Why Early Access?

“CardAndDungeon combines party-based deckbuilding with procedurally generated, first-person dungeon exploration. Party composition, character-owned cards, encounter pacing, and long-term balance are closely connected, making feedback from a wide range of players especially valuable.

We plan to enter Early Access with the core game loop already playable, then work with players to improve onboarding, controls, UI clarity, party and card balance, and content priorities.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect Early Access to last approximately six months, with a target of transitioning to version 1.0 around May 2027.

However, feature completeness, stability, balance, and overall quality will take priority over the schedule. Early Access may last longer if the game has not yet met those standards, and we will communicate any schedule changes in advance.”

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

“The full version is planned to provide a more complete, polished, and stable form of the existing party-based deckbuilding and dungeon exploration experience.

During Early Access, we plan to expand and refine the variety of character cards, Relics, monsters, encounters, and rewards. We also intend to improve onboarding and UI clarity, keyboard, mouse, and gamepad controls, party and route balance, visual and audio presentation, performance, localization, and stability.

Specific priorities and content scope may change in response to player feedback and observed play patterns. We will communicate significant changes through development updates.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access launch version is planned to include five playable characters and four main procedurally generated dungeon themes: Stone, Cave, Ruin, and Tomb. Players can assemble a three-character party and complete full dungeon runs.

The game currently includes first-person grid-based exploration, turn-based card combat, character-owned cards, revival through Soul Binding, card rewards and upgrades, Relics, Blessings, Curses, shops, and a variety of dungeon encounters. A short tutorial is included, with English and Korean language support and controls for keyboard, mouse, and gamepad.

The game is playable from the beginning of a run through its conclusion, but content variety, balance, usability, presentation, and overall polish remain in development. We aim to preserve save compatibility and provide migrations when necessary, but major system or data changes may occasionally require players to begin a new run. We will announce such changes in advance.”

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

“Yes. The game will be priced lower during Early Access than at version 1.0. We plan to increase the base price once before the full release, rather than with each routine Early Access update. The final price and the effective date will be announced in advance.”

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

“We plan to collect feedback through the Steam Community discussions and an in-game feedback link. We are particularly interested in reports about bugs, controls, onboarding and UI clarity, pacing, party and card balance, and requests for additional content.

We aim to share development progress approximately every two weeks and release stable game updates roughly every four to six weeks. Critical issues such as crashes, save loss, or progression blockers may be addressed sooner.

We will prioritize recurring issues and observed player experiences, using that feedback to guide development priorities. Significant changes to the roadmap or our plans will be communicated transparently through Steam announcements.”