What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access? “This game is currently in Alpha stage and features are still being added! Looking for feedback on the game that will be used to improve the game. Ideas of new abilities, weapons, enemies, bosses and anything else you can think of would be appreciated!” Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access? “This game will stay in Early Access until there are a decent amount of abilities, weapons and enemies to keep players satisfied! There should be enough things to upgrade that you can't possibly upgrade everything in a single match/round. This may take a year or more.” How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? “The final version of this game will have more abilities, weapons and enemies. Also the effects (sound, graphics, etc.) should be fleshed out a bit more. You can customize your ship by importing a model (.dae format). Users should be able to use models from the Steam Workshop as well. Online Co-op may (no promises!) be added so players can have fun upgrading together!! If adding online co-op turns out to be too cumbersome to add in then the game will remain singleplayer.” What is the current state of the Early Access version? “There are only a handful of abilities and weapons to upgrade and there is only a small roster of bosses and regular enemies to fight but matches can still last a decent amount of time. Although I've added controller support, menu navigation may be a bit buggy in some menus. A proper menu system will need to be worked on to make menu navigation better.” Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? “If a satisfactory amount of features are added, the game will raise in price. I would like to have discounted sales every once in awhile but probably only once the game comes out of Early Access. The price shouldn't change throughout the development of the game in Early Access.” How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process? “Any ideas are welcome! I may not implement them all, but any ability, weapon, enemy or whatever else comes to mind is welcome! Aside from ideas, Steam Workshop support will be added in so that players can share their ship creations!”