Greetings from Cologne, survivors!
What an incredible week at Gamescom 2025! We're still buzzing from all the energy, and we've got some massive updates to share with our community. Grab your favorite survival ration and settle in – this is a big one.
🎮 Gamescom Booth: Meeting Our Community IRL
Our presence at the Firstlook Booth was an absolute blast! Over four days, we met hundreds of players, gathered tons of great feedback, and had a great time meeting everyone there.
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Special shoutout to our German community – ihr seid unglaublich! Your enthusiasm and support continue to blow us away. 🇩🇪
🎬 Future Games Show Reveal: Our Biggest Trailer Yet
We were thrilled to premiere our brand new gameplay trailer during the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2025! For those who caught it live, thank you for all the amazing reactions in chat. For everyone else, check out the trailer here!
We can't wait for you to experience it all firsthand when our demo launches this October!
🚀 Kickstarter Reminder: Follow Now and Tell Your Friends!
Speaking of community support, our Kickstarter campaign is APPROACHING, and we need your help spreading the word! If we hit our first pre-launch follower goal, we will CONFIRM the ability to PET THE DOG.
FOLLOW THE SIGNAL ON KICKSTARTER!
🤝 Survival Alliance: Lost Legions Collaboration
Now for something completely unexpected...
We're thrilled to announce a collaboration with Lost Legions, another incredible indie survival game that's captured our attention (and apparently yours too – the wishlist crossover data is wild!).
While The Signal takes you to an alien world with an…enigmatic companion, Lost Legions sets you in the shadow of Rome’s greatest defeat: the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. In its aftermath, you’ll lead your scattered legionaries, manage your followers, and fight to endure on the hostile frontier.
Similar genre — totally different vibes!
This isn't about competition – it's about proving that survival games can be more than just punching trees and grinding for resources. Both our games respect your time, tell actual stories, and offer complete experiences without live service nonsense.
Check out Lost Legions: Steam | Kickstarter
📅 What's Next?
The road to launch is heating up:
September: Kickstarter begins + exclusive backer playtest
October 13-20: Steam Next Fest with public demo
Later: Early Access launch!
💭 Final Thoughts
Gamescom reminded us why we're doing this. Every handshake, every demo session, every piece of feedback reinforces that there's a real hunger for single-player experiences that respect both your time and intelligence.
We survived Embracer. We survived Gamescom. Now, with your help, we're going to ship the survival game you've been waiting for.
See you on Sirenis,
The Goose Byte Team
P.S. Sirenis wanted us to add: "The portals are almost ready. I can hardly wait to meet you all... personally." We're sure that's nothing to worry about.
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