Hey everyone,
We have to share some tough but necessary news regarding our release plans: We have made the difficult decision to push our launch window back from Q3 2026 to Q2 2027.
Although we are a small, unknown indie team, we understand how disappointing delay announcements can be to the community who have supported us from the start. We want to be completely transparent about why we’re taking this extra time, the massive upgrades we're working on, and an exciting new surprise we're cooking up because of it.
Why the Delay?
As development progressed, we realized that the game had so much more potential than our original framework could handle. We saw a clear path to introducing new gameplay elements that would make the experience better, but we realized that the way we were developing the game code-wise was severely limiting our ability to add content. This realization came about after hundreds of playtesting and feedback from events we have attended, both local and international.
To fix this, we spent time building an “Atlas” System. It was a massive undertaking, but it allows us to properly integrate a much higher degree of depth and breadth. Most importantly, it lets us fully realize the roguelike elements we’ve always envisioned for our rhythm-loving mischief.
More Tracks, More Levels, and a Brand-New Character!
While the delay is unfortunate, the silver lining is that this new system allows us to expand the game far beyond our initial scope.
In addition to the most recent member of the team, Enify (Check out her work at https://x.com/EnifyArlith!) , this new foundation allowed us to work on a new character to the game - Tomi! You might have seen her in our recent KV updates!
We are incredibly grateful for your patience and support as we take these extra months to get things right. We want to deliver the best version of this game that we can muster.
Thank you for sticking with us!
- Basika Games Dev Team