Lviv studio Hologryph decided to postpone the release of «Galicians in Space» in Steam early access, which was scheduled for April 3. After closed playtests, SAND developers want to improve optimization.
Lviv studio Hologryph decided to postpone the release of «Galicians in Space» in Steam early access, which was scheduled for April 3. After closed playtests, SAND developers want to improve optimization.
«After several intense weeks of playtesting, we have decided to take more time to refine SAND before releasing it in Early Access. This means that the game will not be released on April 3rd, and we will announce a new release date at a later date», — the studio said.
The developers have indicated that they aim to use the extra time to expand and improve the core gameplay. Another priority is to focus on optimization and performance improvements.
«We understand that this is disappointing news, but this decision was not made lightly, and we believe it is very important for us to ensure the best possible gaming experience for all of you when SAND launches in Early Access later this year», — Hologryph said.
The studio noted that «a good game later is always better than a raw game now.» «After all, what’s a great Ukrainian game without a few delays?» the developers asked, referring to the numerous delays to the release of STALKER and STALKER 2.
Earlier, the head of Ukrainian studio Hologryph, Maksym Khrapai, said that over 300,000 users played the SAND demo during the Steam Next Fest event. According to him, the developers wanted to see if the project would interest a wide audience.
«We knew that the game had bugs, and at a certain stage we had to make a choice — either not to show SAND at Next Fest, or lose our best opportunity to draw attention to the project. We decided to go to the people despite the bugs and try to eliminate the most critical ones along the way, so to speak,» noted the head of the Hologryph studio.
