Why Early Access?

“Dungeons & Runestones already contains a playable core experience including character creation, party management, turn-based combat, exploration, and the introductory Goblin Troubles campaign.

Early Access allows us to begin building a community around the game while continuing to expand the world, add new adventures, improve existing systems, and refine the overall experience through player feedback.

The foundation of Dungeons & Runestones is in place, but the long-term vision includes additional campaigns, world regions, progression systems, content updates, and quality-of-life improvements. By launching in Early Access, players can help shape that development while enjoying and providing feedback on the systems already available.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently anticipate Dungeons & Runestones remaining in Early Access for approximately 1-2 years. Development timelines may change based on community feedback, feature scope, and the pace of content expansion.

Our goal during Early Access is to continue expanding the game with new adventures, progression systems, world content, quality-of-life improvements, and additional multiplayer functionality while refining existing systems based on player feedback.”

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

“The Early Access version focuses on the core Dungeons & Runestones experience, including character creation, party management, exploration, turn-based combat, Stonebrook, and the Goblin Troubles campaign.

During Early Access, we plan to expand the game with additional adventures, regions, progression systems, character options, equipment, crafting features, multiplayer improvements, and quality-of-life updates.

We also plan to continue growing the game's world through new handcrafted campaigns, additional content for existing systems, and further development of the built-in Dungeon Master experience.

Our goal is for the full version to offer a larger world, more adventures, deeper progression, and a broader range of gameplay opportunities than the initial Early Access release.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Dungeons & Runestones is currently playable and includes character creation, party management, exploration, turn-based combat, inventory and equipment systems, custom hero portraits, multiplayer table-session foundations, and the Stonebrook town hub.

The Early Access version includes the complete Goblin Troubles adventure path, featuring story-driven exploration, skill checks, branching choices, companion interactions, tactical combat encounters, loot, character progression, and a built-in Dungeon Master who guides the adventure.

Players can create their own heroes, build a custom party, explore handcrafted adventures, and experience the core gameplay systems that define Dungeons & Runestones.

Some planned features and content are still in development. During Early Access, players may encounter incomplete systems, ongoing balancing adjustments, placeholder elements, and features that will continue to expand over time.”

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

“We do not currently plan to increase the price between Early Access and full release.
We may consider future price increases only if substantial new content and features are added beyond that scope.”

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

“We plan to actively involve the community throughout Early Access by listening to player feedback, monitoring discussions, reviewing bug reports, and gathering suggestions through Steam community channels.

Player feedback will help us prioritize improvements, balance gameplay systems, identify usability issues, and guide future content development.

As Dungeons & Runestones grows, we intend to share development progress, discuss upcoming changes, and communicate plans for future updates whenever possible.

Community feedback has already helped shape development, and we expect player experiences and suggestions to continue influencing the game's direction throughout Early Access.”