This announcement brings some very exciting news. There's a release date finally set, the demo and full versions content is finalised and on top of that Octohill takes part in the Steam Next Fest in the coming week.

Release date is set for March, 19!

Octohill Ski Tycoon is getting its full release on 19th of March. Save the date in your calendar! If you want a sneak peek at what will be available there have a watch of the updated gameplay trailer. Diverse maps, top tier buildings and vehicles - it's all in there.

Does it mean the development is over?

It means everything that was scoped for the full release is complete now (yay) and is not going to change. However, the game might receive some free major updates in the future (based on new ideas that were brought by the players or appeared too late to be included in the original scope). Thanks for all your support during the development!

Next Fest participation

Next Fest is an event organised by Steam (scheduled for the next week) where you try demos and learn more about thousands of upcoming games, and Octohill is participating in it with improved demo. Try it out during the week if you haven't done it yet, and please reach out if you have any questions (here or through any of the communication channels). The demo will stay here after the fest as well (and even after the full release), but it may stop receiving updates.

Demo updates

Improvements mentioned above are mostly quality of life features (new estimator tool to check the total elevation drop and possible trails between two tiles), some visual effects (more snow and animations) and building specific configurations (you can now set lifts to operate one way only when needed, or limit some operations ranges). Check the demo out now and wishlist the game if you like it!

[ 2025-02-23 23:40:53 CET ] [ Original post ]