Why Early Access?

“We are releasing Voidlights in Early Access so players can shape the game while we expand content, refine balance, and harden multiplayer.

The core loop is already playable end-to-end: wave survival, builds (stats, modules, systems), hazards, bosses, meta progression, solo save/continue, and Steam co-op. Early Access lets us ship that foundation, learn what is fun at scale, and prioritize the right content for 1.0. For example: more fighters, enemies, items, modes, polish, and quality-of-life. With real community feedback instead of guessing in isolation.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect Early Access to last approximately 6–12 months, depending on player feedback, content velocity, and multiplayer stability goals.

That is an estimate, not a hard promise. If the game needs more time to reach the quality bar we want for 1.0, we will extend Early Access and keep communicating roadmap updates on the Steam page and community channels.”

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

“Early Access is built around a complete core loop so you can already experience the main fantasy: surviving escalating waves, assembling builds, fighting bosses, progressing meta, and playing with friends. For the full version we plan to expand that foundation in both breadth and depth — more content variety (fighters, enemies, items, bosses, and run structures), additional modes, stronger long-term progression, better balance across solo and co-op, building up a more deep lore base and the polish and systems (such as achievements) that make the game feel finished.
What really impacts our development plan will be strongly dependent on community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access build is a complete, playable neon roguelight survival shooter:

• Solo runs with escalating waves, XP upgrades, supply crates (modules & systems), environmental hazards, special objectives, and boss fights (VOID COLOSSUS)
• Fighter roster (Nova, Rift, Bulwark) with meta unlocks via Void Shards
• Steam multiplayer co-op (up to 6 players), lobbies, and invites
• Menus, settings, logbook, custom build planner, and solo save/continue between waves

Still in progress for full release (planned, not guaranteed timelines):
• Expanded content (additional fighters, enemies, items, bosses, and run variety)
• Balance and difficulty tuning across long runs and co-op
• Deeper progression, QoL, and presentation polish
• Broader multiplayer reliability and edge-case fixes
• Features such as achievements and additional game modes for 1.0

Early Access is meant to be fun now, while we grow the game with the community.”

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

“Yes. Early Access is priced lower than the planned 1.0 launch price.

Players who buy during Early Access will receive all future content updates for free, including the full 1.0 release. The exact 1.0 price will be announced closer to launch; we will not charge Early Access owners again.”

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

“Like described in "Why early access" we are planning to do a very dynamic development cycle after the first early access release. We will plan and develop our new content / fixes with user feedback as our main priority. We plan to use the Steam Discussions tab of our game to stay in touch with the community and their needs to be as transparent as possible about upcoming features and fixes.”