Why Early Access?

“As a solo developer, progress can be slow and waiting until you have a finished product is not always plausible. In the case of Ruine, this early stage of development is the best time to start getting feedback, and involving the community in shaping the future of the game.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“It's hard to make a precise estimation due to the nature of not knowing exactly how much work certain features will require, but I think a few years might get us close to 1.0.”

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

“There's a lot on the list of planned features and content, and while I can't guarantee all of them, any of the following things contribute towards a full release version:

• Story objectives and NPC sidequests
  
• Procedurally generated dungeon layouts
  
• Several dungeons and areas to explore
  
• More meaningful progression
  
• More constructible buildings
  
• More items & spells!
  
• More enemies!
  
• Alchemy!
  
• Pets!

And whatever else is thought of along the way.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“In terms of content, the current version (as of October 19, 2021) offers a rather compact gameplay loop, with a fair amount of replayability:

• 3 Dungeons
  
• 8 Enemy types (with several variations)
  
• 7 Spells
  
• 5 Trader NPCs
  
• 24 hair and beard styles
  
• 250+ items to be found, including:
  -55 Weapons
  -85 Pieces of Armor
  -34 Relics & 12 Relic Variants
  -36 Consumables
  -21 Ingredients
  -8 Valuables

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

“The plan is to increase the price to match the amount of content at certain milestones, or at the very least upon launching out of early access.”

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

“I'm very interested in hearing the community's ideas in the game's discussion forums on Steam. Any and all suggestions will be sincerely taken into consideration, as long as they are well thought out thematically, and cause no conflicts with existing plans. If an idea doesn't end up fitting the vision, it could still end up influencing development going forward.

It's also possible that I may run occasional polls when the community's input is critical.”