This topic didn't age well...
In case anyone does not keep up with Zombie's Retreat news on the Patreon page, I made the decision to not release the Alpha and instead, push the release back later for Beta 0.01.
The day of the planned release (1 day after the initial post here) I wasn't happy with the lack of content in the Alpha and thought it would be a really lousy first impression for players. After some help with a Patron vote, it was clear that I should wait until I'm ready to actually share Zombie's Retreat 2.
The new estimated release of Beta 0.01 will be in February. 2 more months should give me plenty of time to add a bit more content and start some of the basic story bits so you hopefully have a first build that is actually worth playing.
Sorry for those hoping for an earlier release. I will try and make the wait worth it! Thank you!