Why Early Access?

“Skingdom is an ambitious project that I've been working on for almost 3 years now. After this much work it is time for the game to see the light of day and more important it is time for you to discover Skingdom and have fun creating your own ski resort!

However, a lot of features and content that I would have loved to see are not there yet, that's why I chose early access, to allow you to play Skingdom while keeping working on this project, which is very important for me. For more than a year now the community really engaged with the game to help for its visibility and development, that's why it is natural for me to allow you, the players, to share ideas and feedbacks, and to help me finalize this crazy project in order to make it the perfect ski resort tycoon game!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I plan on keeping the game in early access for about a year and a half. That's the time that I think is needed to implement the already planned features and content. This duration will also allow me to integrate content and systems submitted by the community.

The major updates will be live every 2 to 3 months or so, and smaller updates (mainly fixes and improvements) will be published more regularly.”

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

“I'm planning to add a lot of new gameplay systems, new buildings as well as new lifts.

Every update will come with at least one new major feature and a variety of other improvements and systems. The updates will also include new buildings, new lift types or new models of lifts that already exists in the game.

New mountains and new scenarios will also be added regularly to offer new varied challenges for you to build and manage your ski resorts.

Here are a few examples of systems that could be added in the game (list is not exhaustive and not definitive) :
- Talent trees to better manage your resort
- Lifts customisations
- Ski schools
- New lifts (2S, 3S, funitels, etc...)
- Improved snow system and avalanches
- New slope types (ungroomed, ski cross, freestyle, etc...)
- New sports (snowshoes, hiking, etc...)
- Snow grooming management
- Operating staff management for lifts
- etc...

The order and content of these updates will be tied to your feedbacks and your preferences for the game, that's the goal of the early access!”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“When the early access launches the game will offer various features and a rich content.

You will be able to build and manage your own ski resorts : lifts, buildings, slopes, trees and terraformation, staff and research.

The game will give you access to multiple lift types, all the needed buildings to satisfy the needs of skiers, as well as a variety of mountains to build your resort on. You will be able to hire staff and search for new buildings and lifts, but also borrow money from the bank or invest in communication to attract more guests.

Of course the game might contain some bugs, some elements might not be completely finished or polished. Your feedbacks and help will be very valuable for me and will allow me to fix issues as quickly as possible and improve the game in no time!”

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

“The game's price might slightly increase when significative features are added along the early access.

It's important to note that no paid additional content will be added to the game (DLC), all the new content will be available in the base game and all updates will be completely free!”

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

“The community is already active in Skingdom's development thanks to various channels : discord, e-mails, forums and even social networks!

Members of the community can submit their ideas directly on a dedicated roadmap, but also vote for their favorite ideas. Once the early access is launched it's on this roadmap that you will be able to check the next steps of the development but also submit and vote for the features you most want to see in the upcoming updates!

Skingdom exists thanks to the community since more than a year and it's your support and enthusiasm that give its direction to the project, I could never thank you enough for your incredible support and motivation, thanks for helping me make Skingdom a project that beautiful!”