Hello there!
This is going to be a painful post for me, but I got to do it ːsteamsadː ...
TLDR:
I had to postpone the release of I Am Overburdened by a little more than a week, to the 2nd of November ːsteamsadː !
That is the Steam workshop page. The build is approved, only a press of a button would make it live, yet I messed it up big time!
During the "hopefully final" test session this weekend I discovered few severe technical issues (bugs ːsteamboredː yuck). Since I went to a family visit I did not start fixing stuff + it would have taken more than a few minutes (still tried to work a little during the middle of the night ːsteammockingː , but with no luck yet ːsteamfacepalmː ) . I also miscalculated how much time I will have for creating proper release marketing materials today, so all in all I simply did not prepare well for the 23rd of October.
I can not express how sorry I am and how shameful I feel right now. This was an extremely hard decision to make. I made a lot of posts around the INTERNETZ with the previous release date, trying to gather some interest around the game, but releasing it in this state would go against my principles. I simply don't want to publish a buggy product.
I know, I know, there will be bugs, no software is perfect, but as I stated numerous times before on my b/v-log and website, a good game tomorrow is better than a mediocre one today and we are talking about only 10 extra days. "If it is only a few bugs and a bunch of marketing materials why not only a few days instead, why more than a week?!" Good question and the answer is simple. This is already and immensely embarrassing situation, even though I know I'm making the right choice. I feel like I'm letting people down who wanted to play the game today ːsteamsadː . It is a no-brainer, that I don't want to end up in something similar again. Targeting the 2nd of November will give me plenty of time to fix the remaining issues and prepare for a better launch without an absurd work-schedule.
I hope you understand my decision and forgive me for my messed up planning. Again, I'm really sorry. I'll try to make it up to you with an even better game ːsteamhappyː !
I'll keep you updated.
Take care.