Why Early Access?

“We know that a Hack and Slime is ambitious in terms of its content and options and needs to be in contact with the gaming community, Early Access allows us to maintain this close communication with the community as we develop and expand the game.

Each new update allows us to create a cycle of testing and feedback that will affect the next update and Steam is ideal to enhance this development cycle with its system of events, news and meeting point.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We would like to keep Early Access for as long as it takes to complete all the goals we set from the start of development.

We estimate that Hack and Slime could be completed in less than 2 years, but thanks to the community these times can be shortened as it has happened during the demo phase. Thanks to the support of the players we can detect and solve problems and needs faster and implement them in the next version.”

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

“In addition to the level system, attributes, stats, skills, and equipment that are already available, the final version will have:

• A minimum of 50 playable stages.
  
• Up to 50 different enemies.
  
• Elite and empowered enemy system.
  
• 10 area bosses.
  
• OST with more than 15 themes.
  
• More than 10 different stage art styles.
  
• A fully explorable town.
  
• 7 npcs to interact with and upgrade the character.
• Extended weapon and armor system
  
• 3 skill trees with more than 15 active skills.
  
• Illustrated sequences.
  
• A minimum of 20 hours of gameplay.
  
• Game+ and Game++

And much more!
We want to offer a role-playing and action-based experience rich in mechanics and content, that can grow as much as our community of players and offer great replayability.

We have many surprises prepared waiting for you!”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Although Hack and Slime is in a very early stage of its Alpha phase, the game currently has:

System of progression of experience and levels.
Attribute and skill point system per level.
Drop system of weapons and armor with millions of different possible pieces.
Attribute and equipment dependent stat system.
Difficulty progression system according to the dungeon floor,
10 Enemies with different behaviors and statistics.
A mission's system and conversations with the first available mission.
6 fully playable levels.
Warp portal system, auto save.
1 area boss in his own room.
Affected buff and debuff system
Random spawn and behavior like crates, chests, barrels, temples, wells, etc.
Economy Gold drop system.

We are working a lot on the graphics and sound so the gaming experience will get better every day, with a game full of illustrations, animations, color, sound, and huge graphics that fill the screen.”

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

“Backers who support us during the early stages of Early Access will be rewarded with a lower price than other buyers.

Our intention is to offer the cheapest price possible at the beginning and increase the price as the content increases, and so on until the commercial version is released.”

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

“or us, the involvement of the community is vital. We know that a game of these dimensions and characteristics requires participation and testing by players and regular updates based on their feedback.

That's why in Bullwaresoft we have a discord server to giving support and information to the players directly from the developers and moderators. Thanks to this dynamic, we have created a system of weekly updates months before the launch of early access, every Friday Hack and Slime is and will be updated.

In addition, our changelog and milestones are available and open at all times so that backers know which areas of development we are focused on and which improvements have priority.”