Hello fellow Captains,
For those that are familiar with the Early Access blurb in our store page, it has always been our intention to raise the price of the game as it moves close to Version 1.0.
We thought we'd hold a big blow-out sale before the price goes up, so we're going to be reducing the game for 48 hours to its deepest discount ever: 40%
This is due to go live at 10am PST on the 30th July - this is the cheapest the game will be for a very, very long time - so now really is the time to jump in if you haven't already!
After we release the Sword of the Cult update, we'll be working our way toward full release, so from 1st August we'll be increasing the price from $19.99 to $24.99 (for other currencies we'll go by the Steam recommendation).
The game has expanded massively since we launched into Early Access back in February 2018. Back then, we had 4 regions, part of the main story plus a combat campaign.
With the launch of Sword of the Cult, we'll have:
- 14 Regions
- More main story
- Haunted Seas Campaign
- Sword of the Cult Campaign
- Dozens of new weapons, upgrades and ships
- Swathes of new systems that improve the game
- Hundreds of balancing, polish, quality of life and bug fixing changes
And as we move toward full release in the Autumn, we'll unlock the final region, populate the original four areas with lots of island and quest content, add some more systems to expand gameplay, and add a new campaign based on a freeplay mode.
After release, development will not stop. We will continue to support the game with new content and improvements.
We'd like to extend our thanks to the entire community for their kind reviews, support and feedback throughout Early Access. We wouldn't have got this far without you!
Thanks for the support,
Gary, Adam and Alex
PS - If you're interested/catching up on progress here are all the original announcements (starting from most recent) that accompanied each Major Update:
Sword of the Cult:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/2704893329100702332
The Spider Islands:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/1608261029763621814
Shattered Empire:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/1735477647578453999
The Haunted Seas:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/1691558597331600976
The Perilous Bounty:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/1691552256164152883
Treasures of the Deep:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/3275682189139112231