What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access? “As a small indie studio we need all the feedback we can get. Adding new features and balancing the game dynamics is a quite complex task within the global simulation of our planets. Additionally the income of early access helps us to stay independent. We want to take the time to evolve this game into a little sensation. Something that has never been played this way before. The first global planetary colonization and climate survival game.” Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “Belief it or not, Imagine Earth is in Early Access development since May 2014. But since then we had substantial feature updates almost every month, constant graphic improvements and instant bug fixes. We plan to release Imagine Earth in Q4 2019.



Please note that we are just two guys in the core team and a complex planet simulation like this takes time to turn out really well. We're most thankful for almost 30.000 supporters who made this long-term development sustainable and independent over all the years.” How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? “Currently there are four big things to do:

- Add more interaction with other (AI) colonies: taking over, sabotage, cooperation

- Improve trading system and authentic AI behavoir and establishing diplomacy.

- Make the general gameplay more diverse.

- Iterate until the whole thing is perfect ;-)” What is the current state of the Early Access version? “We'd call it a progress of 90-95% . Please read the feature list in the description below.” Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? “Yes, the release price will be 29.99 $” How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process? “We need your thoughts, ideas and direct feedback on what you experience during gameplay. To keep you updated about the actual development process we are writing a friday report every week and there's a major update release once a month. The complex interconnections between the buildings are a hell of a balancing job on which your opinion is highly appreciated. Name the features you would be most excited about and let's make this thing a unique experience together.”