As many have already noticed, Heart&Slash has been recently released on consoles worlwide. Obviously, that triggers some questions regarding PC and why it is still not out of Early Access. We'll try to answer some of those doubts with this post.

Is the console version more polished than the Steam Early Access?

The version released on consoles is pretty much the same as the one in Early Access. There are some platform specific changes, but the overall game remains the same. We are releasing a patch on consoles which fixes some bugs discovered by our new players, and these changes shall be part of our next PC update.

When will the PC version of the game be released?

We are aiming for a late August/early September release date. There are still details to decide, and as always, things might not work as expected. We'll try to meet that date as best as we can.

Why was the game not released on PC at the same time as consoles?

There are several reasons. The main one is that the Steam Summer Sale was planned to start one day before our release date. We didn't think it would be a good idea to release the game in the middle of the sale, so we looked into delaying that date. There are also some secondary reasons. Although we consider the game to be completed, it is still missing some of the content we announced on our Kickstarer, including the infinite dungeon mode. We'd rather have that as part of our PC release, along with the custom tailored version of the game for $100+ backers.

Will that content be PC exclusive?

Once we finally release the game on PC, we'll release a patch for the console versions, adding all improvements done to the game and the new game mode. However, things like custom tailored builds will not be available on consoles, simply because backers get access to the PC version, not the consoles.

Will Heart&Slash be released in Steam only?

Currently, Heart&Slash can be bought from other stores, but only to get Steam keys. We're trying to have Heart&Slash available in other PC stores, but we cannot announce anything now and, probably, not here. If you have any other questions, please ask us in the forums, to the game's twitter account (@heartnslash), on TIGSource (https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=34470) or to our info mail address (info[at]aheartfulofgames{dot}com).

[ 2016-06-28 15:07:39 CET ] [ Original post ]