Hi Raifu Wars Fans!
We are excited to make some big announcements today; mainly that Raifu Wars will soon be available for free to everyone!
Free-to-Play
That's right! Starting in July we plan to make the base Raifu Wars game completely free. That means anyone will be able to play online and locally, make and publish maps, and choose from any of the 8 base characters!
What if I already bought the game?
We thank you so much for supporting us! All player profiles made before the free switch will receive special cosmetics as well as all DLC characters (including future ones) for free.
What about the mobile version?
The mobile version will also become free. Paid customers will receive the same benefits stated above (special cosmetics and all DLC characters free). After the switch to free, new mobile customers will buy a DLC pass to get new characters.
Why are you doing this?
This move is not motivated by profit but rather making the game available to as many people as possible. Our goal has always been to bring people across the globe together to play online, and removing the paywall allows us to invite more people to try the game. Please consider this a gift to the community for all your support. We are sincerely thankful. 🙏
Game Updates
We are also announcing the final update roadmap of Raifu Wars. This is a bittersweet ending to our journey, but we are dedicated to going out with a bang! Here's what you can expect coming soon:
1.13.1
- Modable textures: all game graphics will be loaded as PNGs
- Skin Colors
- Bug fixes and optimizations
1.14
- New character!
- Matchmaking
- Multiplayer join codes
- Camera rotation
- Support for more languages
1.14+
We will remain committed to fixing bugs and maintaining online services. New content such as characters, story mode, and new gamemodes may happen depending on future commercial success.
Future Yotis Studios Games
Wrapping up Raifu Wars development frees us to work on new titles!
We're excited to announce our next game will be forked from Raifu Wars. This means we can develop the next game faster and improvements we make along the way can be brought back into Raifu Wars! Stay tuned for more details.
Yotis Online
Our cloud account service, Yotis Online, meant to bridge the gap between Steam and mobile is not going anywhere! In fact, we are planning a massive revamp and overhaul of the service. Stay tuned for more!
Schneewolf Labs
Our final announcement is introducing, Schneewolf Labs LLC, the legal entity that will publish all Yotis Studios titles going forward. This is only a formality and does not reflect any change in leadership or direction.
Schneewolf will be providing Raifu Wars with more servers to handle the anticipated increase in online games.
Thank you all again for your support! We look forward to bringing Raifu Wars to more people!