# Can The Hidden Ones survive as a free-to-play game?

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Podcast: [Snap Aim Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/snap-aim-podcast-6632262)
Published: 2025-03-10T19:34:32+00:00
Episode link: https://parallaxstella.com/snap-aim-podcast/2025/3/10/can-the-hidden-ones-survive-as-a-free-to-play-game
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## Resource

On this episode of Snap Aim, Stella and her editor Ivan Rodriguez chat about The Hidden Ones and the latest closed beta that went live. @InfantryInk is an expert fighting games player and got some hands-on time with The Hidden Ones and he discusses the mechanics, gameplay, and more compared to other fighting games. The Hidden Ones is set to release sometime this year 2025 and as a free-to-play model with NO gacha mechanics in unlocking characters.

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