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Genre: Adventure

Project Castaway

Early Access is now out!
Hello everyone, we have finally launched on Early Access!

Thanks to all the beta testers for the hundreds and hundreds of form feedback responses. They have truly helped shape Project Castaway for the best. The playtest is now closed, but we will re-enable soon as we begin preparing for co-op.

For the beta testers, here's the list of changes from 0.0.39 to 0.0.40

Added
New blueprint weapons: Double sided axe, Seagull hatchet, Cleaver, Jaguar knife, Shark Axe, Crab spear, Trident and Jaguar Spear.
New intro story audio.
Clay ore scattered through the islands.
Nourishment Crockery tab added to the journal.
Brewing cups (clay) added to the journal.
New locations for treasures.
Now the turtle shell can be used to collect rainwater and drink from it.
Airplane escape quest added.

Fixed
Fixed backpack not working after entering the ocean while it was opened.
Fixed an issue that was preventing some objects from being dragged into the world from a backpack sometimes.
Fixed a stutter/frame drop caused by AI pathfinding.
Fixed an issue related to items placed on Logan’s quest.
Fixed an issue that was causing the raft to be angled.
Fixed multiple issues that occurred when reloading the game after dying.
Fixed an issue that was breaking the physics on the raft when structures (mainly containers) were built on top.

Quality of life
You can now face forward while steering the raft.
Radio tower repair now requires scavenged items.
Added more keys to building UI.
Tutorial overhaul.
Infusions don't spoil.
Water pouch now is immune to becoming stagnant.
Fishing rod crafting requirements increased.
Increased fishing difficulty.
Sleeping restores more energy (from 7 to 11).
Spoiling rate reduced across the board.
Smokers and campfire times buffed.
Increased time before things burn.
Hunger depletes 10% slower.
Hunger warning shows at 10% remaining.

Early Access Launch Date
Hello castaways! We have been hard at work to finally announce that we are releasing our Early Access on Steam on September 23rd! ːlove_seagullː

We want to thank everyone who has been responding to the forms, which has proved to be our most useful benchmark. Requests for new playtest access have now been disabled, but will continue with the current playtesters as we prepare for launch. Hope you guys are as excited as we are! Here’s our roadmap with the key features for each week:

Playtest Roadmap



August 31st

  1. Runtime generated biomes. Every gameplay is guaranteed to be unique!
  2. First round of optimization.
  3. Fishing.
  4. Farming overhaul.
  5. New discoverable repellents.
  6. Food seasoning.


September 7th

  1. More islands.
  2. Improved intro sequence and tutorial.
  3. Second round of optimization.
  4. Improved underwater scenery.
  5. Fully translated localization.
  6. New plants.
  7. Toolbelt extension.
  8. New quest.
  9. QoL updates and bug fixes.


September 14th

  1. New buildables.
  2. Improved UI.
  3. More QoL updates and bug fixes.


September 21st
Our last Playtest round before launch. We are dedicating it for full-focus on remaining bug fixes.

Post-launch



After we launch our Early Access, we will begin the playtests for:

  1. Holiday content.
  2. Console release.
  3. Co-op.

Project Castaway Development Update
Hello castaways! As announced early this week on our discord and Playtest version, we are now nearing our Early Access release! You can expect an announcement of our Early Access release date within a week.

If you haven't gotten access to the Playtest (beta testing) yet, you can still request it via our Steam store page. Thanks for everyone who has signed up so far and have been providing feedback.

Don't forget to wishlist us!

Our released Early Access will contain:


  1. Crafting of 30+ different tools and weapons.
  2. Building of 50+ different structures, utility and modular houses.
  3. Procedural islands: Each gameplay is unique.
  4. Resource gathering: Pick, forage and chop vegetation.
  5. Vitals: Balance your hunger, thirst, temperature, sanity, vitamins and proteins and energy to survive.
  6. Weather: Rain and foggy cycles.
  7. Day and night cycles.
  8. Custom-made modular rafts.
  9. Hunting: Spear and rod fishing and different traps for water, land and air animals.
  10. 4 quests and one mini-quest.
  11. Scavenging: Break down found junk.
  12. Cooking, brewing and seasoning.
  13. Exploring: Each island pose a different strategy, with unique key elements.
  14. Underwater: Ruins, wrecks, resources and beautiful scenery.
  15. Farming; Grow your own resources.
  16. Mining: Gather and smelt ores for equipment.
  17. Blueprints for complex structures.
  18. Easter eggs.
  19. Full controller support and custom keybinds.
  20. Localization of 14 languages.


After our first retail patch, we will be working towards console support and co-op.

Check out our latest Playtest patch notes.

See you in a near future,
The project castaway team

Development Update
Hello castaways. A new update 0.0.31 is available for our Playtest version. This update brings in new weapons and tool tiers, available through mining. We are also starting with an UI overhaul, which will open doors for localization for the next patch.

If you do not yet have access to the game, you can simply request access to the playtest via our steam store page. We roll out access at random every update. We are hoping to officially announce our early access launch date pretty soon, as we begin to deploy major quality of life changes.

Are you a playtester? Read the full patch notes here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2836940/view/4243035499690723921?l=english

Not a playtester yet? Enjoy a playthrough from Jae Jachl. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gz6mTkNFIE&t=2924

Happy surviving,
The project castaway team

Project Castaway - Stream Preview

Join us on a gameplay stream of Project Castaway!



Shoutout to BlondeDonGaming, you can watch his full stream here:

Project Castaway - Stream Preview

Join us on a gameplay stream of Project Castaway!



Shoutout to BlondeDonGaming, you can watch his full stream here:

Project Castaway Demo is now out!
Good news! For those that did not make it into the playtest, you'll be able to get a taste of our game and see our roadmap for Early Access launch this year.

To play the demo, you can simply download on our store page. The playtests will be disabled during the steam next fest.



Hope you guys have fun!
Dark

Full changelog of version 0.0.29 can be found here.

Playtest 0.0.27 and Development Update
Project Castaway 0.0.27 is now up. Focusing on commonly requested visual toggles.

Full changelog can be found here here

Our next patch is going to receive a massive content overhaul: New procedural islands, new items to craft, new animals and traps, and much more!

If you haven't already - hit the wishlist button and request playtest access. We are still slowly rolling out access. The feedback given on our form, steam and discord has been extremely helpful, so thank you and keep them coming!

Happy surviving.

Development Update 🎉
First of all, I want to thank everyone who provided feedback via steam, discord and our in-game form. We have taken the most reported issues and suggestions and implemented them. Keep them coming! ❤️

Our playtest is never closed and we are constantly accepting people. So if you haven't requested, hit the button on our store page and don't forget to wishlist us!

We have just patched our version 0.0.26, with quite a few new systems. Full changelog can be found here.

We are planning to officially announce our release date as well as our roadmap for release and post-release soon.

Have fun surviving!
- Dark



Project Castaway closed beta is now available on Steam!
ːsteamthumbsupː You can now request access to become a Beta Tester for Project Castaway.

When?
You can begin to sign up now - In the next few days, we will begin rolling out access.

How?
You can request access on our steam page. Don't forget to wishlist us!
Click to open store page.

We're happy to see you here
Beta testers not only help us find bugs, but shape our game. Join our discord and become part of our community.
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