Why Early Access?

“Bullets Are Fatal! has several features implemented and in progress, however we feel we still lack a sufficient amount of content. Furthermore, there are several features where we would like to get feedback from the community to decide in which direction to move the game. Being in Early Access will help us gauge the multiplayer aspect of the game as well, both in terms of networking infrastructure as well as the features and multiplayer game modes the community would be most interested in. Finally, there are several minor features that are in our backlog and we intend to prioritize those as well according to community feedback.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“There is no specific target, there are two major open ends we are looking to tie down: the single-player ending and the multiplayer game modes. Once those two are deemed solved, we will have considered the game in full release state, which will probably take somewhere between 6 to 9 months.”

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

“The full version will have a definite game ending for single-player mode as well as providing different multiplayer game modes for players to engage in.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game currently has two different sequential level templates in single-player mode, increasing in difficulty and introducing new enemies from one to the other. All levels are procedurally generated, so there is quite a lot of replayability. The game is intentionally quite difficult as well. Along with this, there are two weekly events that are automatically generated. The "Challenge" is where players compete in a specific map and ruleset for the top place in a leaderboard. The "Showdown" happens on the weekend, the first round is on Saturday, where players will have three attempts to beat a specific level. The time is registered and then on Sunday the players have the chance to continue each of the previously successfull runs. The best time is posted on a leaderboard.”

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

“It depends on the amount of content introduced and the balance we are able to achieve between recurring costs and income. However if we do choose to change the price it will certainly be a small increase.”

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

“Our community will help shape the game in several ways. Firstly we will evaluate engagement in the different game modes as well as perform analytics on game play data. But more than that, players can take part in discussions and we will be monitoring these discussions to help inform us on which features are desired. These discussions take place mainly in our Discord server, as well as on our Steam Community page and we plan on extensively involving the community to help shape the game.”