Why Early Access?

“We think DEADLOCK as it stands is a complete and fun arcade experience, but want to potentially expand it down the road depending on how the medium evolves.
Skunkape Interactive is just comprised of a few self funded part time devs.
Early access is a way for us to get direct feedback and fund additional development.

Our main goal is to provide gamers with an enjoyable and challenging VR experience now, rather than later.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We are not sure. There are many features we want to add, and whether or not we develop them will depend on how much interest is shown by the Steam community.”

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

“With the full version of DEADLOCK we hope to implement things like leaderboards, additional music, challenge modes, maps and random wave generation!
However the roadmap is a fluid document that will be revised according to how much interest the community expresses in what.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version of DEADLOCK includes 4 fire modes (low caliber bullet, high caliber bullet, plasma, and heavy beam) and a defensive energy shield. 3 enemies (Tactical Troopers, Attack Dogs, and Drones) with different sub-types (e.g. Shotgun Trooper) all of which are designed from the ground up for VR gameplay.
This version of the game includes 1 map with 20 unique waves.”

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

“This depends on the extent to which the game increases in content and value.”

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

“We want feedback from the community regarding all aspects of the game and how we can make it better, more fun, challenging and high quality. We want bug reports, we also want suggestions for features, maps, modes... anything you can think of!
This is a VR game for the VR community and early access gives us the opportunity to find what that community really wants.
If shown enough interest we will try our best to implement!”