Why Early Access?

“SuperCitycon is built around creativity and giving players an unusual level of control over their city.
With its open-ended building systems and SCC Studio, SuperCitycon is particularly well suited to growing together with its community. We want players to start creating cities and their own content early, while we continue developing the deeper game systems around that foundation.
Early Access gives us the opportunity to see how players use these tools in practice, learn which parts of the experience need refinement, and use that feedback to help shape the economy-driven game modes and other systems planned for SuperCitycon.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect SuperCitycon to remain in Early Access for approximately 4–8 months.
The exact duration will depend on development progress and, importantly, on feedback from the community. We would rather take the time needed to develop and refine the planned systems than commit to a fixed full-release date too early.”

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

“During Early Access, we plan to expand SuperCitycon from its sandbox-focused foundation into a broader city-building game with multiple economy-driven game modes, adding progression, challenges and new strategic considerations alongside the creative building experience.
We also plan to continue expanding the game's content, building systems and SCC Studio, giving players additional possibilities to create, customize and share their own game assets.
Additional studios and further ways for players to build together are among the areas we are interested in exploring during development.
The sandbox, creative building systems and player-created content will remain an important part of SuperCitycon throughout this process.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version of SuperCitycon is focused on the city-building sandbox experience and includes the game's core building and creative systems.
Players can freely build and customize their cities using a wide range of construction tools and have extensive control over the simulation, including areas such as weather, traffic and individual buildings.
SCC Studio is already part of the Early Access version. It puts SuperCitycon's own asset-production pipeline into the hands of players, allowing them to create their own game assets, deploy them directly into a running city, and share their creations with other players through the Steam Workshop.
The deeper economy and progression systems planned for SuperCitycon are not yet part of the game at the start of Early Access. These systems are planned to be introduced and expanded throughout Early Access.”

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

“Yes. We plan to gradually increase the base price during Early Access as SuperCitycon grows in scope, content and features.
Players who join earlier in development will therefore generally be able to purchase the game at a lower base price than players who join later or at the full release.”

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

“SuperCitycon is developed by me, Ben, as a solo developer, and I want Early Access to be a direct conversation between myself and the community.
I will actively follow player feedback, suggestions and discussions and use them to help prioritize improvements, new features and content throughout Early Access.
I am especially interested in seeing how players use the building systems and SCC Studio, where they encounter limitations, what kinds of assets they create and what they would like to be able to build next.
Feedback through the Steam Community and other community channels will play an important role in shaping SuperCitycon as it develops toward its full release.”