Episode 1 will be Free-to-Play

I wanted to share some news and details. Starting next week, Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1 will be transitioning from a paid game to free-to-play.

When the game launched, it was priced very low to make it accessible and help support the development of Episode 2, and thanks to your support, that’s become a reality. You helped make this possible, and I can’t thank you enough.

Now, I want to open the doors to more players and share FRS with as many people as possible. This story has so much more to tell, and the best way to keep the series going is to make the game more accessible. It is a fairly niche game for a fairly specific taste so all the purchases and donations helped make this happen in the first place.

Also marketing a story heavy game like this is pretty difficult as sharing any details or footage of the game is kind of a spoiler already.

That’s why I’m making it free to help promote the series further.

If you already bought the game thank you from the bottom of my heart. You believed in it early, and I’ll never forget that.

This isn’t just a game to me. It’s a passion project based on personal experiences and a lot of research on other peoples experiences and events - which should all be clear by the end of the series. Development is still expensive and time consuming, so any support; whether that’s telling a friend, leaving a review, or checking out Episode 2 when it drops or wishlisting helps a lot.

Thanks again for being part of this journey.