Hometopia News

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Dear Hometopia Community,

Last week, Unity unexpectedly changed their pricing model to a pay-per-install basis, essentially making all but the biggest free-to-play Unity games unsustainable. This announcement completely blindsided us and all other indie developers using Unity. With Hometopia's Early Access launch planned for next week, the timing is particularly difficult, but we didn’t want to delay our planned September 27th release.

We had planned for Hometopia to be a free-to-play game with optional DLCs that players could choose to purchase to upgrade their experience. Unity’s new pricing model means we have to charge for the game, and we deeply regret that. This has been an impossibly difficult decision for us.

Hometopia will be priced at $19.99 during Early Access, which will begin on September 27th. The planned ‘Builders Pass’ DLC (with 1,000 new items and premium biomes) originally priced at $19.99 will now be included in the game upon initial purchase. All Builders Pass updates and additions that were planned for EA will now be automatically added into the game at no additional cost.

We will also be offering a 15% launch discount.

We are truly sorry to make this change so close to launch, but this is the only way we can bring Hometopia to you and continue to support it for years to come. Our promise to you is that we will always listen to our community, lead with transparency, and do everything in our power to deliver the best game we possibly can.

Thanks for your understanding and your continued support.

To give you an open forum to ask questions directly, we will be hosting an AMA on our Discord at 3pm EST on Wednesday, September 20th.

Alex Ahlund
CEO
Hometopia

[h2]Italy Loves Hometopia[/h2]
CIAO! Last weekend, Hometopia Ambassador Sheila Red Daisy posted a video on TikTok about Hometopia that has 1.2 million views!

Want to play Hometopia like Sheila Red Daisy? Become an Ambassador and playtest the game before it launches into Early Access on September 27th.

[h2]The Gaming Press Loves Hometopia
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While Topians around the world are getting excited about the new gameplay, the press is starting to feel the heat, too. This week, major gaming outlets wrote about the upcoming September 27th Early Access release including PCGamesN, The Verge, and Gameranx.



[h2]Influencers Love Hometopia
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Some serious simulation builders have been posting gameplay videos of Hometopia and it is seriously satisfying! Here are a few of our favorites from the past few weeks:

• PawsBuild rebuilds a bedroom and vibes to Hometopia’s in-game sounds
• Plantsimgirl takes on a renovation job in Hometopia
• Sam and Rachel renovate a medium home for Fernando Koch

[h2]China Loves Hometopia
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你好! Creators in China have been building in Hometopia, playing the latest version of the game, and sharing their play sessions on Bilibili! Check out this video from SimsLK taking on client jobs.


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