Why Early Access?

“The heart of Meow World lies in the interactions between companions, Tags, relics, and positioning. As more content is added, these systems can produce combinations that even the developer may not fully anticipate.
Early Access allows us to expand the game while learning how real players understand its mechanics and create their builds. Feedback on balance, clarity, usability, and—most importantly—which combinations are genuinely fun will help Meow World become a deeper, more approachable, and more replayable auto-battling roguelike.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect Early Access to last approximately 6–12 months.
The exact duration may change depending on player feedback, development progress, and the overall quality of the game. As a solo developer, we would rather release version 1.0 when the core experience, amount of content, and stability meet our standards than rush out of Early Access to meet a fixed date.”

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

“For the full release, we plan to expand the selection of companions, relics, events, enemies, and build archetypes. We also intend to improve map progression, combat presentation, onboarding, information clarity, and overall balance.
New strategies will gradually be connected to existing systems such as egg hatching, food-based growth, skeleton and undead cycles, Luck, and Gold. Based on Early Access feedback, we also plan to refine content distribution and progression so that different builds offer clearer growth paths and more meaningful choices.
These are our current development goals. Specific features and priorities may change based on testing and player feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version will include the complete core loop of Meow World: choosing a route through battles, shops, rewards, and random events; recruiting companions; arranging their positions; equipping relics; and testing each build through automatic combat.
The available content is built around interconnected mechanics, including animals and egg hatching, food and farming, skeleton sacrifice and undead growth, as well as Luck and Gold systems that can transform other strategies.
Players will be able to complete a full run, although the amount of content, balance, visual feedback, usability, and clarity of certain systems will continue to improve throughout Early Access. Known issues and significant changes will be communicated through Steam announcements and update notes.”

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

“We plan to review the price as the amount of content and overall level of completion increase during Early Access.
The full release may be priced higher than the initial Early Access version. Any planned price change will be announced in advance through Steam. Final pricing will also take the game’s content, level of completion, and regional pricing into consideration.”

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

“We will use Steam announcements and update notes to share development progress, version changes, known issues, and upcoming priorities. We will also actively read suggestions and bug reports posted in the community discussions.
We are especially interested in how players build their teams: which combinations feel exciting, which mechanics are difficult to understand, which choices feel unappealing, and what makes someone want to begin another run. Playtest observations, bug reports, and hands-on feedback will all help us decide what to prioritize.
Not every suggestion will be added directly to the game, but all constructive feedback will be read carefully and may influence future balance, interface, content, and system design.”