Hello everyone!

With 2024 having just started, I thought I might share my plans for where I'm trying to get 7 Days to Escape to this year. Without further a-do, lets begin!

• STEP ONE: GROW THE COMMUNITY

First, I'm going to have to grow the community for 7 Days to Escape. This means hyping up the game through social media and maybe even creating a discord server. I don't want a very large community for 7 Days to Escape, I just need a group of people who are passionate about the game and are whiling to give me feedback.

But I can't really fully execute this step without the next.

• STEP TWO: RELEASE AN ALPHA BUILD

I want the community to be actively involved in development. Meaning, once I feel the time has come, I will release an early build to the public. I will use the feedback to make frequent updates and improve on the game.

Note that, the first version will be rough around the edges, that's just the way making a game works. It's not going to be fully polished or have immaculate gameplay. It's an early build.

I have done private playtests that have been useful but, I need more feedback faster. Development will hopefully become a lot faster then.

• STEP THREE: GET THE GAME INTO A BETA STATE

I hope to get 7 Days to Escape into a beta towards the end of the year. This is when I shall start charging money for the game. The alpha build will be free and shall stay that way; even when the beta and full game are released.

Not everything on this list may happen this year. But if it's going to take longer to make a better game, then so be it. I just want to make a quality product for people to enjoy.

Thanks!

-cattymations