Why Early Access?

“Unended is a large game made by a very small team. The current build is playable,
but progression speed, boss summon costs, loot balance, combat, and performance on
busy servers all need testing across a wider range of players and playstyles.

Early Access gives us the server conditions and player feedback needed to tune those
systems. The engine, world generator, multiplayer layer, and bone-to-steel
progression path are already in place. We want the community to help us decide what
needs to change before the full release.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect Early Access to last around two years (2028). That is an estimate, and the timing may change as we work through player feedback, performance problems, and the remaining development plan.”

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

“The Early Access build contains the complete bone-to-steel progression path and the
game's core systems. It has one armour line, no usable magic or firearms, and no
craftable metal equipment above steel.

Our current plan for the full version includes:

- Three additional gear lines alongside Plate. Hide gear focuses on movement,
Relic-tech on damage and gadgets, and Consecrated gear on regeneration and
resistance.
- Magic that uses health instead of a separate mana bar.
- Firearms whose usefulness depends on finding or making ammunition.
- Progression through metals above steel.
- More bosses, biomes, base-raiding options, performance work, and quality-of-life
improvements.

Player feedback during Early Access may change the order, scope, design, or timing
of this planned work.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is playable from punching your first tree through defeating the final
progression boss. You can play alone, in a team of up to six, or on a server
configured for as many as 128 players.

The current build includes five armour tiers, five progression bosses, 52 surface
and 14 cave biomes, procedural cities and roads, taming, breeding, creature
possession, farming, trading, claims, PvP zones, and server-authoritative
multiplayer with four difficulty settings.

Players should expect bugs, balance changes, and some systems or assets to be
replaced during development. Known gaps include limited attack telegraphs on many
ordinary enemies, missing remote swing animations, and placeholder item icons.”

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

“The Early Access price will rise when Unended leaves Early
Access. We would rather say that now than surprise anyone later: the price goes up
as the content does, and everyone who buys in Early Access keeps the game at no extra cost.”

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

“We are on Discord daily and also read Steam discussions and reports. We expect
players to influence progression speed, summon costs, loot balance, combat, and the
order of quality-of-life work.

We post development updates on Steam, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. When possible,
we will run public test builds before updates and keep a visible list of current
work. Reproducible bug reports help us prioritize fixes.”