Why Early Access?

“Strive is an expensive game to build, and don't think only in terms of money. It's expensive in terms of time. Its expensiveness is coupled to its ambitiousness. From day one, we were aiming to craft an innovative, refreshing experience, merging mechanics already known--and hugely accepted--by the gaming community with a unique gameplay.

We're currently a small team of 5 great people, working at our own expenses, doing the best to deliver the game we've been dreaming from day one. For us, Early Access is an opportune way to, with our players, identify wisely on where we'll be investing our time during the development phase, decreasing the overall error margin of building something that people won't like.

That being said, Early Access will help us with community. And to have a great full version, Strive needs it.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“The day of tomorrow is a complete vacuum for us. We do need to measure community acceptance in order to decide our next moves, such as what features are more important or what bugfixes require better attention.

That being said, it's hard for us, at this very moment, to establish an exact due date for the game to leave Early Access. Several factors are on the table, but rest assured that we're aiming to be in shape to a full release by late 2019.”

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

“The full version of Strive will be most likely shaped by the feedbacks of the community. We already have a solid outlook of what we want Strive to be, but our players have an essential role in helping us to better predict the fate we're pursuing.

Our main goals are to create a diverse, friendly, fun and competitive gameplay, with better graphics, sound effects, particles, etc. and great polishment. Notwithstanding improvements in our game accessibility and player experience.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“It's an MVP (Minimum Viable Product). We designed just only the features necessary to spread our vision of what Strive is.

Just a few playable characters, a very simple, yet functional, User Interface, zero cosmetics, just a few game settings, and nearly zero in-game tutorials and guides.

However, despite the lack of content, Strive already offers hundreds of explorable gameplay possibilities to the player, resulting in funny, surprising matches. Worry not--the replayability is high and will get better on every patch.”

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

“The price will be decreased as the full release approaches.”

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

“We want the community participating on every aspect of the game development. Aesthetical, sonorous and gameplay design decisions included.

We've built a foundation that we think players might love. From this foundation beyond, the possibilities are endless and a small team is far from being enough to always make the right choices. Community is essential here.

Stay tuned on our Community Hub to get into on what's going on.”