Hi all,
I did a stream last week where I spoke with my community and shared details regarding my plans for Full Release and wanted to share the highlights here on Steam as well, so here it is.
Background
When I released Sketchy's I had a plan to release it to Full no later than 2 years from its launch on April 9th 2024. I've worked incredibly hard developing Sketchy's and have focused greatly on player feedback to help mold it into a game that's truly unique in its genre. After hitting the 1 year Anniversary just last month and pushing TONS of content, updates, and really so much stuff into this game, I felt that a Full Release was finally something I could set my eyes on.
With that said, I am currently planning Sketchy's Full Release for October 2025. HOWEVER, this announcement is not to drop the exact date of Full Release, but rather, to be transparent with the community and share my plans for Full Release so that everyone is on the same page regarding my development.
Now you might be wondering what the road map is looking like leading up to Full Release so I figured I would share some of those details here as well:
Highlights
- QOL - between now and Full Release there will be a focus on Quality of life so that Sketchy's can release with as many nice features that make players' lives easier as possible. If you have small QOL ideas that you'd like to share with me remember you can always join the the Discord and post them in the "Ideas" Forum.
- Bug Fixing- It's very important that I focus on getting Sketchy's as polished as I can between now and Full Release so that those who purchase the game have a very enjoyable experience. With your help reporting and sharing feedback, I can crack down as many bugs as possible and really have Sketchy's as prepared as possible.
- Pre-Release - I am cooking up the last map of Early Access as we speak, which is the Dino (prehistoric) Map. I am super excited about this map and hope to have it released sometime in late June. I will provide more details as we get closer to that date.
- Full Release - I am planning the full release to come with a new Map (have not yet announced what it will be), new cosmetics and skins, achievements, a potential small story to learn about lore behind Sketchy, and POSSIBLY native Xbox controller support.
Wrapping Up
I just want to say that I am super grateful to everyone who has been part of the Early Access, helping out in discord, making new friends, sharing their experience, and helping me create an amazing Sketchy Community. I am so proud of this game and have truly put in an incredible amount of passion and hardwork into developing it. Words cannot express the dedication I've had for this project. I hope you all have had and continue to have a great time being Sketchy.
I will post more information regarding Full Release as we get closer so keep an eye out. But until then, hotfixes will be rolling out left and right in preparation.