Why Early Access?

“Hi, thank you for taking interest in Ayu!

Ayu - The Dream Soul - is a surreal horror exploration game, and it's inspired by the old japanese RPG Maker horror games.

My goal with Ayu is to make an interesting and emotional experience with a mysterious and well developed plot.

The game is being initially released as Early Access because I'm the only person working on the project, and I want all of you to start experiencing this project as soon as possible!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Unfortunately I'm not sure, we're currently needing an artist and a music composer for the game, until there, the development of the game will be inevitably slow.”

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

“Here is a list of all the things planned to be implemented over the time of development:
-More dream worlds to explore.
-More Items.
-More Mechanics.
-Cutscenes.
-Mysteries and Easter Eggs.
-Steam Cloud.
-Steam Achievements.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Ayu is currently on version 0.0.5! Here is the list of implemented features:
-1 Flashback/Cutscene.
-3 Dream Worlds.
-2 Puzzles.
-Coins.
-Treasure Chests.
-Item Shop.
-Inventory.
-Steam Overlay.
-Main Menu.
-Pause.
-Save Game/Load Game.
-Checkbox for Fullscreen mode.
-Volume Adjustment.”

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

“The Early Access phase of Ayu will be cheaper than the full version, simply because it has less content, so your best opportunity to support Ayu is during the Early Access phase!”

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

“When we can finally get a faster development on Ayu, I plan on creating a Discord server for the community, there, the community will be able to interact with each other, as well as asking any questions regarding the development of Ayu!

And of course, all the notes for updates and changes will be available on Steam.”