Happy New Year
It's been an incredibly busy first week of 2025 here at ToastieLabs and we want to share a massive Happy New Year and a heartfelt thank you to all of you riding this crazy train with us into the final stages of development before release.
7 Days to Dev
With only 7 days to go, Rob is non-stop with the bug fixing. The majority of the game features are in and the QA testing done by the team as well as those with early access has been vital to narrowing down as many of the bugs as we can to ensure the game is ship-shaped by the 17th.
Big ticket items this week have been; the tutorial with an influx of brand-new voice lines and ironing out game flow to ensure new players get all the guidance they need; and the Keepers Sky Shop - the base functionality was implemented but there was a mixture of bugs which we have managed to narrow down and eliminate by the end of working day today! (not that Rob has been sticking to standard working hours 😅)
The additional time spent on fixing the shop gave Rob the time to implement the shop progression - today's update made it so the shop will only start with a few basic items, and slowly unlock more as you play and progress.
In short, fixes and QA is the top priorty and we're confident with the progress we're making!
A massive thank you to everyone who has access to the game for your feedback, it has been a great help.
Activities and Giveaways
I really recommend that you jump into our Community Discord Server!
We still have new activities being shared every day to celebrate and countdown to release! We also have a schedule of livestreams right here on the steam store page, make sure you stop by on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to see the devs playing the game and even making new art to be implemented.
Finally, make sure you visit the Competition rooms in our Discord as we have a giveaway for 3 people to win a free copy of Skystead Ranch for Steam and keep an eye out for an extra competiton this weekend!
Content Creator Outreach
We have been hard at work with our self-publishing. That means Lee, with the help of both Laura and Cameron, has been reaching out to countless content creators and press websites. Search "Skystead Ranch" on YouTube, Twitch and where ever else you consume your content to see the people we've been reaching out to play Skystead Ranch!
All of their reactions are unbiased as we are simply giving them access and asking if they are interesting in playing and covering with Beta access - a massive thank you from the team to everyone who has picked up the keys and shared our game with thier communities. ♥
The Final Stretch
A that's it! We're nearly there. In 7 days, Skystead Ranch will be available to purchase and play. Over 2 and a half years of Development, loads of support from our community, and countless hours of work (not literally, we could get the data on how many hours we've put in 😉) - the day is very nearly here.
You can still support us before the big day by making sure Skystead Ranch is on your wishlist and share our game with your friends!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399570/Skystead_Ranch/
Thank you, make sure you're ready to Ranch on the 17th of January!