Go-Go Town! News

We are so excited to be able to debut a new trailer as part of Wholesome Direct today, and if you missed it, you can check it out here—see what new things you can see that haven’t been shown before!

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Next up, our super-early sneak peek is now available as a demo! If you didn’t get a chance to play this in May or a PAX East, here’s another chance. Obligatory note—think of it like playing a demo in person at an event: it doesn’t have the ability to delete / edit buildings or save the game.

BUT! If you’re waiting for that functionality, then you will get your wish on [h3]JULY 3RD when we have our next playtest![/h3] Sign up here for your exclusive playtest invite, and we'll notify you when it's live! TownCo’s focus this playthrough is to throw you into the beginning of the game, so get ready to build your town from the ground up!



In case you missed other news, we shared our current roadmap, which, knowing game development, will probably be invalid next week, but hey! 😉 We wanted to share what we’ve got on the front and back burners.

Cheers,

Emily & the Prideful Sloth team

We know that Go-Go Town! is still some time away from releasing. However, we wanted to make sure we start communicating our Road Map for the game early on in development.



[h2]What does all of this mean?[/h2]
The TownCo is in the detail, so below is bit more info on each of these topics.

[h3]Current[/h3]
⏱️ Start of Game Flow
Our next playtests will really focus on the start of the game—how does it feel, do you get the information you need, how is the story being told. Since this touches on most things in the game, you might not see major changes, but it’ll be a series of small shifts to make it the best experience possible.

📑 Tutorialization
TownCo is brushing off their training manuals to get things ready for you so you can learn as you go!

🗺️ New starting map
We all loved DemoTown, but TownCo’s got a brand new spot where they’re going to drop you

🪜 Tech Tree
Wondering what all that EGO is for? You’ll have tech trees where you can spend points to unlock new shops, items, and more!

🏘️ House and Shop overhaul
We want to make sure that there's variety to the town, so we are working on the visuals for houses and shops to do just this!

💾 Save/Load
Just so you don’t have to keep your computer running overnight 😉

🏗️ Move + Delete
Moving and deleting buildings and decoration will be available (rotating decoration items is on our long-term list—but not rotating buildings)

🐛 Addressing some feedback and squashing bugs from the first super-early pre-Alpha demo

[h3]Upcoming[/h3]
🗺️ A Map
Don’t you want a way around town? We want that too!

🛟 Help System
TownCo representatives are standing by…

🌾Updates on growth/completion for farm goods
We’re going to add ways for you to know if a crop will take a short or long time to grow, and how to know it’s ready

🌏 Localisation
The final list of languages is still to be determined, but we’re going to start this process early so more folks can join in.

🤖 Updates to AI logic
Mandated our couriers re-read the training manual to ensure they are performing at optimal (or semi-optimal, the TownCo way) expectations

📈 Long-term game ‘goals’
TownCo has some lofty goals they want you to achieve!

[h3]Backlog[/h3]
🕰️ Skip time
Tired of nightime? Hate noon? Say goodbye to it!

🚙 NPC driving (not just couriers)
You’ll have some competition on the roads—NPCs will be able to drive

🕺🏽More depth to NPCs
No, this doesn’t mean romance! We’ll have more details on this when the time comes, but there’s more to come for our beloved townfolk.

💇🏻‍♂️Player Character customization
You’ll have lots of options for hair cut, color, and clothing to make your Mayor the most (or least!) stylish out there. Hair and clothing options will not be gender-locked, either.

🚧 Long-term town maintenance
Keep things up to TownCo standards! Otherwise they’ll [REDACTED]

🔄 Rotate some objects (but not shops or houses!)
Pick the corner that’s most ideal for a trashcan. You know you want to.