Hey,

I'll cut to the chase, I do not plan on finishing Iron Rain.

The reason is a mix of things:

• I've been struggling to develop it further because I've not enjoyed the feel of the game, I can occasionally find the fun, but either through burnout or just over-exposure to its premise, I'm not enjoying working on it.

• I've struggled to get traction on marketing and visibility, I expect, because I can not think of a way to market it.

• The game lacks and identity which makes it stand out, as it is, I have made a Survivors'-Like with a racing gimmick, and I don't think that is enough.

I'm going back to the drawing board, salvaging what I can from Iron Rain and putting in a longer round of pre-production, to give the project which replaces it a better chance.

I'll be correcting my mistakes via:

• Making a more visceral gameplay loop, that is, something which controls tighter, and provides feedback in a more styled and enjoyable way.

• Making a game which allows for better expression of style, to draw out a better identity and more enjoyable moments even in the low intensity moments.

• Making a regular Devlog with gameplay snippets, its the component of marketing an indie game I've missed on Iron Rain, its deprived me of feedback and the game of exposure

• Spending more time on making short and impactful trailers, rather than drawn out snippets of gameplay

I have plans in motion for what comes next, it isn't a total start from scratch, but the project taking shape at the moment is quite a departure from Iron Rain.

If you're interested in following what comes next, I'll be posting about it on X, here: https://x.com/nosgamesltd

Cheers,

Scott