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First Round of Playtest - A Summary

Hi, Dwarves! 🧔 As we promised, we’re back in the blink of an eye! 👁👁 During the last two weeks we were focused on our ongoing Playtest. We want to show you some awesome statistics and our thoughts on how it all went!

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changedContest Results! 📜🏆In our game, you can build your very own settlement, filled with various types of defensive turrets, defensive walls and buildings. Everything connected with mana pipes! How you do it in detail is up to you.

changedContest Results! 📜🏆Thanks to everyone who participated, we had a chance to see their amazing takes on how the greatest dwarven settlement could look like! Players did not disappoint! As we promised, the winners get free keys to one of our previous games!

addedPrecious FeedbackWe are very happy that much of the feedback from players aligns with our production pipelines and what we would like to add and improve in the game. Many important points were made and we will definitely benefit from all the things that have been said in our Discord, Steam Discussions, reports and in our feedback form. Overall, our game has been reviewed very positively by most and we couldn’t have wished for more!

addedPlaytest in numbers👑 16 000 signed up for the Playtest 👑 Favorite part of the game: building 👑 20 000 added First Dwarf to their wishlists 👑 460 gamers will be added to our credits in the final game after our 1st Playtest 👑 97,3% positive reviews 👑 93% of gamers used mouse and keyboard to play

addedSo what’s next? 🤔Another Playtest! We know that some of you were very eager to play more and there also were people who didn’t manage to join us for the first playtesting. So don't worry! We’ll be holding a new Playtest with an improved build. All of you who already had a chance to play First Dwarf will be able to experience the changes we implemented and compare it with older version of our game. And, of course, we’ll welcome everyone who wants to join us for the first time, the more the merrier! 😄

changedSo what’s next? 🤔Stay tuned for more info soon!

First Dwarf: Prologue - First Island changes

changedIn our game, you can build your very own settlement, filled with various types of defensive turrets, defensive walls and buildings. Everything connected with mana pipes! How you do it in detail is up to you.

changedThanks to everyone who participated, we had a chance to see their amazing takes on how the greatest dwarven settlement could look like! Players did not disappoint! As we promised, the winners get free keys to one of our previous games!

addedWe are very happy that much of the feedback from players aligns with our production pipelines and what we would like to add and improve in the game. Many important points were made and we will definitely benefit from all the things that have been said in our Discord, Steam Discussions, reports and in our feedback form. Overall, our game has been reviewed very positively by most and we couldn’t have wished for more!

added👑 16 000 signed up for the Playtest 👑 Favorite part of the game: building 👑 20 000 added First Dwarf to their wishlists 👑 460 gamers will be added to our credits in the final game after our 1st Playtest 👑 97,3% positive reviews 👑 93% of gamers used mouse and keyboard to play

addedAnother Playtest! We know that some of you were very eager to play more and there also were people who didn’t manage to join us for the first playtesting. So don't worry! We’ll be holding a new Playtest with an improved build. All of you who already had a chance to play First Dwarf will be able to experience the changes we implemented and compare it with older version of our game. And, of course, we’ll welcome everyone who wants to join us for the first time, the more the merrier! 😄

Hi, Dwarves! 🧔

As we promised, we’re back in the blink of an eye! 👁👁 During the last two weeks we were focused on our ongoing Playtest. We want to show you some awesome statistics and our thoughts on how it all went! (Spoiler: it went great.)

Contest Results! 📜🏆

During our Playtest, we organized a contest for the best colony!

In our game, you can build your very own settlement, filled with various types of defensive turrets, defensive walls and buildings. Everything connected with mana pipes! How you do it in detail is up to you.

Thanks to everyone who participated, we had a chance to see their amazing takes on how the greatest dwarven settlement could look like! Players did not disappoint! As we promised, the winners get free keys to one of our previous games!

Round of applause for our talented scouting engineers! Just look at these masterpieces!

What would your dwarven colony look like?

Precious Feedback

Main reason that pushed us to launch our Playtest was the possibility of getting some feedback from our community and let us tell you, we got A LOT! And that’s absolutely fantastic! 🌟

We are very happy that much of the feedback from players aligns with our production pipelines and what we would like to add and improve in the game. Many important points were made and we will definitely benefit from all the things that have been said in our Discord, Steam Discussions, reports and in our feedback form. Overall, our game has been reviewed very positively by most and we couldn’t have wished for more!

🌸 We’re extremely grateful for all the tips and feedback we’ve received! Thanks to you, First Dwarf will blossom with each day! 🌸

Playtest in numbers

We know that some of you like to dive into specifics, so here are more detailed statistics for all the curious gamers out there:

👑 16 000 signed up for the Playtest 👑 Favorite part of the game: building 👑 20 000 added First Dwarf to their wishlists 👑 460 gamers will be added to our credits in the final game after our 1st Playtest 👑 97,3% positive reviews 👑 93% of gamers used mouse and keyboard to play

So what’s next? 🤔

Another Playtest! We know that some of you were very eager to play more and there also were people who didn’t manage to join us for the first playtesting. So don't worry! We’ll be holding a new Playtest with an improved build. All of you who already had a chance to play First Dwarf will be able to experience the changes we implemented and compare it with older version of our game. And, of course, we’ll welcome everyone who wants to join us for the first time, the more the merrier! 😄

Stay tuned for more info soon!

If you don’t want to miss any news from us, it’s best to keep track of our actions on our social media!

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And the BEST place to talk with us is obviously our First Dwarf Discord server! Don’t be shy, join us!

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When you wish upon a… Dwarf 🌟

Adding games to your wishlist is a very easy way to support developers! Consider wishlisting First Dwarf: First Island, our upcoming free prologue!

We would be very grateful if you could add it to your wished games! As well as the main First Dwarf game! 🧔🐉🤖

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2865680/First_Dwarf_Prologue__First_Island/

Thank you for all of your support, it really keeps us going! 💪 As always, we encourage you to tell us your thoughts in the comments. Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

Yours, Star Drifters Team 🌟🚀

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