Why Early Access?

“We’re choosing Early Access because we want your experiences as players to be part of the development process.
Over the past five years, we’ve been working to bring mothership construction, crew life, fleet exploration, and planetary base building together, giving you the freedom to shape your own journey through space. These systems interact in complex ways, and our perspective as developers alone isn’t enough to tell us how enjoyable, intuitive, and flexible they are across different playstyles.
Early Access gives us the opportunity to hear from more players while there is still room to make meaningful changes. How you design your mothership, organize production, manage your crew, and make decisions during exploration can reveal issues that internal testing hasn’t uncovered—and introduce approaches and ideas we never anticipated. We hope to use that feedback to refine game balance, improve usability and the connections between systems, and better understand which areas deserve the most attention.
For us, Early Access is more than making the game available sooner. It is an opportunity to develop it alongside our players. We have a clear creative direction, but we also want to listen to different perspectives and, through ongoing discussion and iteration, help this universe grow into a deeper, more vibrant place to explore.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect the game to remain in Early Access for around one year. During this time, we’ll continue expanding and refining the game’s content, adjusting its balance, and improving usability and stability with feedback from our players. The exact duration may change as development progresses, as we want the game to reach the level of quality and completeness we envision before moving to a full release.”

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

“The current Early Access version has the game’s core framework in place, but there is still a lot of content we want to add and expand upon. During Early Access, we plan to release several major updates focused on faction warfare, an evolving universe, and modding tools, alongside substantial content additions and expansions to existing gameplay.
For the full version, we aim to build on this foundation to deliver a richer experience with more content and more fully developed systems. We plan to move to a full release once these major updates are complete and have been thoroughly refined with player feedback. The specific content and update plans may change based on development progress and community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game’s core systems are already in place, including planetary surface generation, multi-deck starships, fleet combat, and space travel, establishing the foundation of the gameplay experience.
The current Early Access version features more than ten types of landable planets, a customizable sandbox mode supporting universes with 120 star systems, and two long-form story scenarios. Players can chart their own journey through space in sandbox mode or get an initial taste of the game through its story scenarios.
While the core framework is established, there is still substantial content to add, and both the individual systems and the overall experience need further refinement. Throughout Early Access, we’ll continue expanding the game’s content and refining the existing gameplay with feedback from our players.”

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

“At this time, we have no plans to change the game’s price when it leaves Early Access for a full release. Should our pricing plans change, we’ll let players know in advance.”

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

“We’ll publish monthly development updates to share our progress, what we’re working on, and our plans for upcoming updates. We’ll also stay in touch with players across social media and community channels to hear about their experiences, discuss any issues they encounter, and gather suggestions for improvement.
This feedback will play an important role in refining the game. Alongside our development plans, it will help us prioritize bug fixes, gameplay improvements, and content updates, and we’ll keep the community informed of our progress. We want players to do more than follow the game’s development—we want them to take part in the conversation and help us make it better together.”