause the download at about 7%, then relaunch the full game.
6. Once the rewards appear in the full game, the Beta can be uninstalled.

Notes on the Steam steps and Library state

• The developer’s pinned Known Issues and post-launch Steam replies list keeping the Beta in the Library or partially installed as a workaround that can affect whether the retail game detects and grants the entitlement. This is platform-specific Steam troubleshooting — it is not a save transfer and it does not restore Beta save data, weapons, Shells, currency, collectibles, or other Beta progress.
• Do not treat a Library or partial-install state as moving your Beta save into the retail game; the workaround only helps the retail game detect that you originally qualified.

• The Steam developer reply is the clearest single-source clarification: save data will not transfer and >30 minutes of Beta play unlocks the Flayed Harbinger. That numeric threshold is not independently verified on consoles in the checked sources.
• The PlayStation Open Beta listing confirms the Flayed Harbinger bonus, ties Prologue-skip eligibility to progressing beyond Marrow Keep, and lists what resets at launch.
• No checked first-party source established a platform-specific exception that restores a Beta save on any console or PC.
• Note: the Steam Library and partial-download sequence is a developer-confirmed entitlement-detection workaround, not evidence of save transfer. It applies only to Steam; GamesRadar remains secondary background coverage.

• Assuming your Beta character, inventory, or completed dungeons transfer. (They do not.)
• Treating “select progress carries forward” in storefront copy as a full save migration. It refers to the limited entitlements above.
• Uninstalling or reinstalling the Beta does not change whether you originally qualified for the rewards. Eligibility is determined by how you played the Open Beta, not by later reinstall actions.
• Steam developer reports confirm that the Beta’s Library / install state can affect whether the retail game currently detects and grants the entitlement. This is a detection/workaround detail on Steam only and is separate from actual eligibility.
• Using Steam library visibility steps as a cross-platform fix. Those steps are Steam-specific troubleshooting and do not create save migration.

• If you are deciding whether to use the Prologue skip in the full game, see mortal-shell-ii/skip-prologue/ for the eligibility, consequences, and trophy confirmation.

• Open Beta overview: mortal-shell-ii/open-beta/
• Skip Prologue details and decision: mortal-shell-ii/skip-prologue/
• Prevent confusion with New Game Plus: mortal-shell-ii/new-game-plus/
• Launch context (past event): mortal-shell-ii/release-date/
• If you need a progression boundary reference for late-game systems (separate from Beta): mortal-shell-ii/ova/

• Developer-marked Steam community reply confirming “save data will not transfer,” the >30-minute Flayed Harbinger trigger, and Prologue-skip confirmation.
• PlayStation Open Beta listing confirming the Flayed Harbinger bonus, Marrow Keep tie to Prologue-skip eligibility, and the explicit reset list (currency, weapons, Shells, collectibles, other items).
• Official Steam Open Beta product page retained for the Open Beta scope.
• GamesRadar coverage noted as secondary reporting for Steam-library troubleshooting and how players claimed Beta rewards post-launch.

[IMAGE: Screenshot mockup showing Flayed Harbinger cosmetic and Prologue skip prompt]