What is the point of Early Access? Is it to get money to keep the studio alive and keep working on the game? For some studios, maybe, sure. But on September 20 th, we’re not releasing the game, are we? We’re releasing the Early Access version of the game. Designing new features, implementing them, making the game better. This is exactly what we’ve been doing for the last seven years. I wanted to take a look at this list of tasks and maybe kill something to make space for the new thing. Just didn’t have the time to implement the feature. He came around, eventually, but it didn’t change the fact he had more than enough on his plate. Initially, the programmer was not convinced. In my mind, it significantly enhanced the experience. I really wanted – no, needed! – a certain feature in the game.

I cannot imagine the game without it.” – I replied. Witchfire launches into early access on September 20th.“I won’t be able to squeeze that in” – said the programmer. Apart from all the potential technical challenges of co-op, of course.”Īs for other post-launch plans, The Astronauts will “be doing everything we can to make it the best game possible”, and updates will stop “only when we are all fully satisfied with the results.”Ī new video is coming soon, which will outline the gameplay loop, so stay tuned for that. Witchfire works very well as a single-player experience, and we’re not sure if we want to risk destroying that feeling. “There is a very slight chance we will attempt to do co-op, but please do not count on it. As for whether co-op will ever happen, Chmielarz stated, “For now and possibly forever, this is a single-player game.” While the game pauses when entering menus, you can’t quit a run and resume it midway. Controller support is also promised, and there will be character progression outside of runs, though to what extent remains to be seen. We don’t plan on dragging it forever.” An early access roadmap will also be available after launch on the website and store page. The real question is: How long will early access be for?ĭirector Adrian Chmielarz said it will be for “About a year, maybe a couple of extra months more – but that’s it. It revealed that two maps would be available, each “more or less” the size of the world in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Yesterday, The Astronauts laid out plans for the early access launch of Witchfire, exclusive to PC via the Epic Games Store for a year.

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