Why Early Access?

“Roots of Yggdrasil is a game we built with the community in mind from the get-go. That's the whole reason behind our Kickstarter campaign, as well as our monthly playtests and demo periods over the past year. This type of iteration is what we believe makes games great!

We want the players to be involved every step of the way, to make sure we not only realize our vision of what the game can be, but also the version of it that will appeal the most to our players.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We'd like to keep the game in Early Access for a maximum of 6 months, but the length of the EA period will really depend on player feedback; if we feel like the community wants more and more content, we're open to the idea of extending the EA a bit to make sure we manage to polish new features as much as possible.”

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

“We plan to add the main story as well as additional relationships with existing and new characters in the full release. We intend to bring more buildings, action cards, artifacts and encounters to the game for the full release. Finally, we intend to bring more meta-progression systems into the Hubworld of the game to add to the experience in between the roguelike loops.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The core game is fully playable and polished. Players can embark on an expedition to Yggdrasil, complete multiple maps and reach the end of the roguelike loop. They can bring back resources to advance meta progression and unlock more content for subsequent loops.

However, while the early access is still very replayable and contains a good variety of buildings and artifact, we want to use the early access period to make sure the content we add is relevant to the players' wants. We also want to use the early access to help with the final balancing of the game.”

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

“We don't plan on raising the price gradually. The Early Access price will remain constant for the duration of EA (excluding discounted periods), and the final game will sell for a slightly more expensive price.”

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

“As we've been doing ever since the Kickstarter in February 2023, we will push for players to join us on Discord and monitor Steam discussion forums in order to gather feedback and make the game even better!”