how's the EA gameplay?

[OliverS3E8Min07Seconds18]

is it playable already or does it lack content and too much bugs along with missing few QoL?

[Bobywan]

Completely playable but kind of lacks a storyline and an endgame at the moment. It will be added later.

[styx971]

played the gamepass version earlier , b it was extreamly playable , it would drag on in later hours of comepleting the tech tree as theres no real goal other than to survive which is fine , but i wish there was a bit more to it after 2 runs ( died late into the tutorial due to poor management) .. still at about 15 hours into the game i can say while i liked it idk if i'd revisit it without some changes/additions , i actually jumped in this foru,m looking for the roadmap.

[Markus [Stray Fawn Studio Dev]]

Thanks everyone for answering here and sharing your feedback <3

Yes, we're still working on more content. There's more to come during Early Access, roadmap: https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/topic/14375-early-access-roadmap/

A few additional notes:
- We do have an "ending" you can reach (a special final building to build, so to speak), but at that moment we don't end the game (as there is no story ending), and let you continue playing. From there it's endless.
- For replayability, we have an "Hostility Modifier System", which when in use, makes you play the game in a very different and way more difficult way. For example berries won't grow, or temperature is globally colder and much more... This way you have to adapt your strategies to be able to survive until the final mark. + there are achievements you can unlock which will take some time.

About bugs: I think we did a good job ironing out the most ones the game is very stable. We'll improve the game with QoL improvements, but we already got lots of them implemented thanks to good feedback from the community before release as well as in the first few month of EA.

I hope this helps a bit. If others have more to share, please post here as well :)

Cheers,
Markus

[OliverS3E8Min07Seconds18]

thanks for the replies and wow getting a reply from a dev as well is a big plus, just goes to show they read discussions and try to help out.

thanks a bunch!

[Idlemind]

I lost a couple days to it, it's very enjoyable.

Hoping for more events and expanded tech tree.

I am kinda split if I want human raiders or not, I imagine them coming in on rustic kite / hang glider and stealing from stocks, slowing us down with massive caltrops / defenses. I dont think it's that kinda game though. .what's next, canon mounts? lol enjoy the peaceful vibe, hopefully more ways to engage other than combat.

Maybe we will find a mate for our boy in the final lol

[Will]

only 4hrs in my second game on adept difficulty, my storage is exploding with food, materials and water.
Sure you could increase difficulty but I feel like the mechanics are pretty shallow and limited any increase in difficulty only comes from bigger/smaller numbers. Which is to be expected I mean this is basically a small part of Rimworld.

Not to say it's a bad game, it plays and run very well but more like a mobile game. I'd rather buy and play this on my iPad if there was the option.

[Markus [Stray Fawn Studio Dev]]

Hi Will

We have a very wide range of players, therefore we have adjusted the difficulty modes to match this. If you can fill your storage with resources and everything is a breeze, then definitely play on a more difficult mode. I would highly suggest to use the hostility modifiers, because this changes up the game in a big way. The game gets very difficult if you enable enough of those modifiers.

The idea is not to have a easy game for everyone. We try to have a game which can be played and enjoyed by a wide range of people. If people want more challenge, then we definitely want to provide this.

If you start a new run with veteran and a few hostility modifiers, please let me know if this is more to what you expect from this game :)

Thanks a lot and cheers,
Markus