Glad to tell you that next Wednesday 9/9/2020 the game will be fully released here on steam, and at the same time will be released on the Xbox one store. A month later (or so) the game will be released on the Nintendo Switch eshop.
What does this mean for you as steam user?
- The final game build will be release in that mentioned day, an update will be required at your side, which contains more new levels, almost zero bugs & indeed a ton of fun. Achievements, Steam chat presence, a ton of hidden Easter eggs, finalized Fair/Unfair mode, and many many more.. Many things been added since the last update, and thanks to the console port, it helped in adding those things/features & optimizations and helped in boosting the overall quality of the game. The tests been made by Microsoft teams and Nintendo teams, for sure did benefit the steam version as well, which is amazing!!! The game after-all using the same code/logic for all platforms except for minor per platform specific features, and Microsoft & Nintendo was running full testing on the game, which means many of the aspects you've in the steam build ran into a testing similar to the AAA games already!!
- The game price will be changed (effective from this week) which means only the Early access users were able to get the game in the downsized price (1/2 the final price) which is fair for you/them, you did help the game & played it while it was broken, and it was fair to not ask you for a full price. That price change is not a new news, and was part of the early access description already.
- There is now a DEMO!! Yes, i know you loved Chickens Madness, but i also want everyone who might not be able to buy the game or worried about putting their money in the game, to have a fair chance of trying some parties of the main game!
Does this mean the end of the Chickens?
No, no, and Of course not!
Chickens as you might have noticed been my friends for the past 7-8 years, thinking about them every second and working in them every single day. There are a billion thing that i wanted to add in the game, and you asked to have, but the time & resources didn't allow me to put everything in Chickens Madness.
It is great to take a break from the Chickens world (which I've already done between pre-release and the final game build secure time) and explore new grounds, but it is hard to leave my dear chickens behind. So be tuned for some chickens news/announcements in the following days of the full release. Your emails, comments and ideas that you shared with me during the early access phase (here, twitter, Facebook and Reddit) had a huge impact on me in changing my priorities 180 degree for my upcoming project...
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