Why Early Access?

“GLOBUS is already fully playable, but we want to continue improving and expanding the game together with the community.
Geography offers a huge amount of possible content and many different ways to learn and play. Early Access gives us the opportunity to gather feedback on the existing quiz modes, difficulty, user interface, performance and overall gameplay while continuing to add new content and polish existing features.
Player feedback will help us determine which areas of the game should receive the most attention before the full release.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect GLOBUS to remain in Early Access for approximately 6 to 12 months.
This may change depending on player feedback and the scope of features added during development. Our priority is to reach a level of content, stability and polish that we are satisfied with rather than commit to a fixed release date too early.”

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

“The full version of GLOBUS is planned to expand and refine the experience available in Early Access rather than completely change its core gameplay.
During Early Access we plan to:
- expand and improve geography content across countries, capitals, landmarks, mountains, rivers, seas and other categories,
- continue improving TYPE, SELECT, GUESS and HINT gameplay,
- expand progression, statistics and achievements,
- improve the Explore mode and educational information,
- add additional customization and gameplay options,
- improve accessibility and keyboard/controller-friendly navigation,
- further optimize performance across a wider range of hardware,
- improve translations and localization,
- refine visual effects, audio, animations and overall user interface,
- fix bugs and balance gameplay based on community feedback.
The full release is intended to provide a more polished, stable and content-rich version of the same core geography experience.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version of GLOBUS is already fully playable and includes the core gameplay experience.
Players can currently explore the globe and play multiple quiz categories including countries, capitals, flags, landmarks, mountains, rivers, seas and oceans, as well as U.S. states and capitals.
The game already includes TYPE, SELECT, GUESS and HINT interaction modes, regional selection, customizable map appearance, statistics, player progress, achievements, time limits, Explore mode and a wide range of gameplay settings.
During Early Access, we are focusing on improving stability, performance, user interface, localization, balancing and overall polish while also expanding the available content and features.”

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

“The price may increase when GLOBUS leaves Early Access as the game receives additional content, features and polish.
Any pricing changes will be communicated in advance. We want the Early Access price to reflect the current state of the game while giving early players the opportunity to support its continued development.”

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

“Community feedback will play an important role throughout the Early Access period.
We plan to actively collect feedback about quiz difficulty, game modes, geography content, user interface, performance, accessibility and requested features.
Player reports will also help us identify incorrect geographic data, missing content, localization issues and technical problems across different hardware configurations.
Feedback from Steam Discussions and player reviews will be considered when prioritizing updates and deciding which features should be improved or expanded before the full release.
We want GLOBUS to grow into a geography game that is enjoyable both for casual players and for people who want a deeper challenge.”