Why Early Access?

“Breach & Clear: Deadline brings entirely new gameplay to the Breach & Clear series. The player can actively control their squad in Action Mode, go into Command Mode to create detailed plans, and then modify them on-the-fly in real-time. We want this unique gameplay to really shine, and in order to do that we all feel that we need to shape the feel of the gameplay with the community involved.

The game also features a large open-world - we want to observe what players do in this world and adjust and balance the game to account for that. While in Early Access we will always be considering player suggestions for features. If a suggestion makes sense and the community voices their support for it, there's a good chance we'll put it in.

In short, we want to aim to create the best game possible in our chosen genres, and to do so by letting players to help shape it through their feedback.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We hope to have Breach & Clear: Deadline out of Early Access within a few months of its initial launch; however, we can't predict what will happen while we are in Early Access. We have a plan for what content we will be adding and how we plan to complete the game - but we don't know what changes our fans will request. We're going to be striving to incorporate all valid feedback and there's a possibility that could keep us in Early Access longer than we expect. In the end, incorporating player feedback is our number one goal while in Early Access, so we want to provide time to accomplish that goal.”

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

“The final version of Breach & Clear: Deadline will contain numerous stability and bug related improvements. Beyond that, we plan to have a final version with a significantly more areas to explore and fight through. The final version will also feature more gear to find and collect, new enemies to fight, and additional dungeons to battle through. Most importantly, we'll be iterating on core gameplay, polishing it up while exploring new gameplay mechanics based on player feedback. The final game will ultimately feel significantly different from the initial Early Access release because so many elements will be constantly evolving in considerable ways (squad and enemy AI, weapons stats, etc...).

In addition to these many changes, we will be working on adding a co-operative online multiplayer mode while in Early Access.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Breach & Clear: Deadline is currently in pre-alpha. Players should expect to encounter a wide variety of bugs (both small and large) as well as unfinished/partially implemented gameplay features and content. Despite this, there is still a large amount of content for players to enjoy and provide feedback on. As with all Early Access games, players should be prepared for an unfinished experience and they should come in with a desire to be involved in helping to improve the game through feedback and suggestions.

The game's story mode is partially playable, several quests can be undertaken and completed. We recently added a new Engagement System and in doing this we have drastically improved the combat in the game. The first of several large open-world hub areas is fully implemented and explorable (along with one of its procedurally generated dungeons). While playing, players can discover a wide assortment of unique guns hidden throughout in loot chests, and battle five different enemy types in a variety of encounters. Players can level up their custom-created squad members and unlock more than 50 different passive and active skills.

Competitive players can also partake in a weekly challenge mode. that will allow them to compete against other players for the highest position on the Steam leaderboards. Players will also be able to unlock several different Steam achievements through in-game actions.”

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

“Yes, Breach & Clear: Deadline will increase in price as more content and features come online during Early Access. Once we exit Early Access we will set the final price. This method makes the most sense for us as we want to reward our Early Access Alpha Testers with a lower price for believing in the game and contributing their time & feedback so we can improve it.”

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

“The developers at Mighty Rabbit Studios and Gun Media's community manager will be constantly reading and responding to feedback and suggestions through the game's Steam Community. All player suggestions and feedback will be seriously considered. Our aim is to make this game the best that it can possibly be, and we know including our players in the development process is absolutely the best way to do that. Whether it's minute balancing feedback, weapon stats, or critiques on the core mechanics, we all want to hear and consider everyone's feedback and balance it with the general intended gameplay experience we wanted to build.”