Why Early Access?

“We wish to do Early Access to use this time period as a means of taking in feedback and learning what the player wants in terms of game mechanics, settings, and even in UI design. The feedback from this game will also be incorporated into future games as well. The Other reason is that is Survival Mode is not finished yet, so in order for Survival Mode to come out as polished as possible, we would like feedback for present flaws so that Survival Mode comes out on a better Defrain build.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Defrain will be in Early Access for an indefinite time-frame because I am a college student and only working on game development in my free time.”

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

“The full version is planned to have some more ship designs and we are also deciding how we can add more customizability to the ship for example such as being able to choose your own muzzle fire, bullets and/or even the exhaust type.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current state of Defrain already has more features than from when we decided the project layout for the future. Practice Mode and Survival Mode were not going to be part of the original idea but were added towards the end of Arcade Mode's development. The current state of Defrain lets you enjoy Arcade Mode and Practice Mode while Survival Mode is still in development. The Options menu is not finished either and we would be happy if you gave us feedback on what options you would want us to implement into Defrain.”

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

“We plan on increasing the price after Early Acess but it wont be more than 50% of it's current list price.”

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

“We're not sure as of which social hub we want to hold all of our feedback on so the current plan is to just have everyone contact us through email or on the twitter accounts provided in game under the Social Media section.”