Why Early Access?

“The heart of this game is two things: the feel of reading an enemy's attack and answering it, and the fun of going into a dungeon with a monster at your side. Neither can be settled on paper. Is the telegraph readable enough? Is the parry window fair? How much should a companion act on its own? Only people actually playing can tell me.

I'm developing this alone. Rather than polishing it in private for years, I'd rather put it in players' hands as soon as it's playable and work it out together. I think that gets to a better game faster.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I'm expecting around a year, though I may extend it depending on how players respond. I won't call it finished just because a deadline arrived.”

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

“Here's what I'm planning. This may change based on what players tell me.

- Many more monsters (aiming for several times the number available at launch)
- More weapons and armor
- Breeding and evolution - combining monsters you've collected into new ones
- More biomes beyond the meadow, each with their own hazards
- Boss floors, including alternate routes past a boss: defeating it, stealing the key without dealing damage, or finding another key hidden on the floor
- More behavior-driven skills
- Balance tuning, UI improvements, and more polish on effects and presentation”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The following already works:

- Co-op for up to four players, joined through your Steam friends list
- Procedurally generated dungeons: exploring, descending floors, returning home, and resuming from deeper floors
- Combat built on guarding, parrying and dodging in response to enemy telegraphs, with stamina governing all of it
- Catching monsters and taking them along as companions
- Leveling up, assigning stat points, and unlocking behavior-driven skills
- Equipment drops with randomized affixes, with gear visibly changing your character
- Character creation
- Recovering what you picked up after a disconnect or a defeat

What isn't there yet, honestly: the number of monsters, the variety of environments, boss encounters, polish on effects, and balance tuning. That's what I'd like to build together with the people playing.”

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

“I'm planning to raise the price for the full version. People who join during Early Access will get it at the lowest price.”

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

“- I'll take requests and bug reports directly through the Steam community hub and discussions
- I'll post development updates regularly
- I'll stream myself playing so people can tell me what they think as it happens
- When I take a suggestion or decide against one, I'll say which and why. I won't ignore feedback silently”