Survivors!
We are still overwhelmed and grateful for the amazing experience: developing Endzone - A World Apart!
Can you believe it? 2 years since the full release? -Double-time! Some of you even accompanied us on our Endzone-journey for 4 years, since we have first revealed Endzone - A World Apart!
On top of that, Endzone - A World Apart has currently 1 million survivors, enjoying the game across many platforms! A huge "Thank You" for your support and trust in us and our game!
How did we get there, since reveal in 2019?
Great question. The easiest way would be to take a trip down memory lane together.
So lean back and let’s have a look back on what we achieved in the past years:
- Since our announcement in late 2019 we started Endzone in beta in early 2020!
- April 21, 2020 – Endzone entered Early Access (it has begun!)
- Followed by 11 major content updates:
- Expeditions Update (April 16, ‘20)
- Side Missions Update (May 07, ‘20)
- Scenarios Update (June 15, ‘20)
- Technology Update (Jun 24, ‘20)
- Radiation Update (Jul 28, ‘20)
- New Civilizations Update (Aug 27, ‘20)
- Leadership Update (Sep 29, ‘20)
- Trade & Barter Update (Oct 29, ‘20)
- Livestock Update (Nov 30, ‘20)
- Research Equipment Update (Dec 15, ‘21)
- Collect & Explore Update (Jan 28, ‘21)
- Supported by many hotfixes and improvements based on the community's feedback!
If you are an old veteran, or a new survivor, please check out our recap video, covering all the great milestones, we have achieved during the early days of Endzone:
- Mar 18, 2021 - Endzone’s Full Release with an additional major update!
- Supporting 9 languages, including 70 achievements, even offering items In the Steam Points Shop, and more!
- But, while being in the flow, 3 DLC releases followed
- Prosperity DLC (Oct 21, ‘21)
- Halloween DLC (Oct 28, ‘21)
- Distant Places DLC (May 17, ‘22)
- May 19, 2022 - Release on consoles, with the Endzone Survivor Edition on PlayStation 5 & Xbox Series X|S
- Aug 18, 2022 - Even an Alexa Skill is available “Expedition Endzone”
- Dec 12, 2022 - A dedicated Steam Deck version
As you can see, Endzone – A World Apart is and has become more than just a game thrown into the wild. It's a passion project for you and us alike.
We are not just celebrating the anniversary of our game, but every single Endzone player out there!
Therefore, we take the chance and throw once again a big “Thank You!” to all players, fans, and supporters of our Endzone – A World Apart from the bottom of our hearts!
It is an amazing experience for us, and we are grateful to have such an excellent community!
Please find below a small selection of rare screenshots, photos, concept art, and more, you might have not seen, yet! Enjoy!
Where it all begins – The famous Endzone bus, shared in June 2020 via our official ArtStation acc (https://www.artstation.com/gentlymadstudios)
Fun fact: We even spotted the Endzone party bus irl
We even got Black Friday Sales in Endzone settlements, as can be seen!
How about an early screenshot, pre-Early Access, with an old UI
‘Get to the chop-paah!’ – Running as “legit chop”, for an unknown reason this animation never made it into the game.
Our Experience Lead & Studio Lead & Co-Founder Stephan ‘Trymops’, preparing for a livestream back in 2020 in our old offices.
Trymops even blamed Larry Laffer for this screenshot, he did after his stream!
Streaming Endzone is fun, especially if you are doing it more authentic, as necessary (Source: Gamevasion livestream 2020)
Finally, some amazing concept arts, you might have not seen!
-Your always grateful teams of Gentlymad Studios & Assemble Entertainment-