Nothing Beyond This Point News

[p]The Void beckons![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Nothing Beyond This Point, the strange Metroidvania with infinite regeneration, spending health as damage, and navigation instead of platforming... It's out. It has launched. Go get it, it's great and very affordable and definitely not terrifying![/p][p][/p][p]Couple of notes:[/p]

• [p]Tip: play aggressively. Don't let enemies heal or live for long. There's no contact damage and infinite regeneration, so going ham is encouraged. Fireballs, fireballs![/p]
• [p]Demo data carries over! This is normal. You may delete your file if you wish, it should work either way.[/p]
• [p]Controller is still fully supported, but keyboard and mouse are recommended.[/p]
• [p]All achievements can be obtained in your first playthrough, except for beating hard mode. So don't worry about missing anything crucial. Take your time. Remember you have a Voidlog...[/p]
• [p]Instead, worry about missing the secret bosses that may or may not exist.[/p]

[p]Good luck! Please leave a review if you can, it massively helps with visibility![/p][p]And don't get lost in there, yeah?[/p][p]-Dieuwt[/p]

[h2]Hi everyone![/h2][p]I'll keep it short. A LOT of Metroidvanias are releasing on March 31st/April 1st (Nemo, Grime 2, Tombwater, Legacy of Kain...), and I don't want my little game to be in that chaotic cluster. So, fairly last-minute, I've decided to move my release date.[/p][p]...to a week earlier.[/p][p][/p][p]New release date is March 25th! Or March 24th if you're anywhere outside of Australia, which is most of you. That should give you enough time to play and beat the game before you start any of the wonderful games of my fellow Metroidvania developers.[/p][p]Looking forward to it![/p][p]- Dieuwt[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p]The development cycle of Nothing Beyond This Point is coming to an end, and it only seems fair to give an update on some things.[/p][p][/p][p]The game is almost finished! In total there will be 16 areas, 12 bosses (although I may have miscounted?), 4 endings, and a bunch of secrets big and small. All that's left on my end is the final boss and main ending. We're getting there. Final boss takes a while, to nobody's surprise, but he's well on his way to becoming great. And also really big.[/p][p]The end is near.[/p][p]Apart from the final boss, my main focus right now is polishing everything up. Fixing bugs and crashes, adding particles and effects, removing unnecessary things. Everything must be up to code, whatever that code is. There's always going to be issues to work out, pre- and post-release, I just want to find as much as possible so release date won't fall flat on its face.[/p][p][/p][p]...ugh, do I have to?[/p][p]As for extra content, boss rush might make it in if I have enough time. I'll for sure add it eventually, but before or after release is currently unknown. The same goes for extra bosses, although my hand may have slipped and accidentally added one already. Oh well. You can also enjoy a Bestiary, a Jukebox, and something to get you that 100%...[/p][p][/p][p]Who is this, then?[/p][p]Release date will be April 1st, 2025! As mentioned before, it will be 5 USD.[/p][p][/p][p]That's not an April Fools joke, my schedule just works out nicely this way. It will be Sydney time, so March 31st for most of the world.[/p][p][/p][p]EDIT as of 2026/02/25: the release date has moved up a week, see next announcement.[/p][p][/p][p]On that day, the full OST will also release for 1 USD. It's almost two hours long, so well worth it if you ask me. In the meantime, check out this bonus (?) song for free! It's used... somewhere, that's for sure.[/p][p]This will likely be the last update before release. I should really do more marketing, but I don't like that, so I'd rather make the game than telling people about it. I'm really hoping the game will be received well, obviously![/p][p][/p][p]As always, you can join my Discord or follow me on Bluesky for some extra updates and other things to enrich your life with. I used to have Twitter but... well, we all know what happened.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Void.[/p][p]-Dieuwt[/p]

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p]Work on Nothing Beyond This Point has been ongoing for a while now, but I haven't made any posts in a while! That seems wrong. I should make a post in the form of a progress update! And here we are.[/p][p]There's 16 areas planned for NBTP, and of those, 13 are completely done right now! The 14th one is in progress, but it's gonna take a bit longer than most, considering its gimmick is quite... special. Honestly, it's worth playing the game for the 14th area alone.[/p][p]Things that you can look out for now also include, but are absolutely not limited to:[/p]

• [p]A big fancy puzzle![/p]
• [p]Obelisk 2.0, now with less corruption![/p]
• [p]Burnable flags![/p]
• [p]Killer bosses![/p]
• [p]Eyes.[/p]

[p]Eyes?[/p][p]What's with the eyes, anyway? ...It's probably fine.[/p][p]I'm constantly going back through areas and improving things. More item animations, additional decoration, improved layouts, and so on. The bigger a game is, the longer it takes to make. But worry not, the enemies, bosses, and their musical tracks are of the highest quality. According to me.[/p][p]The soundtrack will be uploaded to Youtube and get its own 1$ purchase! It'll likely be about 1.5 hours long and I'm sure you'll like most of it.[/p][p]Speaking about Youtube! Making a game is hard. Making a good game is extremely hard. Marketing a game? Impossible. I'll be a bit transparent about what I'm doing.[/p][p]I'm on a continuous process to scout out Twitch streamers, Youtubers, and other content creators that may like to play Nothing Beyond This Point. I currently have over 100 emails and several Discords to spread the message, but if you know anyone in particular, let me know.[/p][p]I'll also be distributing the game via Steam's Curator Connect system - but only once it's content-complete![/p][p]Wait, these statues are still alive? Uh oh.[/p][p]Yes, I am still on track. Early 2026 release will most likely happen. Depending on how soon I'll be done with the base content, I may add some bonus things as well! Things that are on the table include:[/p]

• [p]Boss rush[/p]
• [p]The Bestiary[/p]
• [p]4 extra bosses, with rewards[/p]
• [p]Secret rooms[/p]
• [p]Another ending (there's 3 planned so this'll be the 4th)[/p]
• [p]Who knows![/p]

[p]If you buy the game at launch, it'll be complete, but I'll always keep fixing things and will likely add post-launch features too. So don't hesitate! Wishlist Nothing Beyond This Point and have a jolly good time venturing through the endless Void.[/p][p]But seriously, though, what is it with these eyes?[/p][p]I feel like I'm not alone anymore.[/p]

Hi everyone! Today, Nothing Beyond This Point hit 1000 wishlists on Steam! That's huge - especially for me, as it greatly helps with motivation and getting a wider reach. I thought I'd take this opportunity to provide a development update.

In short:

• Out of 16 areas, 10 are currently complete. For reference, at demo launch a few month ago, there were 7.
  
• For the next months, I'll work on getting the game "content complete". Meaning you can play it start to finish.
  
• The rest of the time will be spent playtesting, balancing, fixing bugs/crashes, and promoting the game.
  
• Release date is still set to be early 2026. If you wishlist the game, you'll be notified the day of!
  
• I've determined that the price will be 5$ (5 EUR, 4.29 GDP, 7.50 AUD). Don't be fooled by its low price, it's still a fairly content-heavy and decently long game, but I want it to be accessible.
  
• If you haven't already, follow me on Bluesky, join my Discord, and wishlist the game!
  

Let's get into a bit more detail.
[h2]Development Progress[/h2]
Nothing Beyond This Point is a Metroidvania, despite the fact that's not a side-scroller or platformer, and the fact that there's barely no walls. This makes an area-based development approach the best in my opinion: build one area at a time, connect them when done, and occasionally go back to fix or improve previous areas.
Now, the demo contained 3.5 complete areas - the Runes, Engine Junction, and Perpetual Decay, plus half of the Opening at the start. That should give you an idea how long/big each area is. Currently, 12 of the areas are laid out and filled up, and 2 of those are still missing bosses. When I'll continue at this pace, the game will be "content complete", with all areas and bosses and endings, end 2025. Hopefully.
Hm, there's supposed to be a timeline here... I shouldn't have made it black.

But then I won't be done. Going back and rebalancing and testing everything is also important - development progress isn't linear! The last areas will take significantly longer to make, as I'll need to make sure they're up to the latest in-game requirements. Bugs pop up constantly and take some time to fix without breaking something somewhere else. In addition, I need to get people excited, so recording footage and making posts everywhere is also quite time-consuming.

Everyone can be one-upped...

As for the cool stuff, 6 bosses (out of 12) are built, and their music is bangin'. (To prove it, here's a sample of the OST! It's one of the better songs if you ask me.). The bosses are key points of the game, most giving crucial abilities to progress in one way or another. I can't give you double-jump, so I had to get... creative.

What could this possibly be?

...anyway. I'm designing areas to make sense within the context of the Void. Navigation is a key point of the game, so each area needs to work carefully and guide you towards main objectives, without making it too obvious, and still allowing you to wander off and pursue something else. This is also where the Metroidvania abilities come into play, as they open new paths in rather unique ways. Here's an example of how much thought goes into just the area layout.

What's the point if you don't over-engineer everything!

With the current pace and how much there's still left to do, keeping the release date somewhere early 2026 still seems achievable. If that changes, I'll let you know. If you wishlist the game, you'll get a notification when you can finally play it!

[h2]Price Point[/h2]
My previous game, Full Gear, was initially priced at 10$. This made sense at the time, but I found later that for the quality/length of the game, it was still a bit high. Since the announcement of this game, I've permanently halved Full Gear's price to 5$, and I want to keep that price for NBTP too.
Now - Nothing Beyond This Point is much higher quality in pretty much every way (graphics, animations, effects, length, design, music, etc), but I still don't feel comfortable asking more for it. If it releases early 2026, I'll have worked on it for 1.5 years, which just isn't that long of a development cycle for videogames. Games take long to make, but it's a lot easier when you uhhh. don't have backgrounds.



So. There'll be a 5$ price tag for Nothing Beyond This Point. I haven't decided on discounts yet, but come on, 5 bucks is dirt cheap for a game you'll love for at least 6 hours. Even if it tries to kill you. So be sure to grab it when it comes out.
If you want to support me further, I'll also release the soundtrack - currently well over an hour long and still increasing! - for 1$ separately.

[h2]Rounding things off[/h2]
Maybe it doesn't seem much to you, but a thousand people interested in my solo-developed game is a lot. I'm seriously grateful for it. I'll keep working, polishing, doing the best I can. The wishlists and positive reactions really help keeping me going - after all, what's the point of making a game if nobody enjoys it?

Signing off. Good luck out there, and thank you all so much!
- Dieuwt