Release Date Update
Hello fellow archers!
Some of you may have noticed that we pushed back the release date of Bowmen from its original release date of December 31st, 2020 to March 1st, 2021. I would like to take a brief moment to explain the reasoning behind that decision, the current state of the game, and where we plan to go from here.
First and foremost, the development of Bowmen has been an incredibly awesome and rewarding journey for myself (the lead developer), and a handful of other individuals who have helped work on Bowmen. It is a relatively small indie game with an even smaller development team, but it has been one of the most rewarding and challenging journeys of my life, and it is awesome to see the project begin to come together as we approach the final release. Due to my other obligations as a scientist, and being almost exclusively the only person working on the game, development and bug fixing has been slower than desired. As such, we did not reach our intended state of polish for the game by the December 31st target date, and so we decided to push it back two months. Due to the uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, job responsibilities, etc., this date may shift again in the future as things over the next few months unfold.
However, the game in it's current state is very close to being finished. We are considering releasing Bowmen ahead of the listed March 1st, 2021 date using Steam's Early Access feature. We are unsure at this point if this is the route we will eventually go, but it is looking increasingly promising. This is for two reasons:
Early Access would also allow us to identify bugs and balance items to a greater degree that can be done in-house, where we only have 3 beta testers. Again, this is not set in stone as of yet, but we are considering this option going forward.
Whatever we decide, we will let you know here within the next month or so. We are looking forward to putting the final touches on the game and getting it out to eager players as soon as possible. If you have any thoughts or suggestions about how we roll Bowmen out going forward, you can certainly provide us with feedback on our forums at etherealgem.com/support.
Thanks again for all your support and interest in Bowmen. We promise it is on the way!
Sincerely,
The Bowmen Team
Some of you may have noticed that we pushed back the release date of Bowmen from its original release date of December 31st, 2020 to March 1st, 2021. I would like to take a brief moment to explain the reasoning behind that decision, the current state of the game, and where we plan to go from here.
First and foremost, the development of Bowmen has been an incredibly awesome and rewarding journey for myself (the lead developer), and a handful of other individuals who have helped work on Bowmen. It is a relatively small indie game with an even smaller development team, but it has been one of the most rewarding and challenging journeys of my life, and it is awesome to see the project begin to come together as we approach the final release. Due to my other obligations as a scientist, and being almost exclusively the only person working on the game, development and bug fixing has been slower than desired. As such, we did not reach our intended state of polish for the game by the December 31st target date, and so we decided to push it back two months. Due to the uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, job responsibilities, etc., this date may shift again in the future as things over the next few months unfold.
However, the game in it's current state is very close to being finished. We are considering releasing Bowmen ahead of the listed March 1st, 2021 date using Steam's Early Access feature. We are unsure at this point if this is the route we will eventually go, but it is looking increasingly promising. This is for two reasons:
- Early Access would allow us to get the game out to interested players for a discounted price, and allow us to finish the final touches on the game with player feedback.
- Early Access would allow us to make Bowmen the best possible game it can be, by adjusting gameplay based on player wishes and more extensive play testing.
Early Access would also allow us to identify bugs and balance items to a greater degree that can be done in-house, where we only have 3 beta testers. Again, this is not set in stone as of yet, but we are considering this option going forward.
Whatever we decide, we will let you know here within the next month or so. We are looking forward to putting the final touches on the game and getting it out to eager players as soon as possible. If you have any thoughts or suggestions about how we roll Bowmen out going forward, you can certainly provide us with feedback on our forums at etherealgem.com/support.
Thanks again for all your support and interest in Bowmen. We promise it is on the way!
Sincerely,
The Bowmen Team