Why Early Access?

“We are two developers. One of us lives in NYC and the other lives in Sydney Australia. We met over a decade ago gaming together, and wanted to pursue the ambition of creating a game that focused on storytelling, world building, and being innovative within a genre.

We are doing early access so we can give players Campaign(s) to start with, as we progressively scale the world and systems to create a full release that coordinates a world of campaigns, featuring an eventual Arcade and Co-Op mode that brings together the Towers, Items, and Questlines from all campaigns.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect this game to be in Early Access for 1-2 years. We have spent most of our time defining the gameplay systems that will fuel the core gameplay and experience, but want to make sure we're dedicating the proper time to the development and continuity of a growing world from a story and thematic perspective. While development will be faster with the initial release of the Ashen campaign, we do want to be conservative on how long it would take to develop 5 more campaigns.”

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

“The full version will feature a full set of campaigns, scaling difficulty for replayability, and an arcade mode that will allow for different towers, powers, quest lines, random encounters, and trinkets to be obtained in all new ways for new combinations and experiences. Whether it is on full release or in EA, we do also want to explore a Co-Op mode within the campaign experience as that is the primary focus of the game is to play through the world and progression of different storylines... and what wouldn't make that better than being able to do that with a friend!”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“We’re launching in Early Access to develop Rise of the Fenarii alongside its players, using feedback to refine balance, improve the experience, and help shape future campaigns.

Early Access will launch with a finished campaign, spanning three acts. It features over 30+ tower forms and recruits, 50+ trinkets, and 30+ consumables, and 60+ unique powers that feed into new builds every play. Explore six branching storylines and over 30 story and random encounters combined, with 32+ unique zones, each with their own enemies, elites. With fun and unique boss battles that will make every play through feel like a new one.

During Early Access, we plan to release the Torpun campaign while continuing to refine the game. Our full-release plans include co-op mode, giving players another way to experience the journey together.

Beyond full release, we plan to develop the remaining four campaigns as expansions. These planned campaign expansions will be included at no additional cost for players who purchase Rise of the Fenarii during Early Access.”

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

“No, we will be sticking to the same price into release. As a team of two; we won't need anymore than what we're asking :)”

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

“We do all of our community management and engagement through our discord, where we routinely post updates on the progression of our game, including patch notes and active discussion around balancing and bug fixing to help bring all of our supporters along for the journey ahead with Rise of the Fenarii”