Why Early Access?

“We want to bring our psychological survival horror game to Early Access to involve the community directly in refining its unique, tension-driven experience. Developing a game focused on pure stealth, resource management, and atmospheric dread requires careful balancing. By launching in Early Access, we can gather invaluable player feedback on mechanics like sound detection, AI behavior, and pacing.

As indie developers, working alongside horror enthusiasts will help us fine-tune the environmental storytelling and ensure that the terror of identity theft and replacement feels deeply immersive. Your insights, bug reports, and suggestions will directly shape the final, polished version of the game.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We anticipate the game will remain in Early Access for approximately 6 to 12 months. This timeframe will allow us to expand the story, polish the atmosphere, and balance the core survival and stealth mechanics based on community feedback. However, we want to prioritize quality over speed, so we may extend this period slightly if we feel the game needs more polish before its full release.”

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

“Main purpose is to expand the full version significantly in terms of content, scope, and narrative depth. While the Early Access version offers the core gameplay loops and the initial chapters of the story, our goal for the full release is to include:

Extended Narrative: We plan to complete the protagonist's journey, revealing the full mystery behind the city's martial law and the terrifying anomaly.

New Environments: We hope to introduce additional sectors of the militarized school and potentially new urban areas to explore and scavenge.

Refined Mechanics and AI: We intend to polish the enemy AI behavior, improve the sound-detection systems, and enhance the resource management mechanics based directly on community input.

Atmospheric Polish: We plan to further enrich the environmental storytelling with more detailed audio-visual designs, immersive puzzles, and localized support for multiple languages.

Our final scope will shape up around what players find most compelling during the Early Access phase.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“1. CHARACTER CONTROLLER & BIOMETRICS

Locomotion & Inertia: Dynamic locomotion system active. Joint physics mapped with soft-body inertia parameters.

Physicality & Mesh: True full-body awareness. Hair and breast physics simulated. Dynamic dirt material accumulation scales with player actions.

Stamina & Health Logic: Sprinting and jumping drain stamina, triggering accelerated heart rate and panting audio. Injury parameter applies movement speed debuff.

UI Integration: Bottom-right HUD features an animated heart widget synced to the internal stamina/fatigue variable.

Self-Damage Physics: Vertical projectile trajectory (rocks) colliding with player capsule calculates and applies fall damage to the player.

2. INVENTORY & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Backpack Interaction: Physicalized inventory logic. Activation forces crouch state, physically opens the backpack, and applies time-dilation (slow-motion) to the world while the UI is active.

Illumination Assets: * Glowsticks: Feature visible, real-time liquid depletion material logic.

Lighter: Depletable resource logic active.

Flashlight: Functional.

Power Systems: Fuel canisters can be carried and applied to gas generators. Activation restores power to connected environmental electronics (computers, terminals, puzzles).

3. ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION & PHYSICS (UE 5.4 / HORROR ENGINE)

Weather Reaction: Rain applies dynamic wetness variables to the character's clothing and glasses. Entering interior volumes triggers a state change, dynamically drying materials over time.

Foliage & Hazards: Dynamic vegetation reacts to player collision. High-speed traversal through specific bush volumes calculates a probability for scratch damage.

Destructible Geometry: Glass meshes shatter via physics-based projectiles (rocks) or high-velocity player collision (sprinting into them).

Melee & Object Physics: Crowbar weapon functional. Triggers Chaos physics destruction on boxes. Striking surfaces queries Physical Material data: unique audio per material, spark particle emission on metal surfaces.

World Objects: Physics simulated on various world items. Computes, terminals, and logic puzzles are interactable.

Complex Entity Interaction: Feline entity (cat) features advanced Inverse Kinematics (IK) and gravity calculations on its appendages when held by the player.

4. TACTICAL AI & COMBAT LOGIC

Drone AI: Aerial drone entities feature active detection radii and hostile projectile firing logic.

Projectiles: Drone ammunition incorporates ricochet physics parameters.

Offensive Player Capability: Ground rocks can be stored in the right hand and thrown utilizing a parabolic trajectory system to inflict physics damage and destroy drone entities.

5. AUDIO & ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS

Spatial Acoustics: Advanced audio propagation active. Sound waves calculate distance to near and far geometry, generating accurate environmental reverberation.

Surface Footsteps: Locomotion audio queries ground Physical Materials to output surface-specific sounds. Mud surfaces generate corresponding footprint decals.

6. CINEMATICS

Sequencer: Cutscene logic and event triggers are fully functional.”

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

“We plan to gradually raise the price as we ship new content, features, and expand the overall scope of the game toward the full release. Early Access players will have the opportunity to purchase the game at a lower price point as a thank-you for supporting the development and sharing their feedback early on. Any future price adjustments will be announced well in advance to ensure transparency with our community.”

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

“We are looking forward to involve the community at every step of the development process, as player insights are vital for shaping the game's atmosphere and balance. We plan to actively engage with our players through the Steam Discussion Forums and a dedicated Discord server.

We are willing to closely monitor player feedback regarding game balance, resource scarcity, and bug reports. Additionally, we plan to share regular development updates, behind-the-scenes previews of new environments, and discuss upcoming features directly with the community. We welcome all suggestions, critiques, and ideas, as they will directly help us create the most immersive and terrifying experience possible.”