Why Early Access?

“OKTORAID is a couch co-op game, and couch co-op is the one thing you cannot balance on your own. We can tell that two operators wired together by a power cable feels good — what we cannot test alone is how it holds up across hundreds of different pairs: friends with a skill gap, couples sharing one screen, people who ignore the cable entirely and go build turrets in a corner. Early Access lets us tune the siege, the build grid and the cable bonus around how real duos actually play, and keep adding operators and machines while people are playing.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We are planning on roughly 8 to 9 months in Early Access, targeting a 1.0 release around August 2027. If the community makes it clear the game needs longer to be the thing we promised, we will take the extra time rather than ship a version we don't stand behind.”

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

“More of everything a run is built from: additional operators with their own kits, more weapons and trade-off items to combine, new machine types and bosses, and further biomes and chapters beyond the current campaign. Beyond content, the full version is where the balance settles — wave pacing, build costs and the cable bonus tuned with real co-op data instead of our own playtests. Ideas the community keeps asking for go on that list too.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game is fully playable from start to finish, solo or with a second player. The campaign runs through its chapters to the showdown with OKTO, alongside an endless mode and a 1v1 duel mode where your partner becomes your rival. It ships with 16 operators, dozens of weapons you tier up and combine, 40+ trade-off items with rarity, a market with reroll and lock, and the build grid with turrets, helper-bots and barricades. Full controller support (Xbox and PlayStation), Steam Remote Play Together, and localization in 15 languages are already in. This is not a prototype — it is a complete game we intend to keep growing.”

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

“The price is likely to rise modestly by 1.0 as content is added, so buying during Early Access will be the cheapest way in.”

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

“The Steam forums and our community hub are where this gets decided. Balance complaints, operator ideas and "this wave is unfair" reports are exactly what Early Access is for — we read them and we patch. Couch co-op players especially: tell us what breaks when two people share one screen, because that is the part we cannot test alone.”