Guess what! Atlas Ablaze is now officially free to play!
I wanna thank every single person who has either bought this game or supported me through it's development. It didn't go unnoticed. Every nice comment, positive review, helpful critique, every time I caught onto it having an active player for days at a time, all of it meant so much to me.
When I first decided I wanted to use game development as a way to portray this story, my plan was to make it free to play. Some of the people in my life insisted I charge at least $5 for it so I could make a profit for all of the work I put in. I knew in the back of my mind that I wanted to be able to reach a wider audience though, and not everyone has the extra money to spend on video games. The thought of it never really left me, and after realizing that I broke even on the money that went into creating and promoting Atlas Ablaze, I knew this was something I really wanted to do.
This story isn't a cash grab for me, though I do believe in people being compensated for their work whenever possible. It's a love letter to countless people I've met in life and to my younger self. It's about knowing people, truly knowing people for everything they are, beyond the world's perception of them. I want to share it with more people, because it means more to me than I think anyone realizes.
My target audience for this game is mainly lgbt+ people who have autism or are somewhere else on the neurodivergent spectrum, specifically people with brainrot humor too. People outside of the target audience may still like it too, but I think those are the people who will appreciate it the most, especially seeing as these characters are ALL OVER THE PLACE so their conversations may be easier to follow if, for example, the player has ADHD. Bonus points if you were in high school during 2017 or some time close to that.
If you or anyone you know might like this game but you don't have a windows computer, there is a full playthrough on YouTube (Thank you, samussonic!!) though it's not fully up to date anymore. It's still a good video of the game, if anyone wants a way to read it without being able to play it.
Anyways, thank you again for all the support. I hope that that this game can be enjoyed by people who might need to hear some of what it has to say.
P.S. YES, I'm still doing all the announcement art in MS Paint. No, I never learned ro draw hands.
Love always, Wetsock <3
