October 2023 Newsletter: Steam Next Fest Recap

[h2]Steam Next Fest Recap![/h2]

First and foremost, a huge thank you to everyone who wishlisted, played the demo and joined in on the live streams during Steam Next Fest earlier this month. It really helped boost my morale and there's already been some great feedback to address in future patches!

I rarely like to toot my own horn - but I'm happy to share some numbers that I observed during the event.

The first live stream reached a peak of 925 viewers!
The second live stream reached a peak of 843 viewers!
Over the course of the event I received 808 Wishlists!
I provided 2 bugfix and QoL patches throughout the event!

It may be small numbers compared to some of the bigger games out there, but these stats far exceeded any expectations I had!

Here's a few photo-mode screenshots I took during the live streams!











[h2]What's Next!?[/h2]

I'm happy to say that aside from a few glaring gameplay issues that became apparent from the Next Fest demo, the rest of the game is in what I think to be a good "Early Access" state.

My goal was always to minimize the amount of time after Steam Next Fest to an actual release that people can get a hold of. This will be the thing I focus on now, and I hope to have more news for you soon.



[h2]Community Spotlight[/h2]

To tie off the newsletter I thought I would highlight some of the community videos and coverage that happened over the Steam Next Fest event. Please check out these content creators below and give them your support!

@vmeezo livestreamed his playthrough on Twitch, of his character called Nosey McNoseFace 🤣




@JenjibobCries also on Twitter livestreamed their playthrough and uploaded it on YouTube!

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Tales of Lumin provided a break down of the current character customization options that you can find in the demo.

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Ab's Pure Gameplay provided a short review over on the Steam forums and also provided a no-commentary playthrough of their experience on YouTube.

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That's all for this months newsletter! As mentioned before - I hope to have more news for you soon regarding the progress and release of this game!

- DjMonkey

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