Developer posts and news about this game.
Startup Freak is finally in full release with a number of requested features, UX improvements, and bug fixes! It's been a fun and challenging journey and the game has come quite a ways from its early days on itch.io and Steam early access launch. My aim has always been to bring y
G'day Startup Freaks! Version 0.11.0 is indeed here. Now I know it has taken a while to get there, but that's not for a lack of working at it! This release focuses on some big UI changes which involved complex changes in the code. Excuses aside, let's have a look at what's in thi
Hi Startup Freaks! Yes, Beta 0.10.0 is finally here and to celebrate, a 20% promotion will be kicking in shortly! Without beating around the bush, let's get into what's new: Copycats and Patents I had already talked a bit about this in a previous update, and it has evolved since
Patents I thought I would quickly share a couple of screenshots to explain how to the "patent" mechanic will work. The idea is that at some point later in the game, you will start facing competitors trying to copy your better features. You'll see a message like this: As the text
Hi Everyone, As you have noticed, the last update, 0.9.0 was a little while ago. This is just a short update to let you know that development is still progressing with Startup Freak, alas a little slow at the moment. My purpose here is not to make excuses but I just want to give
Hey fellow Startup Freaks! as promised Beta 0.9.0 is here with a bunch of improvements! Our focus with this release was mostly around employees, their skills, and training. A few other improvements and bug fixes have been made too. Here is the full list of features and fixes: Fea
Hi Everyone, I wanted to give you a bit of an update on what's cooking in the Startup Freak kitchen! Since the last update I have been working on a number of improvements based on feedback from players. I won't go into a lot of detail here (I will post about it when the update is
Hi Everyone, While we are working on new features for Startup Freak, we have had a couple of bug reports that we thought were too important to leave for a later release, so we are getting those out in this hot fix. Here they are: Bug Fixes Fixed: Sometimes changing the price of a
Hi Everyone! A whole week has passed since the launch of Startup Freak, and it has been an emotional roller coaster. Thank you so much for all your support and feedback; Our discord server is now getting pretty big and we are receiving a ton of awesome ideas on the idea board! .
Firstly a huge thanks for all the awesome support from all the fans leading up to, and during launch! Hanging out with all of you on discord was a blast. Also a whole lot awesome videos have been hitting YouTube . I'm humbled and glad that people are enjoying the game! With all o
Hey hey hey! Version 0.7.0 is here! It's not a big change as far as game features go, but between all the improvements in the last version and the Early Access release coming up, I thought upping the number is a good idea. This is going to be the final build before the Early Acce
Hey hey hey! Version 0.7.0 is here! It's not a big change as far as game features go, but between all the improvements in the last version and the Early Access release coming up, I thought upping the number is a good idea. This is going to be the final build before the Early Acce
Hey everybody, here we are with another batch of improvements, and a couple of important bug fixes: Improvements: You can now right click (as well as double click) on sprint items to cancel/remove them. Improvements to feature design flow: You can now freely switch between differ
Hey everybody, here we are with another batch of improvements, and a couple of important bug fixes: Improvements: You can now right click (as well as double click) on sprint items to cancel/remove them. Improvements to feature design flow: You can now freely switch between differ
Hey everyone, the new trailer for Startup Freak has just gone up on the store page, and also uploaded to Youtube . This was more of a refresh to the previous trailer. I just updated the graphics, added a section showing off the "pitch to investors" mini game, and also recorded th
Hey everyone, the new trailer for Startup Freak has just gone up on the store page, and also uploaded to Youtube . This was more of a refresh to the previous trailer. I just updated the graphics, added a section showing off the "pitch to investors" mini game, and also recorded th
Hi Everyone, Beta 0.6.0 had a couple of glaring and severe bugs in it. The new hotfix build patches the following issues: Fixed: The game hangs when an employee quits after becoming very unhappy. Fixed: In certain situation the game hangs when Market Research is completed.
Hi Everyone, Beta 0.6.0 had a couple of glaring and severe bugs in it. The new hotfix build patches the following issues: Fixed: The game hangs when an employee quits after becoming very unhappy. Fixed: In certain situation the game hangs when Market Research is completed.
Is Beta 0.6.0 late? You betcha! Is it lacking in new content and features? Absolutely not! Check out the list below or better still, get yourself a copy from itch and try it out: Features and Improvements Added two new markets, representing easy and hard difficulties. (Note: thes
Is Beta 0.6.0 late? You betcha! Is it lacking in new content and features? Absolutely not! Check out the list below or better still, get yourself a copy from itch and try it out: Features and Improvements Added two new markets, representing easy and hard difficulties. (Note: thes