Why Early Access?

“C.A.S.H. blends two deep systems—shop-management and cooperative stealth heists—inside a living economy.
Early Access lets us fine-tune prices, skill balance, and police AI with real players rather than spreadsheets. Your feedback will shape new gadgets, security counter-measures, and the risk-versus-reward curve. In short, we need the community to help us polish both sides of this double life before calling it “finished”.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect 12–18 months of Early Access. If major systems need extra iterations we’ll extend, but our goal is to reach 1.0 before the end of next year.”

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

“Our roadmap already includes:
3 more city districts with unique shop themes and high-security heist locations.
Expanded police escalation—warrants, stakeouts, and random inspections of your storefront.
New skill branches & gadgets (EMP drones, silent drills, counterfeit licenses).
Full controller support, localization.
Performance polish, UI overhaul, and a narrative end-game campaign.
Price may rise after 1.0 to reflect the additional content.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Playable core loop is in. You can already:
run a fully functional shop (order, price, decorate, sell);
perform procedural apartment heists with lock-picking, alarm hacking & loot extraction;
play the entire cycle in 1–4-player online co-op;
What’s missing: late-game districts, advanced police AI, additional gadgets, controller/UI polish and full VO. Stability is good; expect minor balance tweaks and occasional visual bugs.”

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

“Yes. We plan a modest price increase at 1.0 to reflect the extra content, districts and features added during Early Access.”

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

“Discord feedback loops: weekly play-tests, balance surveys, “ask the dev” voice chats.
Rapid patches: small updates every 2-3 weeks, larger content drops each quarter, with changelogs and shout-outs to players whose reports drove the fix.”