Hello, It’s Goldie here!
Just a short post today, to let you all know that we’re part of Steam NEXT this week. Thank you for having us, Steam!
During Steam NEXT, our lovely demo will be live -
This will be the last time that this demo is available.
Bon voyage little demo! You have been a stable friend~
The strangest part about playing this demo, for us, is just how far we’ve come since making it. I’ve prepared a few screenshots showing some of the visual differences between then and now - it’s pretty incredible! We’ve been working so hard :’)
The team did talk about trying to make a new demo in time for Steam NEXT, but I’ll be upfront: we are just so focused on getting the game ready for release (and, in time for the steps which have to happen in the lead up to release - and there are a lot of steps!) that we couldn’t find any spare time to put tools down to switch our focus.
Ultimately, we didn’t want to pivot tasks, losing dev time, and then release a demo which we couldn’t promise to be bugless. We’re quite confident that the demo which is live isn’t buggy, so that’s what’s live for one last time. It's bittersweet, lovely little demo, goodbye, fare-well~
Tomi's garden finally looking lush!
Aside from the work which has gone into the look of the game, we’ve also been enjoying hearing our fully voiced cast of fabulous characters living in the world. It’s great fun to be walking down a hallway and have a character call out hello, or overhear some patients having an argument as you pass by.
On top of the excellent VO (and other amazing audio work), we’ve been working on our controller stuff, the UI and UX, adding some cool features to the notebook, and loads of new bits which I seriously can’t wait to share in the next demo, let alone in the full game!
On that note,
If you’re a streamer, or press, or know a streamer or someone who reviews games, please get in touch with us so that you can sign up for a key to play the game before it officially launches! You can reach out to us on twitter, or find our email at our website.
We're self publishing this labour of love, so any help you can give us will make a huge impact on getting this game in front of the people who love intimate narrative games, and we're super grateful for the support. We're feeling incredibly lucky to be making it!
Last one: my favourite:
TL;DR:
+ Our OG demo, which is stable, and lovely, is available to play right now as part of Steam NEXT, thanks Steam!
!!! It's very likely the last time anyone will ever be able to play it :') !!!
+ Work on the game continues and we can’t wait to share the full game (and hopefully one more demo which reflects the finished quality) with you soon!
Take care, lots of love, and enjoy Steam NEXT! I cant beliebe how many demos are up!!!
Goldie.
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PS!
Our lovely narrative director, Georgia, has given fantastic insights to Wayward Strand during a well-done interview with Kate Gray from Nintendo Life. You can check it out here:
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