Why Early Access?

“DISTORID is being developed by a solo developer, and Early Access allows me to continue developing the game together with the community.

Player feedback is especially valuable for balancing ghost behavior, evidence, difficulty, equipment, and the overall atmosphere of investigations.

The goal of Early Access is to refine the core gameplay systems based on real player experiences while continuing to expand and improve the game.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I currently expect DISTORID to remain in Early Access for approximately 12 to 18 months.

However, this may change depending on development progress, player feedback, and the scope of improvements that make sense during Early Access.”

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

“The full version is planned to be a more complete, stable, and polished version of the core DISTORID experience.

During Early Access, I intend to focus on expanding and improving paranormal investigations, individual ghost behaviors, equipment, contracts, locations, atmosphere, and cooperative systems.

Development will also include further optimization, bug fixing, difficulty balancing, and general improvements to the player experience.

The exact scope of the full version may evolve during development based on lessons learned from Early Access and community feedback.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version of DISTORID provides the core playable paranormal investigation loop.

Players can enter contracts, use investigation equipment, search for different types of paranormal evidence, observe entity behavior, complete objectives, and attempt to correctly identify the ghost.

The current content includes multiple ghost types with different behaviors, several evidence types, two investigation locations — Factory and Turkwood — difficulty settings, a journal, equipment, paranormal events, and Hunts.

The game is still in development. Some systems, content, visuals, animations, balancing, and user interface elements will continue to change during Early Access.”

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

“The price may increase during Early Access or when the game transitions to its full release, depending on the amount of additional content and the overall scope of the game.

Any potential pricing changes will be communicated in advance.”

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

“I plan to gather player feedback through the Steam Community Hub and the official DISTORID Discord server.

I am particularly interested in bug reports, experiences with different ghost behaviors, difficulty balancing, equipment, evidence, and the overall investigation experience.

Community feedback will be one of the factors used when deciding on changes and development priorities. Not every suggestion will necessarily become part of the game, but I intend to regularly follow player feedback and experiences.”