Why Early Access?

“We're releasing our game Early Access because we want to involve our community in the final stages of development. Most importantly, audience reactions can give us critical feedback regarding difficulty level, the characters we've created, and the overall flow of the game in ways that we have only been able to guess at up to this point.

That is to say: Please come and play our game! Have fun with it! Break it! And then tell us about it.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“CreateTech should be in Early Access roughly 3 months.”

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

“The Early Access version will (initially) be our first beta build: 1 system, with 3 playable planets.
The full version of the game will include:

• 3 systems, with 3 levels each
  
• 2 new sets of ingredients and characters based around two brand-new themes
  
• Boss battles at the end of each system
  
• A level editor to customize your own levels
  
• Original music for all levels and boss battles
  
• Stretch goal: a sandbox mode to just let you play around with your creatures

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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“We currently have:

• Fully playable System 1, with three planets (levels), with one complete set of creatures to create.

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

“During Early Access, the game will be offered at 66% off the launch price.”

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

“The community is our audience; your reactions and suggestions are the most important thing we can pay attention to during Early Access. Indeed, during our first alpha release at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, we pushed no fewer than 6 builds because there was so much great feedback from players.

We not only welcome feedback from our Early Access community but explicitly ask you all to let us know what works, what doesn't work, what you love, and what drives you nuts about CreateTech; this is how we can change things for the better! If you've got playtesting feedback, the best way to get it to us is to email us directly at playtest@foxtopusgames.com”