Why Early Access?

“Early access will ensure it goes in the direction that players would like to see, as they will themselves be influencing its future course.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The current plan is to leave Early Access with a full release in 2024.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The final version will have improvements to the AI, optimizations, be more balanced and contain more story related gameplay.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The player can interact using buttons to call lifts and to open doors and is free to wander around the environment, which is a virtual space approximately a square mile in size without the interruption of level loads. There is also a public transport system allowing the player to take flying shuttle buses between seven locations on the map, including a building on a mountain outside the settlement, using two different lines.

There are 4 robot types of varying difficulty, one of which is a drone type. There is also a spacecraft type that patrols and fires a laser at you.

You have a raygun with 3 possible upgrades. You can pickup and store grenades scattered around the environment.

You can defend using storable sentry drones that hover where placed and can fire multiple lasers at approaching enemies when activated.

The play area is mostly outdoors with a several indoor spaces and an underground area. There is an in-game menu for adjusting audio and graphics settings.

You can save your current game state at any time using save slots.

There is a lifeform that moves around the sky that you can use to increase your shield.

Due to the open nature of the game, finishing it could take the player anything from just over an hour, to several hours.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“After Early access there will be an increase in price, with the final release expected to have an increase of around 25%.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“From social media, the Steam Community and other forums.”