Some of you might have noticed that Steam is now showing Icaria Demo as available. The truth is: not yet, but soon. We've been working with a fantastic group of play testers since the beginning of January, turning their feedback into fixes and features, and working through more mundane things like settings and Steam integration. So far it looks like we're on track to release the demo by the end of February.
What To Expect
The demo includes a tutorial which introduces the automation systems and many of the early game mechanics. In addition you can play through the game up to the first major milestone with two different difficulty settings. We've trimmed the first milestone a bit, but there are still several hours of game to play.
We've still got a lot of work to do for a full release; during that time we'll be updating the demo with changes to balance and difficulty, quality of life, and other updates to keep it in sync with development of the full game. In addition we'll be listening carefully to the community for feedback and ideas that will guide ongoing development. Icaria is an experiment and it regularly surprises us as we learn what it truly needs to be. We are hoping you will join in that conversation.