# EVER BELOW IS NOW AVAILABLE IN EARLY ACCESS!
The tower is open.
**EVER BELOW is now available in Early Access on Steam.**
Version **0.5.3** marks the beginning of Early Access for our turn-based party dungeon roguelite built around exploration, risk, extraction and persistent progression.
You begin your journey alone, join the Adventurers' Guild and venture deeper into a massive, ever-changing tower one expedition at a time.
## WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT AT THE START OF EARLY ACCESS?
The current version contains the complete core gameplay loop of EVER BELOW.
• Explore procedurally generated dungeon floors
• Encounter visible enemies and choose which battles to take
• Fight in turn-based party combat
• Recruit additional adventurers and build your own party
• Collect weapons, armor, items and valuable loot
• Increase your guild rank and complete quests
• Permanently develop your characters through Ascension
• Discover rare Anchor Relics
• Extract safely to secure your rewards
• Face a powerful Guardian every ten floors
At the start of Early Access, the **first five strata of the tower are available – leading up to Floor 50 and Guardian 5.**
## HOW DEEP WILL YOU GO?
The deeper you venture into the tower, the greater the potential rewards become.
But every additional floor also increases the risk.
You must decide whether to push deeper or return to the village with the loot you have already collected.
If your party is defeated before successfully extracting, much of the loot found during that expedition may be lost.
**Push forward or turn back? Risk or safety?**
That decision lies at the heart of every expedition.
## PROGRESS DOESN'T END WITH AN EXPEDITION
Between expeditions, you return to the village.
There you can advance your guild progression, recruit new adventurers, prepare your party, pursue quests and permanently strengthen your characters through Ascension.
Every successful journey expands your options for the next one.
## WHAT'S NEXT DURING EARLY ACCESS?
EVER BELOW is already fully playable, but it will continue to grow and improve throughout Early Access.
Planned additions include further content for the second half of the tower, additional enemies and Guardians, new equipment and quests, further development of the Anchor Relic systems, and continued improvements to balance, usability and overall game feel.
We currently expect Early Access to last approximately **one to two months**. This may change depending on development progress, testing and player feedback.
## VERSION 0.5.3
EVER BELOW launches into Early Access with **Version 0.5.3**.
This version focuses on delivering a complete and stable core gameplay loop, expanded party and progression systems, and a playable journey through the first five strata of the tower.
As this is still an Early Access release, bugs, balance issues and unexpected situations may occur.
If you encounter a problem or have feedback, please let us know through the Steam Community.
Feedback on combat balance, party compositions, dungeon variety, progression pacing, user interface and the overall risk-versus-reward balance of expeditions is especially valuable.
## 10% LAUNCH DISCOUNT
To celebrate the Early Access launch, **EVER BELOW is available for a limited time with a 10% launch discount.**
If you enjoy dungeon crawlers, turn-based party RPGs, roguelites and risk-and-reward progression, now is the time to enter the tower.
Thank you to everyone who has followed EVER BELOW on the journey to this point.
**See you in the tower.**
— ShoninyasTube