Why Early Access?

“There are two main reasons for early access. First - we engaged a lot with our community while working on the previous project to improve the quality of gameplay. We want to do the same with Last Mage.
Second reason is financial stability. As a small indie studio without a publisher, profits from the games we publish is our only way of sustenance. For two years we used savings from our previous game to work on Last Mage, but to continue working on it, we need to publish it in early access. ”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“One year minimum, to get the needed feedback about balance, clarity of new mechanics and Quality of Life features. ”

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

“Full version will have more available maps, more spells and playable characters. We are working on adding skill tree. Crafting needs improvements to be easier to understand how it works. ”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“We already built most of the core gameplay mechanics we wanted to have in the game. Spellcrafting and backpack management are done. Player can unlock another starting spell and chose which one they want to use in their run. There are 2 playable characters and 3 maps available.

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

“Price will be slightly higher for a full version.”

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

“We read the feedback in Community Hub on Steam and we read all the feedback we get from our early access community in our Discord server.”