Edited: The below is v. 1.02 of this post - we’ve only removed information which is no longer applicable. After working with all parties, this is now resolved and the below post is up to date with regards to all our plans in the lead up to launch
It’s nearly time! With less than a month to go until full launch, we’re busy making our final preparations. We’re just applying finishing touches to the launch universe, and the Early Access universe will go offline for the last time shortly.
As we approach this huge milestone, we wanted to let you know about some changes. The price of Boundless at launch will be higher than it was during Early Access – this was always the plan as we continue to prepare for ongoing development once the game launches and beyond. It’s not uncommon for games to be less expensive during Early Access, to reward players for their support and trust before the game is fully finished.
To that end, the base price will rise at launch from USD$34.99 to USD$39.99 for the Standard Edition, and we’ll be adding a Digital Deluxe Edition which will include some rather nice extras for USD$59.99.
While we make the changes, and prepare the new universe that will be available at launch, we’ve removed the game from sale until full release (September 11, 2018). It will still be possible to Wishlist the game - and of course, if you do Wishlist the game, you’ll get a notification on release day.
The sharp-eyed among you might have noticed that we’ve switched plans a couple of times during the past 48 hours - and we’d like to apologise for the confusion. The truth is that because Boundless is a unique game, there have been a few additional complexities that we’ve had to work through. We’ve been working directly with Valve to find the smoothest route, but we’ve all encountered a few unexpected issues.
Happily, we’re all confident that these have all now been fixed with this final pre-release plan, and with that in mind we’re now focusing all of our efforts on getting the new launch universe prepared for the big 1.0.
Finally, it just remains for us to offer our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have bought, played and contributed feedback over these past few years. Without you the game would be literally nothing – it wouldn’t have been remotely possible to realise the dream of the whole team here to reach full launch and, while there’s so much more to come in terms of post-launch development, we’re really proud of what we’ve all accomplished together.
To recap;
- Boundless has been removed from sale until full release on September 11.
- The game will cost USD$39.99 on Steam at launch.
- It will still be possible to Wishlist the game, and if you do, you’ll be notified when the game goes back on sale on release day.
Thanks all