Hi everyone 🧡 Today we have two very important updates we’d like to share with you. Firstly: [b]REKA will be coming to Steam Early Access in Q2 of 2024[/b]! We’re so thankful for this community, and our #1 goal is to deliver the best version of our game possible. This feels like the right step for REKA, and we can’t wait for your chicken-legged journey to begin! Secondly, REKA was part of the OTK showcase today and we unveiled a brand-new trailer! This gives you a sneak peek at what's to come in the Early Access version of REKA, as well as some unseen gameplay: [previewyoutube=lNzk9TC1iHc;full][/previewyoutube] If you have any questions about these announcements, we’ve prepared a little FAQ below. Thanks so much for all your continued support, we’re sure you’ll make wonderful apprentices to Baba Jaga! The Emberstorm devs 🧡 [b][h3]Why is REKA going into Early Access? [/h3][/b] Early Access will allow us to work with our community to shape REKA and create a memorable experience for all who play. Your feedback from our playtest was exactly what we needed, and reading about what you enjoyed and what you’re hoping to see in the full game was incredibly helpful. We're a small team of 4 full-time devs, so being able to include our players in REKA's development journey is invaluable to us! ✨ We’re continuing to work on some of the suggestions we’ve already seen in the Discord (we’ve had a lot of members asking about character customisation!) and it’s a lovely way for us to progress, knowing we’re improving aspects of the game that are important to you. 🧙‍♀️ Behind the scenes we have also focused our efforts on the house-building elements. Designing and decorating the chicken-legged cottage is a key part of REKA, and one we know many of you are looking forward to in the full release. This is something we want to make sure isn’t rushed, and we’re hoping Early Access will help us refine this aspect of the game! 🐔 From our player surveys, we’ve also noticed just how much interest there was in the narrative and lore for REKA. Since then, we have decided to collaborate with an award-winning writer to bring the storyline to life. We’re so excited about this and will be sharing more very soon. We look forward to continuing to develop REKA with our community at the heart of what we do. ❤️ [b][h3]How long will REKA be in Early Access? [/h3][/b] Although we can’t give a definitive date, we anticipate that REKA will be in Early Access development for the majority of 2024. We will be closely reviewing community feedback to help determine this. [b][h3]Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? [/h3][/b] During Early Access, we’ll be adding more content to the game and overall improving the experience. Therefore, we do expect the price to increase as we go into full release. We’ll give plenty of notice when this is likely to happen. [b][h3]What will be the difference between the Early Access version and full version of REKA? [/h3][/b] We’re planning on releasing REKA’s prologue and chapter one for Early Access launch. For 1.0 launch, the remaining chapters and REKA’s complete story will be available! 📚 We plan to add new areas, quests, recipes, items and more with each update. We’re aiming for these updates to bring other elements too, like new accessories for your witch, furniture and side quests! We’ll share a roadmap closer to Early Access launch which will show you the new and exciting content that’s being added to the game. [h3]How will you involve the community in the development process?[/h3] Discord is our primary area to directly talk to our community and receive feedback, so we would like to encourage everyone to share their ideas in the suggestion-cauldron channel. We’ll also continue to monitor feedback and communicate updates directly onto our other social channels, including the Steam forums and X (Twitter). [url=https://discord.gg/bYjXr2pWyt][b]You can join our Discord here[/b][/url]. Hopefully this has helped to clear up any queries, but if you have any other questions, please do let us know! 🧡