Rogue Islands
Directors Cut
Big Fat Alien has recently taken back control of Rogue Islands. Our partnership with Keystone was not a successful one. We made the decision to revert the game back to as it was before they took control. We are sorry for the misleading information and false promises made over the past year and a half. Truly very sorry.
Starting today a 75% off sale will run for two weeks, along with the new permanent discounted price. I know this does not make up for the shady behavior but I hope it helps. I will be here to answer any questions you may have.
Jasmine
Latest news from developers
The commercial reality is that we have had to switch our focus to a console version of the game. The PC market has been very tough for everyone over the last 6 months – it has been very difficult to get visibility and sales. So we have decided to concentrate future development onto console.
New developments that we build into the new console version will be reworked into this PC version where it's feasible.
The PC game on sale here is still a complete and fully playable game in the current format. In terms of entertainment we believe that’s a lot of hours of fun (or death depending on how you’re getting on) for your money.
Merry Christmas and here is to a Rogueish 2018!
We are celebrating Christmas in style with a massive 75% discount on Rogue Islands. it is time to clear your wishlist and grab this amazing game!
We are also delighted to announce that Rogue Islands is coming soon to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox, along with a ton of new content for PC!
Our helper elves have been working away behind the scenes to generate a whole ton of goodies coming to Rogue Islands, from multiplayer and workshop support to scores of new features.
We are so grateful for your support in 2017 so here is to an incredible 2018 for an incredible game!
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year,
all the team at Big Fat Alien and Keystone Games
Ghosts, Ghouls, Multiplayer and 50% off in the Halloween Sale!
With Halloween upon us we are about to start pushing out some key updates.
The primary item on the list is we are laying groundwork for multiplayer! Yep, multiplayer is coming to Rogue Islands very soon, with a number of team and competitive modes including capture the flag and deathmatch modes and some very special custom game styles! Expect some regular incremental updates as we prepare for this.
We are also, in response to your feedback pushing out gameplay updates and tweaks to ensure that we have the balance just right for the best gaming experience possible.
We have also been beavering away on a tutorial which will be going live soon!
As always we appreciate your ongoing feedback. If you haven't joined in the Rogue Islands experience yet I am also delighted to announce we have 50% off in the Halloween sale.
What better time to pit your wits against the ghosts that inhabit the Rogue Islands!
Jane
Halloween Sale - Watch Out For The Ghosts!
We are delighted to be part of the Steam Halloween sale, grab your copy of Rogue Islands now at a massive 50% discount in this spooky sale!
Watch out in Rogue Islands the ghosts that come out at night won't be offering you candy!
Rogue Rock Paper Shotgun
"It’s nearly four hours later and I had forgotten I had started this news story at all, so that felt like a nice surprise!"
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/15/rogue-islands-video/
Rogue Islands Released
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on the journey through early access. This release is just the beginning of so much that we have planned to continue the development of this amazing game!
Please remember that sales of the game supports life limited children so you are helping others whilst you play.
Kiaran, Jasmine, the whole development team and myself wish you many happy hours visiting the Rogue Islands.
Jane
Pre-Release Update Now Live!
It is with pleasure that I announce that our pre-release update is now live. There are more to come!
What is included:-
We are delighted that the incredibly talented actress Becky Wright has provided voice-over for the entire game. We feel that Becky adds a great deal to the experience. We are grateful for her support and so thrilled to have such a talented actress in the game, with numerous stage, screen and radio credits! check her out on IMDB guys!
We have balanced gameplay further across all game modes. Explorer mode has been made MUCH more accessible. Let us know what you think!
Monsters can now randomly drop health orbs which will automatically boost your health by a further 25%
Creature spawn rates and aggressiveness has been toned down in explorer mode. Don't worry all other game modes still offer a challenge too!
Updated the amount of food available on each island. This includes additional player support in explorer mode.
Level bosses will automatically drop health upgrades as part of the reward for defeating them.
Further in-engine optimisations and tweaks to the rendering algorithm, which should boost performance for everyone.
Tuning to the adaptive algorithm for optimal gameplay experience regardless of your personal skill level.
We have further updates on the way shortly, including quest compass, key binding options and a ton of other stuff. We are also working on further major game content at this time.
The entire development team really hope that you continue to enjoy Rogue Islands as much as we are enjoying building this franchise! We are having such enormous fun with this game and we hope you are too!
Remember every copy sold directly helps life limited and disabled children!
Jane - Keystone Games
Rogue Islands Releases 12 September!
I am delighted to announce that we are fully releasing Rogue Islands on the 12th September at 4PM GMT, 9AM Pacific Time.
Originally developed by Kiaran Ritchie of Bioware, going in to the future, a AAA dev team has been assigned to the game full time, including myself (developer of Alien Vs Predator, GoldeneyeN64 and over 20 chart titles). I have been joined by some of the finest developers in the world who cumulatively have shipped over 30 AAA games.
At Keystone Games, we were formed to use our profits to support life limited children so every copy sold will help enhance the life of a child! Please support us in that by enjoying our titles on Steam. Chart developers from all over the world have come together to create Keystone Games just for the kids!
There will also be some updates and tweaking just ahead of final release based on community feedback. This includes various content and gameplay updates. We want you to love Rogue Islands!
These updates include a much requested health boost. Now after killing a monster you may be awarded a red health globe which will immediately boost your health in a random drop.
The incredibly wonderful Becky Wright (Doctor Who, Blakes Seven et al) has been added to the game as voiceover lead.
Killing a boss will automatically generate a health globe for you as part of the rewards for killing a major monster.
You can also now track objectives using an ingame compass
There are also a ton of balances across all game modes.
Over the last month there have been a massive amount of positive changes to the game and that is largely due to the amazing community feedback. Keep it coming guys!
We are so excited to be launching and we are already seeing hugely positive reviews! Thank you all for journeying to the Rogue Islands with us.
This is not the end of the journey as we are already planning constant updates and new content with a full time team of AAA developers building the Rogue Islands franchise.
Thank you guys!
Jane
Rogue Islands Roadmap
As promised I want to discuss something of the future of Rogue Islands. We are absolutely committed to creating an on-going gaming experience with Rogue Islands.
When you buy the game you are buying the base pack. Although a great game in itself, the base pack will be used as a springboard for launching fresh content on a long term ongoing basis.
So what do we have in mind:-
We will be releasing regular DLC (downloadable content) for the game, including special themed islands, new monsters and new encounters. There will be a constant stream of new content from a dedicated team of developers, working full time on Rogue Islands. (look out for some special seasonal islands too over holiday times!)
Work is already in progress on a special multiplayer pack where you can play against your friends with a whole host of gameplay modes, including custom skins for your character! This includes multi player rankings and achievements.
We are also working hard on the sandbox creators pack, allowing you to create your own islands, monsters and encounters that can be saved to play with either solo or with your friends.
We are implementing Steam workshop integration very soon after full release of the creation tools, so you can share your masterpieces with the whole community.
This just scratches the surface of our future plans for Rogue Islands. We are as invested in this game as you are! Quite simply we love the game!
We are fully committed to continued growth of the Rogue Islands franchise bringing you guys compelling content from our dedicated AAA team, now working full time to deliver updates, new content and most importantly to deliver bucket loads of fun!