Why Early Access?

“Early access seems like the best opportunity to gain feedback as the game progresses through development whilst offering players insight into this process and allowing the chance for collaboration in the projects development and direction.
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Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The goal is to release in Early Access for around a year however this may be longer depending on the overall state the project is in at this time. Should any major issues arise or the scope of this project increase by this time then an extension to the Early Access period may be made in order to ensure the full release quality is the best it can be.”

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

“We plan to add more enemies, puzzles and potential new game mode variations.
There are also plans for a wider variety of possible level chunks/biomes that can be generated at runtime. The plan is to increase the amount of overall content in order to increase replay value. Planning is currently underway for a campaign/story mode that include single player or co-operative play.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current state of the early access version features a single map that consists of a 9x9 grid of procedurally generated level chunks. There are currently 8 level chunk variations/biome types that can spawn in the level, each that handles its own placement of structures etc.

There are also currently 4 different enemy types in the game with full animations and ai state trees and specific biomes they are allowed to spawn in. More enemies are planned.

There is currently only 1 puzzle fully operational however there are more currently underway and planned

The current state of the player UI map is that it is operational and will update the chunk type and player location as you explore.

Note and inspection system is currently in the game and operational however not many instances in current playable level.

Full inventory and hotbar system operational with drag and drop capabilities even between inventories

Health and sanity systems implemented however they currently do not apply any debuffs as planned for future update.

SYstem in place allowing the player to deliver the artifact fragments to the tanks in the center chunk lab and activate the machine to open the portal and escape.


has a full game loop and a small selection of level chunks/biomes that can be loaded in each with their own puzzles and challenges to face.”

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

“The plan is to gradually raise the price as more content and are released. Final price increase will be on release where it will remain at a set price unless on sale”

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

“There will be feedback and bug report forms referenced in the main menu of the game, these will be used to make changes where required. There would also be potential for events and Q&A sessions periodically to better enable me to monitor customer satisfaction with this project”