Hello guys,
more than one year has gone by since we published Scribble It! via the Steam Early Access program on the 26th of july 2019.
It sure has been a wonderful journey with ups, downs and everything in between. We are thankful for all the support we had and continue to have from you guys so thanks a lot! With the upcoming patch 1.0 we are officially leaving Early Access. Looking back at the first playable versions of this game and all the things that have happened since last year sometimes feels a little unreal.
A whole lot of updates, some smaller some bigger, transformed the original ingame UI into what it is today. There is always room for improvement but we sure came a long way.
But not only the way the game looks while playing it changed. Learning how to design accessible and intuitive UI elements is sometimes harder than it might seem and presented a major challenge for us. In July we completely overhauled the way of creating and updating a lobby and that was almost certainly not the last time we changed big UI elements :-P.
Now here comes the big news: Not only will we leave Early Access when releasing the next patch but we will also make a part of the game free-to-play. There will be a free and a full version of Scribble It! in the Steam store, everyone that already owns the game right now automatically owns the full version.
We thought a lot about going this route and while this is a big change we are convinced it will have a positive impact on the game. By taking this step we hope to acquire new players and create a better multiplayer experience for everyone.
Please note that we are very grateful for every single one of you that supported us during the last year and that we will continue to listen to you like we always have!
Detailled information on the free version and when 1.0 is going to be shipped will be released soon.
Cheers,
the devs