Alpha and Beta Versions - Soul Reaver - Legacy of Kain: The Lost Worlds

Alpha and Beta Versions

The Lost Worlds Collection

The following twelve prerelease builds of Soul Reaver are known to exist, and possessed by Lost Worlds staff:

1999-05-12 (NTSC) - obtained from an anonymous source. This version can be found on numerous websites, and is discussed in Raina's beta comparison (Beta Comparison - Introduction).
1999-05-31 (NTSC) - courtesy of Gh0stBlade. European gamers sometimes refer to this build as having a date of 1 June, but I am going by the date/time encoded on the disc.
1999-06-09 (NTSC) - courtesy of Gh0stBlade. European gamers sometimes refer to this build as having a date of 10 June.
1999-06-18 (NTSC) - courtesy of Gh0stBlade.
1999-06-28 (NTSC) - obtained from an anonymous source. This version can also be found on numerous websites, and is discussed in Raina's beta comparison.
1999-07-02 (NTSC) - courtesy of Gh0stBlade.
1999-07-05 (PAL) - obtained from an anonymous source. There are four variations of this build in the Lost Worlds collection - French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
1999-07-06 (PAL) - obtained from an anonymous source. The version in the Lost Worlds collection is French.
1999-07-14 (NTSC) - courtesy of Gh0stBlade.

Other Known Builds

Three additional prerelease builds of the game are known to exist, but their current whereabouts are uncertain. They were sold on a gaming forum in 2009, and have changed hands at least once since that time:

Unknown date ("Kain 2 Preview")
1999-01-24
1999-02-18

The Lost Worlds staff have a private fund for the purchase of these versions of the game, and are willing to offer US$1000 each for the January and February builds (US$2000 for both). A similar amount may be available for the other preview build, depending upon its build date and content. If you are in the possession of one or more of these builds and interested in selling them, please get in touch with us using the Contact form.

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