It's the final countdown to the early access release of Monsters Loot Swag, shipping with the first half of the game complete, on 16th August 2022 at ~1pm PDT / 9pm BST / 10pm CEST (as long as my maths are right on those time zones).
So let's look at what it is actually shipping with as an Early Access title:
- 4 playable catgirl cosplaying characters.
- Single player or online multiplayer Co-Op.
- Levels 1-5 full playable.
- Different Monsters for each level.
- Individual Boss Monsters for each level.
- All 108 swag and power-ups fully coded.
- Art for 98% of power-ups.
And what early access actually means:
- Updates will be monthly and should take ~10 months to complete, so final full shipping of the completed game is estimated as summer 2023.
- Levels 6-10; total 10.
- Individual Monster Bosses for levels 6-10.
- Specific Monsters for levels 7 and 8, other monsters are complete but the levels are not.
- 2 or 3 swag/power-up abilities need specific art/models/animations which are related to each other.
- A further 4 playable catgirl cosplaying characters; total 8, that will be unlocked once available and the player has reach a gameplay milestone; eg: has an achievement or steam stat.
- 6 Trials/Challenges/Mutagens are coded but not enabled, these are to be unlocked as the player progresses through the game, and as such will be available at the end of the game.
- Souvenirs; souvenirs are coded but art is not finished, these are extra RNG collectables which Boss Monsters drop. Currently there is a blank page in the Swag and Statistics screens for this.
- Steamworks for modding
So if an early access title of ever increasing levels of murderous twin-stick, swag collecting, catgirl monsters mashing sounds like your kinda thing, please wishlist Monsters Loot Swag!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1789310