Why Early Access?

“Monstrous is first and foremost a combat game and in our experience combat games always depend on community feedback to tweak and improve gameplay. We simply think this is the right time to share the game with the public and involve the community in its development.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Based on the development time it took to get to this stage, we are expecting 9 – 11 months of development until the game is ready for a full release. Until then, we updating the game every two weeks. The beta branch is a good place to preview the upcoming features and content as it will get more frequent updates.”

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

“Our current plan is to add:
• Campaign and Co-op Modes
• Match-making
• Additional Districts
• Additional Playable Characters
• Additional Enemies
• Campaign Progression
• Additional Music
• Additional Visual Features & Polish

We are keeping a development buffer of 2-3 months to add to this list based on community feedback and feature requests.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“All core systems in the game are implemented including the multiplayer and they are playable in the southern districts of the city, namely Harbor and Tenements. The game is relatively stable, and can be played at a decent frame rate. Please be aware that this is still an early access build and there will be bugs, quite a few of them in fact. However, we're updating the game quite frequently and we're planning to polish what is currently available in the next couple of months.”

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

“Yes, we will gradually increase the price as we add more features and content. And there will be plenty of both in the upcoming months”

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

“Community feedback is the reason we're doing early access. We will be actively tracking:

• Feedback and suggestions on upcoming features, modes and city districts.
• Play testing currently available and upcoming characters.
• Monitoring emergent behaviors, tactics and strategies due to the dynamic nature of game.
• Balancing move lists and itemization


There will be dedicated topics followed by and commented on by our development team as soon as the game launches for Early Access.”