Greetings Explorers
Our Prologue Demo Is now available for you to try! The Prologue Demo will run through till the end of August.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088900/Hostile_Mars_Prologue/
Look for the play-test button to download and try more of the wave-based defense features of Hostile Mars, also reminder that this Demo is for the Prologue, which releases on the 30th of September. We would love feedback about this specific build that will focus more on combat, Each wave that you complete you will receive rewards, this is different from the main game for now.
BUGS AND FEEDBACK
We would appreciate any feedback and details about bugs or issues you encounter. There will be a forum post with ways you can report bugs and will have special channels for feedback in our Discord https://discord.gg/HcHcDjxe
We hope you enjoy this new Demo, but just a reminder that it is a very in-progress build, so there may be more bugs than you expect in the first few days.
We posted lots of FAQs in our last devlog, but this is just a recap of why we are doing this Demo now.
Why a prologue?
We decided to have a Prologue up permanently in response to your previous feedback about having a more extended period to try Hostile Mars.
Why a demo for a prologue?
A Demo for the Prologue will allow us to gain feedback on the combat and wave mechanics at this stage. Prologues are also vital in getting players to try and buy a game, so even a Prologue must be in the best state it can be.
Why not just a public Demo for the full release?
Hostile Mars has many different aspects, tower defense, exploration, and automation, and we feel a short Prologue will be more beneficial to give people an idea of the game and to give us feedback on specific mechanics. We also plan to have closed play-tests still to help develop other particular areas which signups to our email and some discord members will be invited too.
So when is the actual Early Access release?
we have been aiming for a late summer release but feel a small amount of extra time will mean a more successful early access launch, we are not ready to announce a specific release date yet, but we are planning it very soon after the Prologue goes live.
Will a Demo slows down the development of the Early Access launch?
No. Some things need more testing, and as a primarily solo-made game for the last three years, we must get more feedback from playtesters and demo users. It does take some time to get a workable build stable and then polished enough for a Demo/Prologue, but the feedback we will receive is vital in ensuring the early access launch is as smooth as possible.
If your a content creator do join our Discord and share your links or tag us on twitter @hostilemarsgame and look out for some competitions to win full game copies of Hostile Mars.
Thank you once again for all your support and we cant wait for you to try the Demo and let us know what you think.