Why Early Access?

“We believe that feedback from the player community is essential for making great games. The universe of “The Fermi Paradox” is vast and we have many features, species, planets and narrative events to add. A strategy simulation game has a lot of replay value and our game would benefit a lot from the valuable feedback of players about what they enjoy in the game and what things they would love to see in the final version. Also, our game systems are very modular, that means we can add new features and story events to the game without reworking everything else.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We're planning to leave Early Access in around 2025. But if we see that the game needs more love afterwards we will stay in Early Access until we are happy with the result.”

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

“The full version has around 30 different species to choose from and we aim to have 5-10 hours full of unique gameplay per playthrough. There will be multiple endings to reach, new technological ages, unlockable planets with new species and a far bigger variety of narrative events than in the early access version.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The version of “The Fermi Paradox” that will be releasing in Early Access is still absolutely a full, and fulfilling, video game experience. Throughout Early Access, leading up to the full release, we will simply be expanding and improving on that experience to make it even more fun and engrossing to play.

We have been developing this version of the game since 2016 and so have a stable and polished core version of the game ready, that is fun to play and can keep you occupied for hours. We don't have any placeholder graphics or dummy texts in the game, but some artwork and story events may change during the Early Access phase.

There are already 12 different alien species to evolve, We wrote around 300 different narrative events and you can explore 10 technological ages with your civilizations. Multiple playthroughs will play differently but some text can repeat themselves a bit. In the Early Access version the meta game where you can unlock new planets and characters is not implemented yet. The overall quality of the game is good but there is the possibility of encountering a bug, typo, or a smaller balancing issue.”

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

“As the Early Access version does not include the full intended content, we will sell it for a lower price than the final game.”

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

“We highly appreciate your feedback to help improve our game and make it more accessible. This is not a beta version that relies on the community to find critical bugs. “The Fermi Paradox” is a game in which your choices can bring about many different outcomes, and we are curious to see which paths you’ll take. We also love to hear ideas about narrative events and what kinds of stories inspire you so that we can make more of them.”