Why Early Access?

“DwarfHeim is a brand new RTS experience. Releasing into Early Access will allow us to keep developing the game together with our community, seeing what features engage players the most and learning what can be done to make DwarfHeim more fun. DwarfHeim has been in BETA for a few years and it’s become a great game because of the feedback that we have received from our community. We want to continue the dialogue with the community at the same time we’re confident that the game is ready for an early access launch.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“DwarfHeim’s main game mode, Conquest and other game modes are already implemented and realised.. We want to make sure DwarfHeim is a great playing experience, which is why we don’t want to release from Early Access until we feel it is a complete co-op RTS experience. We hope to have that complete experience by Summer 2021.”

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

“DwarfHeim has a packed road-map planned. While in Early Access we will be adding a story campaign, a new class and new maps. We have several unannounced features that we can’t wait to roll out to our EA players. Just when you think you know DwarfHeim in and out, we’ll introduce new things that we’ve been planning in our war room.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Since the beginning of DwarfHeim's development it has been the pvp mode, Conquest, that was the core of what we wanted to create. We’re pleased to be releasing DwarfHeim Conquest in Early Access which includes four stunning maps, map objectives and a chat option so you can communicate with your team.
In addition, we’re proud to be launching DwarfHeim with three additional modes;
1. Survival that is 1 to 3 players against environment
2. Sandbox which allows you to practice your skills and plan out strategies for future battles
3. Skirmish where you can play against an AI-controlled rival clan”

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

“As we’ll be adding more content to the game after launching in Early Access, the game’s value is going to increase. We feel that the price should be lower for our EA players to acknowledge those of you who join early and help us tune the additional content we’ll be adding.”

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

“DwarfHeim wouldn’t be nearly as good without all the hours and feedback already given to us by our community, with our Early Access Launch, we plan to keep delivering new features and content until we, together with our community, are content that DwarfHeim is finished. We already have multiple Discord communities for different languages, in-game bug reporting and we're dedicated to our Steam and Discord DwarfHeim communities and we will continue to work as close as possible with our community to make DwarfHeim better.”