Miksi Early Access?

As a solo developer building a procedurally generated FTL-style dungeon crawler, I want to involve the community to help refine the experience. Feedback on balance, run length, and even story ideas will make Dread Protocol stronger than I could achieve alone.

Miten kauan peli tulee arviolta olemaan Early Access -vaiheessa?

The plan is for Early Access to last less than a year, depending on feedback and development progress. The game already has a strong foundation and a large amount of branching narrative content. Early Access focuses on refining the experience, improving balance, and expanding content with community input over time.

Millä tavoin lopullinen versio tulee eroamaan Early Access -versiosta?

The game enters Early Access as a complete and fully playable roguelite experience featuring procedural environments, branching narrative events, intense combat, and a wide variety of enemies, weapons, and upgrades, along with a deep skill tree to unlock.

The full version is planned to further expand on this foundation with more encounters, factions, bosses, and weapons, as well as additional home base systems. Future updates are planned to focus on balance improvements, quality-of-life features, and overall polish based on player feedback.

Mikä on Early Access -version tila tällä hetkellä?

All core systems are implemented, and the game is fully playable from start to finish. It features procedural environments, narrative events, combat, and squad mechanics, offering a deep, replayable experience with a large amount of handcrafted content. Expect some bugs, balance issues, and missing polish, which is exactly why Early Access feedback is so valuable.

Muuttuuko pelin hinta Early Access -vaiheen jälkeen?

Yes. The price is planned to be lower during Early Access and may change when the game leaves Early Access to reflect the level of content and polish at that time.

Miten yhteisö otetaan mukaan kehitysprosessiin?

I’ll be active in the Steam discussions and on Discord, sharing updates, running surveys, and gathering feedback. As a solo developer, I read almost everything and want to shape Dread Protocol closely with the community.