What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access? “PLEASE READ THE STUFF BELOW OR THE DEVELOPERS WILL CRY



Imagine how sausage is made. Now imagine the early stages of that, and you are given some unseasoned, probably gross tasting, bits of a prototype of the sausage. Upon eating the proto-sausage, you find it is bland, flavorless, and makes your tummy feel funny. You relay this info to the Sausage Engineers and they come up with a new version of the sausage that no longer makes your tummy feel funny, but still doesn’t taste that great. After repeating this process over and over and over, you are presented with an absolutely decadent piece of sausage that simply tastes amazing AND has zero calories! Guess what, that’s all thanks to you, buddy. You were instrumental in helping those Sausage Engineers make that sausage amazing. You get free sausage for life or something cool like that.



If that sounds like a fun ordeal to you, then my friend, you are ready to participate in Early Access! If this does not sound appealing to you and you’re expecting a finished, fun, and polished game, please come back later when the game is finished. Please please PLEASE do not play this if you are not prepared for lots of bugs, things being completely not fun or broken, and constant patches.



If you are prepared for that, I have some neato news. You will have a front row seat during this game’s creation, and play a crucial role in helping us figure out stuff. We’re a small team, and could really use your help making this game. Seriously, not joking here. Making games is REALLY DIFFICULT and larger companies can throw a crapload of money at focus testing to get feedback and see what works. This is why we need your help! We’re a handful of passionate game developers working from our respective bedrooms. Inviting a bunch of random strangers into our home to test the game is something our roommates would frown upon. Weird, right?



So that’s where you come in. We need YOU to tell us when the game isn’t fun. We need YOU to give us your thoughts on pretty much everything. Help us, [YOUR NAME HERE], you’re our only hope!” Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “Hard to say. We're hoping to finish the game by the end of summer.” How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? “Anything that's not fun will be fun. We're constantly iterating on stuff and still have a ways to go.” What is the current state of the Early Access version? “Beta1. For a full roadmap, see this post: https://www.steambanditsoutpost.com/forums/index.php?p=/discussion/820/beta-roadmap/p1” Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? “Sort of. It depends on how much content the final game will have. We're shooting for at least 40 hours of story content. Non-story stuff will be free.” How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process? “We want to discuss everything about the game with the community. We're a tiny team and need feedback often.”