You may have noticed patch notes showing up here about "Beta 0.XX", and you may wonder why. After all, the game isn't available in early access or for pre-order, and there isn't any public beta available.
We sold keys for the alpha and beta stage of Hellpoint development in our Kickstarter back in Summer 2017. For a while after that, between our Kickstarter and the release of the Alpha keys, we continued to sell those keys on our website.
As soon as the alpha keys were distributed, we removed the purchasing function off our website, so people wouldn't get the wrong idea; such as paying for a key while having only a couple days of alpha testing remaining.
Unlike other public “beta” where the game is about to be released a few weeks later, this is a real beta, where the game is in the middle of being produced. Our current timetable is to have the game released in July 2019, so we have a lot of work left ahead of us. The game currently has lot of bugs, missing content and features, and that’s normal.
For this reason, we handle beta keys on a case-by-case, making sure people purchasing a key understand the state of the game and how their feedback are crucial in shaping how the final product will be. Feedback received a few weeks before release won’t impact the game, it’s too late. Feedback received now are incredibly important as they can change a lot of things. We ask people with beta keys to be active with us on our Discord and help us make a great game.
If you would like to get onboard with the beta and help us shape Hellpoint send us an email at [email protected]