Why Early Access?

“Titanium Iris is a solo developer passion project with (at time of posting) around 10 months of dedicated development behind it. The core gameplay loop is solid. The Vektor building, procedural floor climbing, and tactical combat are all playable now. Early Access allows us to refine balance, finish the writing and implementation of the story and world building, introduce boss encounters, new weapon types and shape the game with community feedback. We want players involved in that process.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Titanium Iris is expected to be in Early Access for approximately 12 months. This may change depending on community feedback and the scope of additional features. We'll keep players informed of progress through regular updates.”

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

“We plan for the full release to include:

- A complete story campaign with boss encounters and a (emotional) conclusion at floor 100.
- Lore and story elements discovered through diary entries and pickups scattered across the floors.
- Increased variation of textures for levels and enemies.
- Additional Vektor types to encourage players to make the most broken builds possible.
- Further balancing based on community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Titanium Iris is fully playable with deep, working systems across all core features.

- Levels: Procedurally generated levels with locked feature rooms, multiple opening mechanisms, and visual variety based on level style.
- Difficulty: Rapid, Intense, Hardcore. Determines penalties on death.
- Enemy Scaling: Timid, Wild, Fierce. Determines how quickly enemies increase in power each floor.
- Infinite levels: After playing the 100 floors of the tower, continue forever. Enemies will keep on scaling, see how far you can go!
- Playtime stats: kills, frames played, deaths, etc logged in the save file. Fallen Hardcore players memorial page on the main menu.
- Vektors: Generate, Equip, Activate, Rename, Upgrade, Level up, RAMPAGEABLE.
- Enemies: Procedurally generated with loadouts from the same Vektor types available to the player. They'll form into fire teams based on their loadouts and attempt to surround the player and use their weapons at optimal range. Unique personalities offer further differentiation of enemies with the same loadout.

Currently in development: Story campaign, boss encounters, additional Vektor types, and visual polish. Core gameplay is complete and actively being balanced with community feedback.”

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

“Titanium Iris is available at a reduced price during Early Access. The price will increase when the game reaches its full release to reflect the additional content including story campaign, boss encounters, and new Vektor types. Getting in during Early Access means you get the full game at the lower price. All future updates are included. There's no intention to monetise it further.”

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

“Player feedback is welcomed through the Steam Community forums and our YouTube channel. Bug reports, balance suggestions, and feature requests all help shape development. Patch notes will be posted with each update so players can see how the game is evolving.”