After over a year of development, the game is in a state where I'm comfortable with releasing it in early access! I'll be providing info on what I want to do with the game from here, before we reach 1.0 (release), alongside post-release plans!
But why early access?
Most things, with a few exceptions, like music, some testing, and the trailer you see on the store page, everything is done by me! Scarlett/Vissca, and ALCHEMIXUM is a game that would need a lot of thinking power from a lot of people who enjoy this type of game to help me figure out some more combos for everything, since, even tho everything is currently obtainable, there's definitely a handful of "oh this makes sense" mixing combinations that aren't in the game yet, so if y'all want to support me, pls do join our discord server! We have a section for suggestions, bug reports, and feedback, so please make use of it! Discord Link. ːsteamthisː
The game IS unfinished, but mostly on the graphics side, you'll see a bunch of colored sketches here and there, but you'll see what's gonna happen to them. If you can replicate the style accurately, do let me know. Any help is appreciated!
Early Access goals:
Each update is gonna focus on a collection book page. I'll update the assets and combinations for every element in each page every other week, alongside giving them proper hints and descriptions, making sure everything is consistent and all that :D
More sound effects for picking up and dropping elements, and just improved visuals for the game!
Somewhere in the middle of that, I'll start working on Linux and Mac support, alongside attempting to get the game working on the Steam Deck. (Mobile port may be considered)
Post-release goals:
More achievements and some more elements for most pages, maybe some new music tracks for elements.
Story content! This will come with 1.0, hopefully, it'll be just a cute little thing that you unlock by completing pages, where you can click the little checkmark button to watch a simple text-based cutscene, where you go to the place where the page takes place to interrogate some of the folk that live there about what happened to their world if they remember and just uncover more about it!
Love y'all!