Hello everyone!
First of all, apologies for the lack of Kickstarter updates. We've been hard at work on Witchmarsh, and we're definitely getting closer, but I don't think it's a secret to anyone that our approach simply wasn't working.
The main hurdles we've encountered are mostly down to being a team of two developers working on a highly ambitious project. That's why we've made a decision that we believe will allow us to deliver the game we promised, without compromising on the scope of the finished product.
Our plan is to release a short, stand-alone RPG first. We're calling it Witchmarsh: Tea Party of the Damned. We'll have a full announcement, FAQ and press release for it soon, but to summarise:
Tea Party of the Damned will be a short (6-10 hours) RPG adventure, set before the events of Witchmarsh. It's important to note that this will be developed alongside, not instead of, the full Witchmarsh game you've backed here. Although it will be released first.
In TotD, players explore a supernatural mega-dungeon, deep beneath Boston Harbor.
The campaign will feature co-op RPG gameplay, with the full roster of 12 playable characters which will feature in Witchmarsh.
Your characters and teams will carry over into the main game once it's released.
Most importantly, ToTD will be completely free to everyone who backed Witchmarsh (including late backers via Backerkit).
We'll be launching a Steam page for Tea Party of the Damned (ToTD) soon, and we'll need your help to spread the word about it! But we'll cover that more in a future update.
We’ve also posted a follow-up update on our Kickstarter, addressing some of the backer’s concerns about this move. Check it out here!
That’s all for now! Stay tuned for more TotD news.