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Starless Umbra Demo›Events›Playtesting Season
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Playtesting Season

Starless Umbra Demo · published 8 months ago

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We're looking for some beta testers to give the most recent builds a shake. Here's the juicy details:

Signups

This playtest will be done through Steam. Sign up for the beta test by pressing the Request Access button on the store page.

Important Dates

The first round of playtesting will be open from Jan 23rd to roughly Jan 30th.

Questions

I already played this before, what's new?

The focus here is on cleaning up the game: both narratively and mechanically. This is still just an early slice of the game's story (Act I), so there won't be any additional content. There will be lots of polish: shiny new character graphics and faces, some gorgeous, original tracks, enhancements to the game's systems, proper tutorials, better controller support, improved character dialogue, and other goodies.

If you've played before, there's some fun new ways to play, including free character stat allocation mode and battle speed scaling.

There will also be bugs. Please help us find them.

What platforms?

Officially just Windows, but it also works pretty well on Steam Deck!

What languages will be available?

Just English for now.

Can I stream/upload gameplay (to youtube, etc)?

Yes please! Also send us links.

How can I report issues?

There will be a button on the titlescreen to leave feedback or bugs for us. There's also a new dedicated feedback forum in the disccord server.

When will the full game be done?

Still not sure! We're committed to a full release though, no early access, episodic releases, or anything of that sort. Please help test so we're not developing this in a silo.

If you have any other questions, please let us know. Looking forward to you checking out the game.

Thanks,

-Andrew

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