Why Early Access?

“This game features nearly 300 different skills, all of which can be freely combined. One reason for this is that, given the nature of the game, it would take an enormous amount of time to balance all of these skills without input from the player community. Additionally, while nearly 300 skills are currently implemented, one of our goals is to increase that number in response to requests from the community. We plan to actively implement the skills and features that players who actually play the game come to desire. Furthermore, due to development time and budget constraints, there are many features that cannot be implemented by the official release date. While I will explain the specifics in other sections, there is certainly room to add features that, while not essential to the game, would make it more enjoyable. In this regard, I am confident that releasing the game via Early Access will allow us to provide a better experience.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect it to take anywhere from 3 to 6 months.”

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

“All of the content listed below represents new features currently under consideration at the time of this release; however, they may be postponed or canceled in response to community feedback or if other high-priority updates arise.
・We expect to increase the number of skills from the current 300 to approximately 500.
・Conversely, we plan to allow players to remove skills that receive poor reviews or are deemed completely unnecessary from the random acquisition pool at any time, making them available for acquisition. (We plan to implement a feature where players can exchange in-game currency to replace unwanted skills at a low cost.)
・We plan to make adjustments and improvements based on community feedback and reports regarding skill interactions.
・We plan to expand the repertoire of random features generated for each floor and the layout of dungeons.
・While there are currently 5 stages, we plan to implement extra stages.
・We plan to make frequent improvements based on feedback regarding enemy bullet patterns, enemy strength, and other aspects.
・We have already adjusted the overall difficulty of the game to some extent, but we plan to make further improvements based on feedback.
・We plan to further enhance sound effects, visual effects, and other elements.
・We plan to implement a roguelike mode or roguelike-style dungeons that offer more randomness and a greater sense of chance.
・If there is sufficient demand, we will consider adding controller support.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“・You can play through the main mode from start to finish.
・A total of 101 active skills and 144 passive skills have been fully implemented.
・Since we have not been able to test all possible interactions between skills, certain skill combinations may result in unexpected behavior or power levels.
・There are fewer decorative elements (such as sound and visual effects) compared to the official version.”

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

“Although it has not been decided at this time, we will provide advance notice at least one week in advance if there are any price changes.”

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

“We welcome your opinions and bug reports on the store page’s message board and other forums.
We will always post patch notes with each update. We also accept feedback through the feature that allows users to post comments on the patch notes.
We may also conduct surveys on other social media platforms or within the game.
We intend to respond to feedback received through these channels as much as possible, whether we decide to implement the suggestion or not. We plan to allow the community to see, to some extent, what suggestions were adopted and which were not. This may take the form of an announcement to the entire community rather than direct replies. However, we do not promise to address every single piece of feedback.”