Why Early Access?

“The Crimson Scales is already a complete single-player campaign, with over 50 scenarios and all 11 playable characters from the original board game implemented. We are releasing it in Early Access because we want to continue developing the digital version with the community rather than treating the current version as the final product.

Our primary goal during Early Access is to add multiplayer, allowing players to experience the campaign together with friends. We also plan to develop solo scenarios and continue improving the existing game based on player feedback.

Feedback from players will help us identify issues, improve usability and quality of life, refine the digital implementation of the game's rules, and determine which improvements should be prioritised during development.

We are committed to continuing development throughout Early Access and seeing The Crimson Scales through to its full release. Our goal is for the 1.0 release to provide a polished digital adaptation of the complete Crimson Scales experience, including multiplayer.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently estimate that The Crimson Scales will remain in Early Access for approximately 6–12 months.

During this period, our primary development goal is to add and test multiplayer, including multiplatform multiplayer. We will also develop the solo scenarios and continue improving and polishing the existing single-player campaign based on player feedback.

The exact duration may change depending on the development and testing of these features. We would rather extend Early Access if necessary than release the full version before these features are ready and properly tested.”

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

“The current Early Access version contains the complete single-player Crimson Scales campaign, including all 11 playable characters and over 50 scenarios from the base board game.

The primary difference in the full version will be the addition of multiplayer, including multiplatform multiplayer, allowing players to experience the campaign together with friends. We also plan to add solo scenarios during Early Access.

In addition to these new features, the full version will include the improvements, bug fixes, balancing changes and quality-of-life improvements made throughout Early Access based on development and community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current Early Access version contains the complete single-player Crimson Scales campaign.

All 11 playable characters from the original board game are implemented, along with more than 50 playable scenarios. The campaign includes its scenario flowchart, events, shop, party achievements, character progression, equipment and other campaign systems.

Characters can level up, unlock new ability cards, select perks and acquire equipment as they progress through the campaign. Combat, enemy AI and the game's rules are automated, while the player is prompted whenever a situation requires a choice or contains an ambiguity.

The digital version also includes automatic saving, multiple save files for separate campaigns, and an undo function.

The complete campaign is currently playable from beginning to end. The main features not yet implemented are multiplayer and solo scenarios, both of which are planned for development during Early Access.

For a complete overview of the currently implemented features, please refer to the "About This Game" section above.”

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

“The Crimson Scales will be free to play throughout Early Access and after the full 1.0 release. There will be no charge for purchasing or playing the game.”

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

“Community feedback will be an important part of the development of The Crimson Scales during Early Access.

We will use feedback from players to identify bugs and usability issues, improve the existing single-player experience, and help prioritise future development. In particular, we want to hear from players about the digital implementation of the game's rules, character balance, difficulty, user interface, quality of life features and overall gameplay experience.

A major goal of Early Access is to develop multiplayer. Feedback from players will help us shape this feature as it is developed, including identifying problems and improving the experience of playing the campaign with others.

Players can share feedback, report bugs and discuss the game through the Steam Community forums. We will actively monitor these discussions and use the feedback we receive to help guide development and prioritise future updates.”