Why Early Access?

“Heroes of Underhollow’s core combat and four-floor campaign are playable. We want to work with players to refine hero balance, build variety, and encounter difficulty while continuing development toward the full release.
Early Access will also give us an opportunity to gather feedback as we develop multiplayer, helping us understand how players approach the dungeon both alone and together.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect Early Access to last approximately 3–6 months. This is an estimate and may change depending on the work needed to refine game balance and develop multiplayer. We will share significant changes to this timeframe through our Steam announcements.”

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

“We plan for the full version to include multiplayer alongside the existing single-player experience. We also intend to refine hero abilities, skill trees, equipment, and encounter difficulty so that a wider range of builds offers rewarding ways to complete a run.
Throughout Early Access, we plan to address bugs and improve usability based on player feedback. These are our current development goals; their scope and timing may change as development progresses.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current version offers a playable single-player campaign spanning four dungeon floors, with three selectable heroes: Warden, Ranger, and Magus. Every campaign begins in the Ossuary, with later floors drawn from nine additional dungeon themes.
Combat features action points, free movement, interacting elemental surfaces, cover, high ground, knockback, and separate physical and magical defences. Each hero has a branching skill tree with 33 upgrades, including late-run masteries.
Players can plan routes, collect rewards, customize equipment, discover trinkets, visit merchants and shrines, and resolve events. Saving and continuing runs and a separate Free Fight mode are also available.
Balance and difficulty are still being refined. Multiplayer is planned and is not currently included.”

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

“Yes. We plan a small increase to the base price when Underhollow leaves Early Access. We will announce the change in advance.”

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

“We will gather feedback through Steam Discussions and our Discord community. Bug reports, build experiences, balance suggestions, and feedback on multiplayer as it develops will help guide our priorities.
We plan to share development updates and patch notes through Steam announcements and Discord, including explanations of significant changes and how community feedback has informed them.”