Thanks!
A little over a week has passed, the dust has settled a bit and it took some time for us to get used to, but the realization has kicked in: Godhood is out in Early Access! Thank you if you purchased an Early Access copy!
And thanks to those of you who took the time and effort to report bugs, give us feedback or share your experiences on the forums! We’re trying to respond as much as we can, fix issues as fast we can, and take all your feedback and suggestions into our plans to improve the game going forward.
We haven’t missed the mixed reviews and the well-considered critical feedback either. Last Thursday we sat down with the entire team to distill the main issues people have with Godhood.
These are the most common points of feedback we've heard from you:
- A lack of mechanical depth in the gameplay experience; there aren’t enough strategic options and the choices that you make don’t feel meaningful enough - this also discourages multiple playthroughs.
- There are no consequences from failure and no sudden challenges to overcome.
- There is a disconnect between the fantasy of being a god and what you actually do in the game.
- The world doesn't feel alive, where you're the only active force.
- The Sacraments are unbalanced; forcing you to focus on quick, high damage, or grind for a long time.
Coming Soon: The 'Will of the People' update
Look forward to us working to expand and improve Godhood with these topics in mind during Early Access. We'll be starting off with the "Will of the People" update. This update will be focused on increasing mechanical depth, adding more challenge and raising the consequences of your actions.
- It introduces Enthusiasm, which shows how excited your worshippers are about your religion. Go out on the Sacrament while they are excited to get a boost, but wait too long with a Sacrament and the people's enthusiasm will plummet, causing bad things to happen for your religion!
- Tied to this is Tribute. Resources gathered in your temple site are placed in your tribute, and only by winning a Sacrament will you earn your (and the enemy's!) tributes. Lose, and the enemy gets their pick of your tribute...!
- We have a couple of other exciting features planned for this update. Divine intervention in the Sacrament, many more building options to expand your temple site at the cost of materials, a reworking of the Faith system, and boosting your disciples abilities for the next Sacrament, to name a few.
Expect this first Major Update to hit Early Access on August 7th!
You can read a more elaborate version of this post, including the announcement of some streaming sessions over on our Community Hub.