Why Early Access?

“Early Access is vital to us at Gathering Tree because it allows us to shape TFM not just as a game we love, but as a community-driven project. Your feedback is essential in this journey. We aim to not only deliver a top-tier strategy game but to continuously evolve it beyond our initial vision. Through Early Access, we'll expand features, refine gameplay, and enhance replayability based on your input, ensuring a game that grows with its players.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect the game to remain in Early Access for at least two years. We don't want to rush the game's launch to ensure it is satisfactory.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“In the full release, TFM will transform into a comprehensive package finely tuned to community preferences and feedback. The Early Access phase is crucial for understanding what you, the players, want to experience more deeply in the game. Based on this feedback, we've outlined a development roadmap, which you can view below on our Steam store page.

While our roadmap outlines the core features we plan to implement, we are also committed to significant upgrades that will enhance the game's depth and replayability. These include upgrading our game engine to support procedurally generated worlds, introducing robust modding capabilities, and, if feasible, adding multiplayer skirmish maps.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The game's current state is giving you a solid single-player experience with settlement management, character progression, exploration, and combat aspects of the game fully working.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We might change the price during or at the end of the Early Access period as additional content and features are added.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We love involving the community in development and are active on our Discord and the Steam forums. We want to hear all suggestions, bug reports, and player feedback in order to make a better game together.”