Hi!
As we approach the end of 2023, we want to share with you some updates about our schedule. So, without further ado, let’s get straight to the point.
Despite our efforts, we won’t be able to launch Laysara’s Early Access this year and our new target launch window is now early 2024.
Delaying the Early Access launch was not an easy decision to make. We really want to release Laysara as soon as possible, but we realized we'll need some extra time to deliver a polished and complete experience on launch - there are only three of us, so sometimes things take longer than we'd like to :') However, releasing a solid game enjoyable for every city-builder fan out there remains our top priority, it'll just take us a little longer.
Development status
To give you some more insight into where we’re currently sitting at: Laysara is basically feature complete, meaning all the game mechanics are implemented and working as intended. Some mechanics are pretty much finished, and others require a little more polish and updated final assets. Of course, we’re also constantly playing around with the game’s balance, looking for and fixing bugs, and implementing various optimizations and improvements to our game systems.
We’re also working on creating multiple mountains with different features. These will serve as levels in our game and will give you a variety of sceneries to establish a thriving city in. We’ll probably write a separate post about them in the future to highlight what you can expect :)
We’re also constantly upgrading the visual quality of our game, to make it easier to immerse yourself in the world of Laysara. As an example, we’re in the process of adding new 3D models and custom animations of all the animals and workers!
We also regularly play the game together to review our progress, discuss if we’re happy with recent changes and decide / prioritize what else needs to be done. We’re working remotely from different cities so we usually do this during video calls, but recently we’ve met up to play Laysara together in real life - it’s been actually super beneficial to do this in person. Seeing each other face-to-face has been really nice :)
And that’s all that we’ve got for you today. We’re asking for a little bit more of your patience and going back straight to work - we’re looking forward to launching Laysara as much as you do, believe us :)
Thank you for all the support so far!
Quite OK Team