Why Early Access?

“Sector's Edge has been in early access for two years now. While it's a stereotype for developers to endlessly perfect their products, we believe that for a fast-paced first person shooter to be enjoyable it's important to have a stutter-free engine, reliable networking and fun replayable mechanics, especially with the overhead of a fully destructible environment.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It's hard to say, we both have full time jobs and work on Sector's Edge in our spare time. It's been a long journey so far - we're 5 years in - and expect to be in early access for another year or two.”

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

“We are only scratching the surface with what we can achieve with our custom engine. While the engine is something we're super proud of, we know there's a lot we can improve on the gameplay and gunplay side.

We have plans for new weapons, maps, game modes, characters, attachments, mechanics and would love to explore more innovative engine features like large-scale destruction and raytraced audio.

We would also like to release the full version with ranked matchmaking and new game modes, some arena-based and some a bit more casual.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Our custom engine has innovative features not seen before in other games like raytraced audio, as well as other features like large-scale destruction, lag compensation, packet delay detection, particle and multithreading systems, which all contribute to a smooth, stutter-free, reliable fast-paced FPS experience.

We have 25 server locations, 14 weapons, 5 equipment, 4 perks, 163 attachments, 15 maps and 4 game modes. Players can design and test custom maps, create loadouts from the wide variety of items listed above, and customise their weapons and character skins and colours.”

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

“We plan for the game to be free to play forever, with in-app purchases to unlock cosmetic items only.”

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

“We have and always will stay in close touch with our community through Discord, where we chat directly with our players. We believe this interaction gives us clear, raw feedback that has shaped the game into what it is today.”