Still in Early Access?

[Squintis]

i got this game a loooong time ago when they were giving it out for free before it went F2P. This thing has been in EA for a while i suppose. but anyway. why? it's upgraded so much since i played it. it used to even be only 2D. what else is planned for gene shift? more maps? more of just everything like skills guns and vehicles? anyway. fun game. hope once the dev(s) feel it's good enough to be a full release it'll get noticed more.

[bencelot]

It is planned to do a full release this year. It's taken a long time I know, but it's because I'm just one guy so work slower than bigger studios.

It's getting close. I'm in the process of fixing the progression system because right now after 30 hours there's nothing left to unlock (this is bad for a F2P game).

But yes, leading up to the full release there will be a lot more marketing, and I'll get some streamers to play the game (hopefully!)

[Squintis]

Originally posted by bencelot:

It is planned to do a full release this year. It's taken a long time I know, but it's because I'm just one guy so work slower than bigger studios.

It's getting close. I'm in the process of fixing the progression system because right now after 30 hours there's nothing left to unlock (this is bad for a F2P game).

But yes, leading up to the full release there will be a lot more marketing, and I'll get some streamers to play the game (hopefully!)

word. best of luck. it might've been slow, but this game has grow a lot.

marketing is always tough but very beneficial. word through mouth is always great but more chance and community dependent. engagement helps, and free marketing (like just promoting the games social accounts). if you're good with computers, you can make a business account on most social media sites and try to run your own campaigns. those can be pricey if you're not careful, but you can get away with not so much spend and get some traction.

idk if i helped at all, doubt it lol probably been told all that by someone more qualified but gene shift is a pretty fun and i know you've been working on it for a while. i feel it can get decent player counts once it's finished and the right players find it. best of luck

[bencelot]

Hey I appreciate the tips, thanks! I think GSA can take off too, just gotta get in front of the right streamers.

[Sol4rSky]

You know what would fit this game? Season passes where you unlock stuff, gives you stuff to work on and collect. Of course the game would need way more cosmetics and probably a redesign of the cosmetic system past what it is now. Just my two cents.

[bencelot]

A battle pass is planned yup. It's basically needed for GSA to monetize well, which will be needed for the game to get lots of Steam exposure at launch. I'll probably sync it up with the monthly ranked leaderboards.

[Eduard Laser]

i am rooting for this one. good luck u have a good game. as soon as 1 server is full of humans this game will be a success. make sure that every player gets on the same server not 2 here 3 there.

[Mr. n]

Originally posted by bencelot:

A battle pass is planned yup. It's basically needed for GSA to monetize well, which will be needed for the game to get lots of Steam exposure at launch. I'll probably sync it up with the monthly ranked leaderboards.

Regarding leaderboards, for the love of everything you hold dear, at least try to make them script-kiddy-proof (and if you're going to clean them - make it automatical). There's nothing more disheartening about leaderboards than when you do your best, you get a great, 100k score... and then see that the first 10000 scores are 2147483647.

Add me on Steam if you want to pursue the topic. I loved the game (I played it a long time ago, but I remember it fondly, wish you the best of luck and hope that the game will be still on and successful once I find more time to play it again).